Placer County Municipal Code § 5.16 Special Business License

The purpose of this article is to establish special regulations applicable to the types of enterprises under this article; and to regulate such enterprises through a special business licensing procedure in order to protect and safeguard the public's health, safety and welfare.

(Prior code § 5.500)

A. Special business licenses are issued for businesses that require additional regulation and review by the county sheriff's department, certification of compliance by other county departments, and/or state and federal regulation not typically required of a general business license.

B. Licenses required by this article shall be obtained before the commencement of business, or if the business is in operation and a license possessed, renewed not later than 30 calendar days after the expiration date of such previous license.

(Prior code § 5.505)

Additional fees may be required by various county departments for supplementary services such as required permits, building inspections and fingerprinting.

(Prior code § 5.510)

All applications for a special business license shall be filed with the tax collector. The tax collector shall collect any fee required for the application, assure that the application is complete, and refer the application to the required departments for processing, investigation, review and action. The approval process for a special business license will include, but is not limited to, the same review required of a general business license stated in Section 5.12.030. Such review and investigation of the license application can take up to 90 days. Upon approval, the license will be mailed to the applicant. If the license is denied, the applicant will be informed in writing and advised of his or her right of appeal.

(Prior code § 5.515)

The sheriff and other certifying county departments may approve the issuance of a special business license upon such conditions relating to method or manner of operation of the enterprise as deemed necessary to adequately protect members of the public. Such conditions may be imposed at the time a special business license is initially issued, upon renewal of the license, or at any time during the term of the license. One such condition may be the requirement of a use permit for certain special business licenses.

(Prior code § 5.520)

The sheriff shall have the authority to summarily suspend any license issued under this section if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that there are grounds for revocation under Section 5.08.210, or that the licensee is using an unlicensed employee. Such suspension shall not exceed 30 days and within a 21 day period the sheriff shall submit a written report to the tax collector setting forth the grounds for such suspension so that the tax collector may evaluate such report to determine whether to undertake revocation proceedings under Section 5.28.210.

(Prior code § 5.525)