Title 5 — Paramount Municipal Code

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

Chapter 5.04 PERMITS

Article 1 In General

§ 5.04.010. Permit to operate private institutions.
§ 5.04.020. Records of operation of slaughterhouses.

Article 2 Permits from City Council

§ 5.04.030. Required for certain businesses.
§ 5.04.040. Businesses enumerated. § 5.04.050. Businesses not enumerated. § 5.04.060. Application. § 5.04.070. License and permit fee. § 5.04.080. Issuance—Conditions. § 5.04.090. Posting. § 5.04.100. Nontransferable. § 5.04.110. Revocation or suspension.

Article 3 Permits from City Clerk

§ 5.04.120. Required for certain businesses.
§ 5.04.130. Businesses enumerated. § 5.04.140. Businesses not enumerated. § 5.04.150. Unlawful businesses. § 5.04.160. Application. § 5.04.170. License and permit fee. § 5.04.180. Issuance. § 5.04.190. Appeal to City Council. § 5.04.200. Posting. § 5.04.210. Transferability.
§ 5.04.220. Revocation or suspension.

Chapter 5.08 REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES

§ 5.08.010. Required. § 5.08.020. Registration statement.

Chapter 5.12 BUSINESS LICENSE TAX

§ 5.12.010. Definitions. § 5.12.020. Applicability of chapter generally.
§ 5.12.030. License required. § 5.12.040. Exemptions from chapter. § 5.12.050. Branch establishments. § 5.12.060. Application—Compliance with applicable codes.
§ 5.12.065. Confidentiality. § 5.12.075. Business license tax classification groups and rates.
§ 5.12.076. Minimum tax. § 5.12.077. CPI adjustments.
- Authority for phase-in. Tax payment.
§ 5.12.078. § 5.12.080. § 5.12.081. § 5.12.083.
- Issuance of business license. Business license application for a new business. Business license renewal. Penalties for delinquent payments—Compliance with chapter. Suit for recovery of unpaid fees and charges.
§ 5.12.085. § 5.12.090.
§ 5.12.100.
- Determination of fee by License Collector upon failure to file application statement.
§ 5.12.140.
- Accepting less fee than required.
§ 5.12.150.

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§	5.12.160.	Effect of convictions on	§ 5.16.030.	License fees for solid waste
		liability for fees—Remedies		facilities.
		cumulative.	§ 5.16.040.	Business license taxes for
§	5.12.170.	Contents of license—Effect		swap meets, outdoor
		of mistake of License		markets and flea markets.
		Collector.	§ 5.16.050.	Annual increases.
§	5.12.180.	Issuance where applicant
		indebted for unpaid license		Chapter 5.20
		fee.	DISPLAYS OF PUBLICATIONS
§	5.12.190.	Issuance not to constitute
		authorization to conduct		Article 1
		unlawful business.		Newsracks
§	5.12.200.	Transferability.
§	5.12.210.	Issuance of duplicate license,	§ 5.20.010.	Findings and purpose.
		tag or decal.	§ 5.20.020.	Definitions.
§	5.12.220.	Posting and display.	§ 5.20.030.	Permit required.
§	5.12.230.	Inspection of records	§ 5.20.040.	Identification required on
		generally—Right of entry of		newsrack.
		inspectors.	§ 5.20.050.	Permit—Application,
§	5.12.240.	Examination of records by		issuance, duration, renewal,
		qualified third-party.		denial.
§	5.12.250.	Power of License Collector	§ 5.20.060.	Standards for location,
		to extend the time for filing		number and installation of
		statement—Compromise of		newsracks.
		claims for fees.	§ 5.20.070.	Standards for design,
§	5.12.260.	Hearings generally.		dimensions, appearance and
§	5.12.270.	Notices.		maintenance of newsracks.
§	5.12.320.	False, misleading, etc.,	§ 5.20.080.	Standards for newsracks
		statements in applications.		located within private
§	5.12.380.	Penalty for failure to file		property.
		application or pay fee.	§ 5.20.090.	Correction of violations,
§	5.12.390.	Rules and regulations.		notice and impounding of
				newsracks.
	SCHEDULE	Chapter 5.16 OF FEES FOR CERTAIN	§ 5.20.100.	Return and disposition of impounded newsracks.
		BUSINESSES	§ 5.20.110.	Hearing before the Planning
				Director.
§	5.16.010.	License fees for businesses,	§ 5.20.120.	Appeal to City Council.
		professions, trades and	§ 5.20.130.	Distribution and display of
		occupations not covered by		harmful matter in certain
		Chapter —Application and		locations.
		compliance with applicable	§ 5.20.140.	Applicability to existing
		codes.		permitted newsracks.
§	5.16.020.	Determination of average	§ 5.20.150.	Violation—Remedies.
		employee and working days.

