Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS 1
Kerman Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Kerman
Sections in this part
- Chapter 5.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 5.08 — FEES GENERALLY
- Chapter 5.12 — SPECIFIC FEES
- Chapter 5.16 — BINGO GAMES2
- Chapter 5.20 — CARD ROOMS3
- Chapter 5.24 — CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS4
- Chapter 5.26 — SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS STAND PERMITS
- Chapter 5.28 — PARADES, ASSEMBLIES OR PUBLIC MEETINGS
- Chapter 5.32 — PUBLIC DANCES
- Chapter 5.36 — SOLICITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
- Chapter 5.40 — CATV FRANCHISE
- Chapter 5.50 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 5.60 — CHARITABLE CAR WASHES
- Chapter 6.04 — DOGS, CATS, DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND OTHER ANIMALS1
- Chapter 6.08 — VICIOUS OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS
- Chapter 6.12 — KEEPING OF DOGS – HABITUAL BARKING
- Chapter 8.04 — FOODHANDLERS1
- Chapter 8.08 — ABATEMENT OF WEEDS AND WASTE MATTER2
- Chapter 8.10 — ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 8.12 — COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE3
- Chapter 8.16 — OPEN AIR BURNING4
- Chapter 8.20 — STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
- Chapter 8.24 — PROHIBITIONS ON SMOKING5
- Chapter 8.28 — MARIJUANA REGULATIONS
- Chapter 8.32 — PUBLIC NUISANCES AND ABATEMENT
- Chapter 8.36 — MAINTENANCE OF VACANT BUILDINGS
- Chapter 8.40 — MOBILE FOOD VENDORS
- Chapter 8.44 — INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Chapter 9.04 — CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
- Chapter 9.05 — PUBLIC SAFETY ALARM SYSTEMS
- Chapter 9.07 — SALE AND DISPLAY OF NARCOTIC AND OTHER PARAPHERNALIA
- Chapter 9.08 — CURFEW FOR MINORS
- Chapter 9.09 — ABATEMENT OF GRAFFITI NUISANCES
- Chapter 9.10 — POSSESSION OF GRAFFITI IMPLEMENTS
- Chapter 9.12 — WEAPONS2
- Chapter 9.14 — LOITERING BY CRIMINAL STREET GANGS
- Chapter 9.16 — POLICE DOGS
- Chapter 9.20 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES3
- Chapter 9.26 — PROHIBITION OF UNREASONABLY LOUD AND UNNECESSARY NOISE
- Chapter 9.27 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND THERAPISTS
- Chapter 10.04 — ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS2
- Chapter 10.06 — TRUCK ROUTES
- Chapter 10.08 — STOP INTERSECTIONS3
- Chapter 10.09 — TRAFFIC SIGN PLACEMENT
- Chapter 10.12 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING4
- Chapter 10.16 — LOADING AND UNLOADING
- Chapter 10.20 — VEHICLE USE ON PEDESTRIAN WAYS5
- Chapter 10.24 — ABANDONED VEHICLE ABATEMENT6
- Chapter 10.26 — POSTED SPEED ZONES
- Chapter 10.28 — RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND RAILROAD OPERATIONS
- Chapter 12.04 — MAINTENANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIDEWALKS
- Chapter 12.08 — PERMIT FOR WORK ON PUBLIC PROPERTY1
- Chapter 12.12 — FLOODING OF STREETS
- Chapter 12.16 — STREET NUMBERS
- Chapter 12.20 — TREES AND SHRUBS IN PUBLIC PLACES2
- Chapter 12.24 — PAVING OF ALLEYS3
- Chapter 12.28 — CURB CUTS AND SIDEWALK DRIVEWAY CROSSINGS4
- Chapter 12.32 — USE OF PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES
- Chapter 12.34 — DESIGNATION AND USAGE OF SKATE PARKS AND THE OPERATION OF
- Chapter 12.38 — SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Chapter 13.04 — MUNICIPAL UTILITY DIVISION1
- Chapter 13.06 — MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
- Chapter 13.08 — CONNECTION CHARGES2
- Chapter 13.12 — PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS
- Chapter 13.16 — WATER WELLS3
- Chapter 13.20 — UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS4
- Chapter 13.24 — CROSS-CONNECTIONS
- Chapter 13.28 — WATER CONSERVATION
- Chapter 14.02 — NUISANCE ABATEMENT – SUMMARY ABATEMENT
- Chapter 15.04 — BUILDING CODE AND REGULATIONS1
- Chapter 15.06 — HOUSING AND DANGEROUS BUILDING CODES
- Chapter 15.08 — PLUMBING CODE2
- Chapter 15.12 — ELECTRICAL CODE3
- Chapter 15.14 — MECHANICAL CODE4
- Chapter 15.16 — SIGNS5
- Chapter 15.20 — POLITICAL SIGNS6
- Chapter 15.22 — EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESS FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING
- Chapter 15.24 — EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESS FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
- Chapter 16.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 16.08 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 16.12 — CONFORMANCE
- Chapter 16.16 — MAPS – GENERALLY
- Chapter 16.20 — PARCEL MAPS1
- Chapter 16.24 — PARCEL MAP PROCESS
- Chapter 16.28 — SUBDIVISION MAPS
- Chapter 16.32 — TENTATIVE MAPS3
- Chapter 16.36 — FINAL MAPS4
- Chapter 16.40 — IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
- Chapter 16.44 — LAND DEDICATIONS5
- Chapter 16.48 — SOILS REPORTS6
