Part 4a — Licenses Other Than for Individual Dogs[Added by Ord. 485]

This part applies to all licenses required by this Chapter except licenses for individual dogs.

No person shall within the city without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in this Chapter, conduct, maintain operate or own any dog kennel, cat kennel, pet shop, animal menagerie, or animal exhibition, or operate as a wholesale wild animal dealer, or keep any wild animal unless exempted as provided in Part 9.

Any person conducting, operating or owning any dog kennel, cat kennel, pet shop, animal menagerie or animal exhibition, or operating as a wholesale wild animal dealer, or keeping any wild animal shall annually pay the following license fee:

Except that an animal exhibition license may be issued on a daily basis at $10.00 per day.

Where a new annual license, required by this Part, is issued to a person who has not had such license during the preceding fiscal year, he shall pay:

• A. If issued during the month of July, August, or September, the full annual fee.

• B. If issued during the month of October, November, or December, three-fourths of the annual fee.

• C. If issued during the month of January, February, or March, one-half the annual fee.

• D. If issued during the month of April, May, or June, one-fourth of the annual fee.

Every person having a license under the provisions of this Part shall keep such license posted and exhibited, while in force, in some conspicuous part of such establishment, or, in the case of a wild animal license, affixed to the cage or enclosure wherein the animal is kept.

The issuance of a license under this Part or Chapter pertains to the privilege of maintaining animals and is, in part, enacted for the purpose of reimbursing the City in the maintenance of its Animal Control Ordinance. No license issued hereunder shall authorize any person to engage in business without procuring all licenses and permits required to conduct said business under this Code nor shall any license issued hereunder authorize any person to engage in any business activity or conduct prohibited by this Code or prohibited by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lakewood. Compliance with all other provisions of this Code and the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Lakewood shall be required at all times of all licenses.

The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to adopt appropriate procedures for the collection of all such licenses and shall be responsible for the collection of license fees and penalties under this Part.

No license shall be issued under this Part by the Director of Finance, except as follows:

• A. Every application for license shall be referred to the City Administrator for report and recommendation.

• B. Every such application for license, in addition, shall be referred to the Director of Community Development for a report as to compliance with Zoning Ordinances and other regulations of the city.

• C. If the City Administrator finds that the facts are such that any one or more of the provisions of this Chapter or Code relating to the denial of the license under consideration would apply if the license is issued without conditions, but that conditions can be imposed which will eliminate any such grounds for denial, the Director shall recommend that the license be issued subject to such conditions.

• D. If the City Administrator reports that the license should be issued, either with or without conditions and the Director of Community Development reports that said license may be issued, with or without such conditions, the Director of Finance shall issue such license except where conditions are imposed he may issue such license only with such conditions. [Amended by Ord. 75-7; Ord. 76-5]

Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Director of Finance in respect to the issuance of a license, or the issuance of a license subject to conditions, or the failure to issue a license, may by notice in writing given within ten days of the notice of the decision of the Director of Finance request a hearing on said matter before the Planning and Environment Commission.

The Planning and Environment Commission shall thereafter hold a hearing on said matter on at least ten days written notice to the applicant and to any other persons that the Commission determines should have notice of the hearing. The Commission may not authorize the issuance of any license in violation of any provision of this Code.

All licenses issued by the Director of Finance under this Part shall automatically expire on the 30th day of

June next following the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked or unless the holder of such license changes the location of his establishment or animal for which the license was issued, or sells, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of such establishment or animals or his interest therein.

Within thirty days after the expiration of any license or prior thereto, the licensee shall apply for a renewal of the license and with his application pay the required fees. Upon failure to make application for the renewal of such license within the time herein provided the applicant shall pay, in addition to the regular license fee, an inspection fee of $10.00 to cover the cost of the inspection. Where more than one renewal is applied for animals at the same, only one inspection fee is required.

Every license granted pursuant to this Part may be suspended or revoked by the Planning and Environment Commission following hearing if it finds any of the following to be true:

• A. Any fact exists because of which a denial of a license would be authorized.

• B. The licensee or any agent or employee of the licensee has violated or has been convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

• C. The licensee obtained the license by fraudulent representation.

• D. The licensee has conducted the occupation or other activity contrary to the provisions of the license or any permit issued by this Chapter.

• E. The licensee is an unfit person to be entrusted with the privileges granted by the license.

• F. The maintenance of the premises by the licensee is detrimental to the health or safety or both of persons residing in the immediate vicinity.

• G. The premises are maintained so as to be a public nuisance. [Amended by Ord. 75-7; Ord. 76-5; Ord. 86-12]

Any such hearing shall be preceded by not less than five days written notice to the licensee of the time and place of such hearing and the reasons therefor. Notice shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the licensee at the address shown on his license or by personal service as required for the service of Summons in a civil action.

Upon receipt of such license application the Director of Animal Control shall make such investigation as he deems proper and if he finds that the maintenance of the animal or animals and at the location set forth in the application will not violate any law or ordinance of the city or any provision of this Code or any law of the State of California, or constitute a menace to the health, peace or safety of the community, he shall recommend to the Director of Finance the issuance of such license.