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		Article 2		Chapter 5.24
	Adult Books, Magazines and Other		ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
		Publications		ESTABLISHMENTS
§	5.20.160.	Definitions.	§ 5.24.010.	Legislative purpose.
§	5.20.170.	Sealing of materials.	§ 5.24.020.	Definitions.
§	5.20.180.	Exemption to sealing.	§ 5.24.030.	Permits
§	5.20.190.	Posting of signs.		required—Prohibitions.
§	5.20.200.	Minor need not view or gain	§ 5.24.040.	Adult entertainment
		control of material.		establishment regulatory
§	5.20.210.	Defense in prosecution.		permit required.
§	5.20.220.	Exemption of parent or	§ 5.24.050.	Applications.
		guardian.	§ 5.24.060.	Investigation and action of
§ § §	5.20.230. 5.20.240. 5.20.250.	Persons exempt. Exemption of business person. Penalties, prior convictions.	§ 5.24.070. § 5.24.080.	application for adult entertainment establishment regulatory permit. Permit denial. Transfer of adult
	Article 3 Adult Materials Harmful to Minors			entertainment establishment regulatory permits.
			§ 5.24.090.	Registration of new
§	5.20.260.	Legislative finding and authorization.		employees and independent contractors.
§	5.20.270.	Definitions.	§ 5.24.100.	Suspension or revocation of adult entertainment
§	5.20.280.	Display of adult materials harmful to minors.		establishment regulatory permits.
§	5.20.290.	Penalties.	§ 5.24.110.	Appeal of denial, suspension
				or revocation,
		Article 4		administrative appeal to the
	Sale and	Display of Narcotic and Other		City Council, expedited
		Paraphernalia		review of free speech claim
				and automatic stay of
§	5.20.300.	Minors—Sales		enforcement.
		establishments to restrict	§ 5.24.120.	Adult entertainment
		presence.		establishment development
§	5.20.310.	Minors not to be present in		and performance standards.
		sales establishments.	§ 5.24.130.	Register and permit number
§	5.20.320.	Sale and display rooms to be		of employees.
		separate from rooms where	§ 5.24.140.	Employment of and services
		minors permitted.		rendered to persons under
§	5.20.330.	Nuisance		the age of 18 years
		declared—Abatement		prohibited.
		generally.	§ 5.24.150.	Inspection.
			§ 5.24.160.	Public nuisance.
			§ 5.24.170.	Time limit for filing
				application for permit.

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		Chapter 5.28		Chapter 5.44
	LIVE ENTERTAINMENT			CARD CLUBS
§	5.28.010.	Definitions.	§ 5.44.010.	Definitions.
§	5.28.020.	Permit.	§ 5.44.020.	Permit from City Council.
§	5.28.030.	Violation penalty.	§ 5.44.030.	Actions on application for
				business license.
		Chapter 5.32	§ 5.44.040.	Issuance of business license.
	DANCES AND DANCE HALLS		§ 5.44.050.	Hours of operation.
			§ 5.44.060.	Presence of disorderly
§	5.32.010.	Definitions.		persons.
§	5.32.020.	Permit from City Council.	§ 5.44.070.	Presence of persons under
§	5.32.030.	Sponsors of teenage dances.		21 years of age.
			§ 5.44.080.	Unnecessary noise.
		Chapter 5.36	§ 5.44.090.	Sale of alcoholic beverages
		BINGO GAMES		prohibited.
§	5.36.010.	Authorized.		Chapter 5.48
§	5.36.020.	Organizations eligible for	TAXICABS	AND OTHER VEHICLES
		license to conduct bingo		FOR HIRE
		games.
§	5.36.030.	License—Compliance with	§ 5.48.010.	Definitions.
		chapter.	§ 5.48.020.	Color scheme and insignia.
§	5.36.040.	Bingo defined.	§ 5.48.030.	Insurance.
§	5.36.050.	Compliance with application	§ 5.48.040.	Taxicab stands.
		procedure.	§ 5.48.050.	Rates.
§	5.36.060.	Game license.	§ 5.48.060.	Taxicab meters.
§	5.36.070.	Manager's license.	§ 5.48.070.	All passengers to be
§	5.36.080.	Rules of operation.		accepted—Exceptions.
§	5.36.090.	Violations.	§ 5.48.080.	Passengers to be accepted
				only at authorized area.
		Chapter 5.40	§ 5.48.090.	Passenger to have exclusive
	MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC			use of passenger
	AMUSEMENT DEVICES			compartment—Exception.
			§ 5.48.100.	Unlawful acts of passengers.
§	5.40.010.	Permit from City Clerk—Fee.	§ 5.48.110.	Persons authorized to operate.
§	5.40.020.	Definitions.	§ 5.48.120.	Information to be furnished
§	5.40.030.	Game arcades.		peace officers on request.
§	5.40.040.	Permit.	§ 5.48.130.	Contracts with driver
§	5.40.050.	Inspection and enforcement		prohibited.
		procedures.	§ 5.48.140.	Direct routes to be used.
§	5.40.060.	Appeal.	§ 5.48.150.	Taxicab operator's permit.
§	5.40.070.	Existing business.	§ 5.48.160.	Affixing license plate or
§	5.40.080.	Penalty for violation.		decal.

