Chapter 5.08 — REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES

It is unlawful to conduct any of the following businesses, professions, trades or occupations unless the person so owning, managing, conducting or carrying out the business, profession, trade or occupation shall first register with the City Clerk:

Advertising by banner, pennants, flags or decorations suspended over, along or on any street or sidewalk.

Advertising by distributing handbills.

Advertising by posting.

Advertising by searchlight.

Automobile Rental. Every person conducting the business of renting motor vehicles without drivers shall register pursuant to this chapter with the City Clerk. In addition, every person conducting the business of renting motor vehicles without drivers shall keep a record of all rentals on a form to be prescribed by the Sheriff. A person shall not rent any motor vehicle without a driver unless the person who is to operate such vehicle exhibits to the lessor a valid existing operator's license or chauffeur's license permitting such operator to operate such vehicle upon the public streets and highways of the State. All information required by the Sheriff's Department appearing upon such license shall be taken from such license. A license issued pursuant to Chapter 5.12 to conduct the business of renting motor vehicles without drivers does not permit the sale of such vehicle.

Charitable solicitations.

Key Duplicator. Every person not principally engaged in the locksmith business, who in his or her place of business duplicates keys for locks or similar devices, shall be classified as a key duplicator.

Massage parlors.

Pawnbrokers. Definitions.

1. "Pawnbroker" means any person engaged in any one or more of the following businesses:

   • a. Pawnbroking.

   • b. Lending money for him or herself or any other person upon personal property, pawns or pledges, in the possession of the lender.

   • c. Purchasing articles of personal property and reselling or agreeing to resell such articles to the vendors or assignees at prices agreed upon at or before the time of such purchase.

2. "Pawnshop" means any room, store, building or other place in which the business of pawnbroker is engaged in, carried on, or conducted.

Rubbish, Waste and Garbage Collection and Transportation.

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City of Paramount, CA

PARAMOUNT CODE

§ 5.08.010

§ 5.08.020

1. General. Every person operating one or more trucks in the business of collecting, transporting, conveying, hauling or disposing of any rubbish, garbage, waste or refuse from the property where such materials originate, to any location for transfer, salvage or disposal, within or outside of the City, where such acts are not being carried on or conducted pursuant to a franchise or contract granted or entered into by the City, shall, before so conducting such business, register with the City Clerk as provided herein and meet the other requirements and conditions of this chapter.

rty where such materials originate, to any location for transfer, salvage or disposal, within or outside of the City, where such acts are not being carried on or conducted pursuant to a franchise or contract granted or entered into by the City, shall, before so conducting such business, register with the City Clerk as provided herein and meet the other requirements and conditions of this chapter.

2. Householders Exclusion. Householders hauling occasional loads of waste, refuse or manure not containing garbage from his or her own premises to a legal point of disposal shall be excepted from the provisions of this chapter.

3. Gardeners Exclusion. This chapter does not apply to hauling and disposal of grass cuttings, pruning, manure or other rubbish not containing garbage to or at a legal point of disposal as a part of gardening or horticulture.

Swap Meet Operators. Any person conducting or operating the business of a swap meet on any premises in the City, not including the participants therein, shall be classed as an operator.

Vending and Other Coin Operated Machines. In addition to the requirements of this chapter, each owner or operator of a vending or other coin operated machine shall register with the City Clerk the location or place of each machine and give the City Clerk a complete description of the type of machine so located and the type of amusement, service entertainment, goods, wares, merchandise, edibles or liquids supplied by the machine. Such a machine shall not be moved from this location unless the registrant files a written statement with the City Clerk to relocate the machine.

(Prior code § 11-25)

The registration statement required under this chapter shall state the following:

• A. Name and address of registrant.

• B. Name and address of business.

• C. Nature and purpose of business.

• D. Names and addresses of all persons carrying out the business, profession, trade or occupation within the City.

• E. The place where the business is to be conducted.

• F. A brief description of the nature and amount of equipment to be used.

• G. Personal description of the applicant.

• H. Such other information or evidence as required by this chapter or the City Clerk. (Prior code § 11-26)

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.12.010

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.12.010