- Chapter 16.52 — SURVEY MONUMENTS7
- Chapter 16.56 — VIOLATIONS
- Chapter 16.60 — FEE DEDICATION FOR INTERIM SCHOOL FACILITIES
- Chapter 17.02 — TITLE, PURPOSE, AND APPLICABILITY OF THE ZONING CODE
- Chapter 17.04 — INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING CODE
- Chapter 17.06 — ZONES AND ZONING MAP
- Chapter 17.10 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Chapter 17.12 — COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED-USE ZONES
- Chapter 17.14 — INDUSTRIAL ZONES
- Chapter 17.16 — PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC ZONES
- Chapter 17.18 — COMBINING ZONES
- Chapter 17.20 — GENERAL SITE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.22 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Chapter 17.24 — FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES
- Chapter 17.26 — LANDSCAPING
- Chapter 17.28 — PARKING, LOADING, AND ACCESS
- Chapter 17.30 — SIGN REGULATIONS
- Chapter 17.40 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
- Chapter 17.42 — DENSITY BONUSES
- Chapter 17.44 — MARIJUANA CULTIVATION AND DISPENSARIES
- Chapter 17.46 — MULTI-UNIT DWELLING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
- Chapter 17.50 — ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES USES
- Chapter 17.60 — GENERAL NONCONFORMING PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.62 — NONCONFORMING PARCELS
- Chapter 17.64 — LEGAL NONCONFORMING USES
- Chapter 17.70 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Chapter 17.72 — APPLICATION PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.74 — ZONING CLEARANCE
- Chapter 17.76 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
- Chapter 17.78 — HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT
- Chapter 17.80 — SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT
- Chapter 17.82 — ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT
- Chapter 17.84 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
- Chapter 17.86 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
- Chapter 17.88 — VARIANCE PERMIT
- Chapter 17.90 — MINOR DEVIATION PERMIT
- Chapter 17.92 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 17.94 — PERMIT AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND REVOCATION
- Chapter 17.96 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PERMIT
- Chapter 17.98 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PROCEDURES
- Chapter 17.110 — ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Chapter 17.04 — Interpretation of the
- Chapter 17.112 — AMENDMENTS AND REZONES
- Chapter 17.114 — APPEALS
- Chapter 17.116 — PUBLIC NOTICES AND HEARINGS
- Chapter 17.118 — ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLATIONS
- Chapter 17.120 — DEFINITIONS
Part I § 5.08.030. Application or renewal – BUSINESS LICENSES Amount of license – Declaration. Chapter 5.04 § 5.08.040. Declaration – Filing and GENERAL PROVISIONS keeping. § 5.08.050. Declaration – Examination. § 5.04.010. Definitions. § 5.04.020. License – Required – Chapter 5.12 Compliance. SPECIFIC FEES § 5.04.030. License – Nontransferable. § 5.04.040. License – Exhibition. § 5.12.010. License fee rate. § 5.04.050. License – Restrictions. § 5.04.060. License – Issuance – Part II Conditions. BUSINESS REGULATIONS § 5.04.070. License – Multiple businesses. Chapter 5.16 § 5.04.080. License fees – Payment. BINGO GAMES § 5.04.090. License fee – Delinquency and penalty. § 5.16.010. Statutory authority. § 5.04.100. License fee and penalty – § 5.16.020. Scope. Debt to city – Liability. § 5.16.030. Permit requirements. § 5.04.110. Payment for license § 5.16.040. Compliance. generally. § 5.16.050. Unlawful operation. § 5.04.120. Declaration of exemption. § 5.04.130. Gratuitous licenses. Chapter 5.20 § 5.04.140. Specific exemption – Yard, CARD ROOMS rummage and garage sales – Duration limitations – § 5.20.010. Definitions. Advertising signs § 5.20.020. Unlawful operation – limitations. License required – Statutory provisions. Chapter 5.08 § 5.20.030. Hours of operation. FEES GENERALLY § 5.20.040. Cardroom employee work permits. § 5.08.010. License fee rate and use of § 5.20.050. Suspension and revocation funds. of permits. § 5.08.020. License application – § 5.20.060. State law violations. Where. § 5.20.070. Penalties for violation.
- For statutory provisions authorizing cities to license businesses for purposes of revenue or regulation, see Gov. Code § 37101; for provisions authorizing cities to license businesses in the exercise of the police power, see Bus. and Prof. Code § 16000 et seq.
- § 5.20.080. No vested rights.
- § 5.20.090. Exclusion or ejection of certain individuals.
- Chapter 5.24 CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS
- § 5.24.010. Definitions.
- § 5.24.020. Permit – Required.
- § 5.24.030. Written permission – Use of association name.
