Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 5 — Business Licenses and Regulations
Plymouth Municipal Code Ch. 5.03 Procedure for Issuance
Plymouth Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Plymouth
Cite as: Plymouth Municipal Code Chapter 5.03 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 5.03.010. Affidavit for issuance of license.¶
Every person required to have a license under the provisions of this chapter shall make application for the same to the City Clerk of the City of Plymouth. Such application shall be a written statement upon a form provided by the City Clerk and shall be sworn to by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. The application shall set forth such information as may be therein required and as may be necessary properly to determine the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant.
(Ord. 66 § 13, 1965)
§ 5.03.020. Newly established business.¶
Every person making application for a license for a business which has not been established in the City of Plymouth for a sufficient length of time to meet the requirement of Section 5.03.010 of this chapter, shall pay to the City Clerk the minimum license tax for the business in which he or she is engaged.
(Ord. 66 § 14, 1965)
§ 5.03.030. Appeal.¶
Any person aggrieved by any decision of an administrative officer or agency with respect to the issuance or refusal to issue a license, or the amount of a license tax may appeal to the Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk within 15 days of such decision. The Council shall fix a time and place for hearing such appeal and the City Clerk shall give notice in writing to such person of the time and place of hearing by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office at Plymouth, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at the address appearing on this last license or application. The findings of the Council shall be final and conclusive and shall be served upon the applicant in the manner prescribed above for service of notice of hearing.
The amount of any license tax finally determined to provided in this section shall be due and payable as of the date of the original license fee was due and payable, together with any penalties that may be due thereon; provided, however, if the amount of such license tax shall be fixed in accordance with the original statement of the applicant then no penalty shall attach by reason of any delinquency.
(Ord. 66 § 15, 1965)
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