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§	5.48.170.	Substitution of vehicles.		Chapter 5.60
§	5.48.180.	Change of corporation	DRIVE-IN, TAKE-OUT AND SELF-
		directors.		SERVICE BUSINESS
§	5.48.190.	Change of permit		ESTABLISHMENTS
		limitations.
§	5.48.200.	Hearing necessary to change	§ 5.60.010.	Definitions.
		number of taxicabs rates,	§ 5.60.020.	Health permit required.
		etc.	§ 5.60.030.	Maintenance of premises
§	5.48.210.	Fee where hearing required.		generally—Noise—Nuisances.
§	5.48.220.	Fee on increased number of	§ 5.60.040.	Parking and driveway areas.
		vehicles.	§ 5.60.050.	Disposal of waste—Waste
§	5.48.230.	Taxicab driver's permit.		defined.
			§ 5.60.060.	Traffic control.
		Chapter 5.52	§ 5.60.070.	Prohibited acts.
	AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS AND		§ 5.60.080.	Signs required at exit and
		WRECKERS		entrance.
§	5.52.010.	Definitions.		Chapter 5.64
§	5.52.020.	Records.	MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION
§	5.52.030.	Use of secondhand parts.		FILMING
§	5.52.040.	Business sign required.
§	5.52.050.	Grounds for revocation of	§ 5.64.010.	Definitions.
		business license.	§ 5.64.020.	Permit and exemption.
§	5.52.060.	Auto wrecker.	§ 5.64.030.	Permit application.
			§ 5.64.040.	Liability provisions.
		Chapter 5.56	§ 5.64.050.	Rules and regulations.
	USED CAR DEALERS		§ 5.64.060.	Violation.
§	5.56.010.	State dealer's certificate.		Chapter 5.68
§	5.56.020.	Undertaking.	CANNABIS (MARIJUANA)
§	5.56.030.	Secondhand parts, tires, etc.
§	5.56.040.	New car dealers.	§ 5.68.010.	Definitions.
§	5.56.050.	Advertising.	§ 5.68.020.	Purpose and intent.
§	5.56.060.	Records and books to be	§ 5.68.030.	Prohibited cannabis
		open for inspection.		operations, uses, and/or
§	5.56.070.	Place of business.		activities.
§	5.56.080.	Buy-form.	§ 5.68.040.	Permissive zoning.
§	5.56.090.	Identification of seller or	§ 5.68.050.	Public nuisance.
		pledger of property.	§ 5.68.060.	Violations and
				penalties—Enforcement.
				Chapter 5.72
				ACUPRESSURE
			§ 5.72.010.	Definitions.

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§	5.72.020.	Permit application for	§ 5.80.050.	Identification of seller or
		acupressure establishment.		pledger to licensee.
§	5.72.030.	Permit nonassignable.	§ 5.80.060.	Recording of identification
§	5.72.040.	Acupressurist permit.		of seller or pledger by
§	5.72.050.	Acupressure		licensee.
		establishment—Operating	§ 5.80.070.	Records to be retained.
		requirements.	§ 5.80.080.	Records of Sheriff.
§	5.72.060.	Acupressure	§ 5.80.090.	Goods to be held at least 14
		establishment—Inspection.		days after making report of
§	5.72.070.	Acupressure		purchase—Exception.
		establishment—Change of	§ 5.80.100.	Melting, selling, etc., certain
		location or name.		metal.
§	5.72.080.	Acupressure	§ 5.80.110.	Goods not to be altered.
		establishment—Renewal of	§ 5.80.120.	Goods released by Sheriff.
		permits.	§ 5.80.130.	Issuance of hold order by
§	5.72.090.	Permit revocation.		Sheriff.
			§ 5.80.140.	Export from County.
		Chapter 5.76	§ 5.80.150.	Sales between similar
	FORTUNE-TELLING			licensees.
§ §	5.76.010. 5.76.020.	Definitions. Permit.	§ 5.80.160. § 5.80.170.	Exemption from chapter. Purchases from established business.
§	5.76.030.	Zoning.	§ 5.80.180.	Furnishing copy of chapter.
§	5.76.040.	Severability.

Chapter 5.84 Chapter 5.80 COVID-19 REGULATIONS FOR FOOD PAWNBROKERS, SECONDHAND DELIVERY PLATFORMS DEALERS AND JUNK DEALERS § 5.84.010. Definitions. § 5.80.010. Definitions. § 5.84.020. Prohibitions. § 5.80.020. Applicability of chapter § 5.84.030. Disclosures. generally. § 5.84.040. Enforcement. § 5.80.030. Application of chapter to § 5.84.050. No waiver of rights. swap meet operators. § 5.84.060. Report. § 5.80.040. Buy-form required.