- § 5.24.040. Permit – Application to solicit.
- § 5.24.050. Fees.
- § 5.24.060. Credentials required.
- § 5.24.070. Written receipts for contributors.
- § 5.24.080. Accounting required.
- § 5.24.090. Final report required.
- § 5.24.100. Prohibited acts.
- § 5.24.110. Violation – Penalty.
- Chapter 5.26 SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS STAND
- PERMITS
- § 5.26.010. Definitions.
- § 5.26.020. Permit – Required.
- § 5.26.030. Permit application.
- § 5.26.040. Stand placement and design.
- § 5.26.050. Sales conditions – Permit revocation.
- § 5.26.060. Revenue report.
- Chapter 5.28 PARADES, ASSEMBLIES OR PUBLIC
- MEETINGS
- § 5.28.010. Definitions.
- § 5.28.020. Permit – Required.
- § 5.28.030. Exemptions.
- § 5.28.040. Permit – Application.
- § 5.28.050. Permit – Issuance.
- § 5.28.060. Permit – Issuance conditions.
- § 5.28.070. Permit – Conflict with other activity – Refusal.
- § 5.28.080. Permit – Action – Notice.
- § 5.28.090. Permit – Requirements.
- § 5.28.100. Permit – Denial – Appeal.
- § 5.28.110. Permit – Revocation.
- § 5.28.120. Unlawful acts.
- Chapter 5.32 PUBLIC DANCES
- § 5.32.010. Definitions.
- § 5.32.020. Permit – Required.
- § 5.32.030. Permit – Application.
- § 5.32.040. Permit – Investigation, determinations and issuance.
- § 5.32.050. Permit – Requirements.
- Chapter 5.36 SOLICITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL
- PROPERTY
- § 5.36.010. Peddlers or solicitors may be invited – Conditions.
- § 5.36.020. Exemptions.
- Chapter 5.40 CATV FRANCHISE
- § 5.40.010. Definitions.
- § 5.40.020. Franchise to install and operate.
- § 5.40.030. Cable television service.
- § 5.40.040. Franchise payments.
- § 5.40.050. Franchise term, duration and termination.
- § 5.40.060. Applications for franchise.
- § 5.40.070. Deposits, bonds, indemnifications, and insurance.
- § 5.40.080. Acceptance of the franchise.
- § 5.40.090. Limitations of franchise.
- § 5.40.100. Rights reserved to the city.
- § 5.40.110. Council may adopt rules and regulations.
- § 5.40.120. Permits and construction.
- § 5.40.130. Technical standards.
- § 5.40.140. Inspection of property and records.
- § 5.40.150. Right to purchase system.
- § 5.40.160. Right of intervention.
- § 5.40.170. Effect of annexations.
- § 5.40.180. Safety requirements.
- § 5.40.190. Removal of facilities upon request.
- § 5.40.200. Repair of streets and public ways.
- § 5.40.210. Erection of poles.
- § 5.40.220. Services.
- § 5.40.230. Special service areas.
- § 5.40.240. Receivership.
- § 5.40.250. Authority of city to terminate in the event of condemnation.
- § 5.40.260. Continuity of service mandatory.
- § 5.40.270. Financial disclosures of independent consultant.
- § 5.40.280. Miscellaneous provisions.
- § 5.40.290. Equal opportunity employment and affirmative action plan.
- § 5.40.300. Violation – Penalty.
- Chapter 5.50 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- § 5.50.010. Title and authority.
- § 5.50.020. Purpose.
- § 5.50.030. Definitions.
- § 5.50.040. Tax imposed.
- § 5.50.050. Exemptions.
- § 5.50.060. Operator’s duties.
- § 5.50.070. Registration.
- § 5.50.080. Reporting, remitting.
- § 5.50.090. Penalties and interest.
- § 5.50.100. Failure to collect and report tax – Determination of tax by finance director.
- § 5.50.110. Liability of successor for failure to withhold – Notice of amount due.
- § 5.50.120. Duty of successor of operator.
- § 5.50.130. Appeal.
- § 5.50.140. Records.
- § 5.50.150. Refunds.
- § 5.50.160. Actions to collect.
- § 5.50.170. Violation – Penalty.
- § 5.50.180. Severability and amendment.
- Chapter 5.60 CHARITABLE CAR WASHES
- § 5.60.010. Findings and purpose.
- § 5.60.020. Definitions.
- § 5.60.030. Limited number of charitable car washes.
- § 5.60.040. Location requirements.
- § 5.60.050. Permit required for charitable car wash.
- § 5.60.060. Application for permit.
- § 5.60.070. Issuance and form of permit.
- § 5.60.080. Term of permit.
- § 5.60.090. Non-transferability of permit.
- § 5.60.100. Manner of operation.
- § 5.60.110. Revocation of permit.
- § 5.60.120. Violations.
- § 5.60.130. Car washing as a business.
Chapter 17.32 — HISTORIC PRESERVATION (RESERVED)¶
Chapter 17.48 — SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING DESIGN STANDARDS (RESERVED)¶
Division VIII — DEFINITIONS¶
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