Article 2 — Permits from City Council

In addition to the payment of a license fee as provided for in this Code, certain businesses, professions, trades or occupations as set forth in this chapter shall first obtain from the City Council a permit to operate such business, profession, trade or occupation within the City pursuant to the terms and provisions of this chapter. No person shall operate a business, profession, trade or occupation as hereinafter set forth without first obtaining a permit to do so. The City Clerk or his or her authorized deputy shall not issue a license or accept a license fee from any person to conduct a business, profession, trade or occupation as hereinafter set forth unless such person has in existence a valid and unexpired permit from the City Council to perform such business, profession, trade or occupation. (Prior code § 11-4)

It is unlawful to conduct the following businesses without having a permit to conduct the same issued pursuant to the hearing before the City Council. Each application for a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be placed on the agenda of the City Council by the City Clerk as soon as possible after an application meeting all requirements of this chapter is filed with the City Clerk. The City Council shall thereafter hold a special hearing on the issuance of the permit, giving the applicant at least five days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing, unless the applicant appears before the City Council and waives the notice. Some of the businesses, trades and professions requiring a permit are as follows:

Acupressure establishments.

Advertising by benches.

Advertising by Sound Truck. The procedure set forth in Chapter 12.48, governing the registration and the issuance of the permits for sound trucks, shall be in lieu of the permit procedure outlined in this chapter and compliance with such chapter shall be sufficient compliance to meet the requirements of this chapter.

Auctioneer and Auction Establishment.

1. The intent of this subsection is to provide a procedure for obtaining an auctioneer permit on premises for a temporary and limited period of time when an auction is not in the normal course of business at said location. Notwithstanding the above, in order to use premises as an auction establishment as part of normal business conducted thereon, a permit from the City Council must be obtained as provided in this chapter.

2. It is unlawful to conduct an auction for business without first obtaining a valid permit approved by the City Manager or City Clerk.

3. Such persons conducting an auction for business shall first file an application for permit to the office of the City Manager. Applicant will be notified in writing within 14 days regarding the approval or denial of application.

4. Applicants shall have the right of appeal on all denied permits to the City Council in the manner and procedure set forth in Section 5.04.190 of this chapter.

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§ 5.04.040

§ 5.04.060

5. No auctioneer's permit or license shall be required from any person selling his or her own property at his or her own private residence.

Bankrupt stock, bankrupt sales or closeout sales.

Circus.

Coin Operated Games of Skill. Coin operated machines of the so-called games of skill nature shall not be installed unless a permit to do so has been obtained from the City Council and a previous report received from both the City Attorney and Sheriff as to whether or not such machine would be legal under State and local ordinances, and also as to the feasibility of licensing such a machine.

Fertilizer processors.

Game arcades.

Hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes and similar institutions.

House number painter.

Itinerant restaurants.

Live entertainment.

Massage Parlors.

1. Definition. Every person conducting or managing a massage parlor where facial massages, fomentations, massage, electric or magnetic treatment or alcohol rubs are administered or given.

2. Exception. This chapter does not apply to any treatment administered in good faith in the course of the practice of any healing art by any person licensed to practice any such art or profession under the provisions of the Business and Professions Code of the State or of any other law of this State.

Picture arcades, still and motion pictures, adult films, peep shows.

(Prior code § 11-5)

It is the intention of this chapter to provide a special permit procedure for those businesses enumerated in this chapter. The omission to enumerate other businesses and activities covered in other sections of this Code requiring permits or subject to franchises shall not be deemed or construed as an intention upon the part of the City Council to relieve such businesses or occupations from the permit procedure or franchise procedure under which they may be governed by other sections of this Code or State law. (Prior code § 11-6)

The application for any permit required by this chapter shall be filed with the City Clerk, shall be signed and verified by the applicant and shall set forth the following:

• A. The name and address of the applicant.

• B. The name and address of the person by whom employed, if any. If filed in behalf of a

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.04.060

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.04.110

partnership, corporation or association, the names and addresses of the partners or principal officers of such corporation or association.

• C. The nature of the business for which a permit is requested.

• D. The place where such business is to be conducted.

• E. A brief description of the nature and amount of equipment to be used in such business.

• F. The personal description of the applicant.

• G. Evidence of the identity of the applicant of such character as the Council, may require.

• H. Fingerprints and thumbprints of applicant only when specifically required. (Prior code § 11-8)

Unless otherwise stated in this chapter, the fee for filing an application for a permit pursuant to this chapter shall be five dollars, payable in advance. The license fee prescribed in Chapter 5.12 for the particular business and the permit fee shall accompany the application. (Prior code § 11-9)

Except as provided in this chapter the Council, after investigation of the application and of the business proposed to be conducted, may grant or refuse to grant a permit. The Council shall have the right to refuse any such permit if it shall determine that the granting of the same or the conduct of the business will be contrary to the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, morals or welfare of the City or its inhabitants. If such permit is granted the Council may impose such terms, conditions and restrictions upon the operation and conduct of such business, not in conflict with any Paramount law, as it may deem necessary or expedient to protect the public peace, safety, morals or welfare of the City or its inhabitants. Any applicant for such permit shall be entitled to a hearing thereon before the Council upon a request therefor. If a permit be denied the license fee paid shall be refunded; the permit fee shall not be refunded. (Prior code § 11-10)

A permit issued under this chapter shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises where the business for which such permit is issued is conducted, and shall remain so posted during the period the permit shall be in force.

(Prior code § 11-11)

No permit issued under this chapter shall be transferable except by the consent of the Council. (Prior code § 11-12)

When the Council shall issue any permit under the terms of this chapter, the same may be

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§ 5.04.110

revoked or suspended at any time thereafter by the Council in the manner and in accordance with the procedure set forth in Chapter 5.12. (Prior code § 11-13)

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.04.120

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.04.130