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South Gate Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · South Gate

LICENSES—BUSINESS REGULATIONS

Chapter 2.08 § 2.08.255. Public information.
BUSINESS LICENSE TAX § 2.08.260. Confidential information.
§ 2.08.270. Failure to file statement or
§ 2.08.010. Title. corrected statement.
§ 2.08.020. Purpose. § 2.08.280. Modification, suspension or
§ 2.08.030. Definitions. revocation.
§ 2.08.040. Business license required. § 2.08.290. Revocation—Initiation of
§ 2.08.050. Business license hearing.
taxes—Payment. § 2.08.300. Revocation—Notice to
§ 2.08.060. Business license licensee.
taxes—Proration by tax § 2.08.310. Procedures for revocation
collector. hearing by the city council.
§ 2.08.070. Business license § 2.08.320. Grounds for revocation of
taxes—Delinquencies. business license.
§ 2.08.080. Business licenses—Issuance § 2.08.330. Effect of revocation or
to persons operating under suspension.
fictitious names. § 2.08.340. Appeal to city council from
§ 2.08.090. Unlawful business. tax collector's decision.
§ 2.08.100. Duplicate license. § 2.08.350. Appeals—Notice of hearing.
§ 2.08.110. Presentment of license. § 2.08.360. Appeals—Hearing
§ 2.08.120. Payment of other applicable procedure.
fees. § 2.08.370. Business license
§ 2.08.130. Tax collector—Duties. taxes—General.
§ 2.08.140. No license issued or renewed § 2.08.380. Payment of business license
where applicant is indebted taxes—Calendar year.
to city. § 2.08.390. Payment of business license
§ 2.08.150. License not transferable. taxes and gross receipts
§ 2.08.160. Preparation and issuance of tax—Calendar year.
licenses. § 2.08.400. Payment of business license
§ 2.08.170. Errors in issuance of taxes—Fiscal year.
licenses. § 2.08.410. Payment of business license
§ 2.08.180. Licenses for each business taxes and gross receipts
activity. tax—Fiscal year.
§ 2.08.190. Enforcement. § 2.08.420. Payment of business license
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§
§
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§		 2.08.200.
2.08.210.
2.08.220.
2.08.230.
2.08.240.		 Evidence of doing business.
Refunds.
Permit prerequisite.
Application.
Application for renewal of
business license.		 § 2.08.430.
§ 2.08.440.
§ 2.08.450.		 taxes—Daily, monthly or for
limited period.
Violations.
Severability.
License fees and permit fees
for material recovery
facilities.
§ 2.08.250. Exemptions.

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§ 2.08.460. Not applicable to First § 2.10.240. Insurance and bond
Amendment activities. requirements.
§ 2.10.250. Business permit renewal.
Chapter 2.10 § 2.10.260. Business permit transfers
BUSINESS REGULATION and changes.
§ 2.10.270. Modification, suspension or
Article I revocation.
Business Permits Generally § 2.10.280. Revocation—Initiation of
hearing.
§ 2.10.010. Title. § 2.10.290. Revocation—Notice to
§ 2.10.020. Purpose. permittee.
§ 2.10.030. Applicability. § 2.10.300. Procedure for revocation
§ 2.10.040. Definitions. hearing.
§ 2.10.050. Permits required. § 2.10.310. Grounds for revocation of
§ 2.10.060. Permits—Duration. business permit.
§ 2.10.070. Permits—Issuance to § 2.10.320. Effect of revocation or
persons operating under suspension.
fictitious business names. § 2.10.330. Conditions of approval.
§ 2.10.080. Unlawful business. § 2.10.340. Appeal from tax collector's
§ 2.10.090. Duplicate permit. decision to city council.
§ 2.10.100. Presentment of permit. § 2.10.350. Appeals—Notice of hearing.
§ 2.10.110. Substitute for other § 2.10.360. Appeals—Hearing
provisions. procedure.
§ 2.10.120. Fees. § 2.10.370. Violations.
§ 2.10.130. Applications.
§ 2.10.140. Business permits—Contents. Article II
§ 2.10.150. Businesses requiring a Businesses Requiring A Business Permit
business permit.
§ 2.10.160. Fingerprinting and photo § 2.10.400. Adult-oriented businesses.
identification. § 2.10.410. Ambulance operator and
§ 2.10.170. Review and approval. ambulance driver.
§ 2.10.180. Investigation. § 2.10.420. Auction house.
§ 2.10.185. Consideration of applicant's § 2.10.430. Bath parlor.
criminal record and prior § 2.10.440. Bench installation.
business history. § 2.10.450. Billiard parlor or pool hall.
§ 2.10.190. Notice and hearing. § 2.10.460. Bingo for charitable
§ 2.10.200. Grounds for denial of purposes.
business permit. § 2.10.470. Bowling alley.
§ 2.10.210. Effect of business permit § 2.10.480. Boxing or wrestling arena.
denial. § 2.10.490. Carnival and concession.
§ 2.10.220. Permit required for each § 2.10.500. Close-out, bankruptcy or
business activity. fire sale.
§ 2.10.230. Business permit—Operative § 2.10.510. Dancehall and dances.
date. § 2.10.520. Day care center or day
nursery.

LICENSES—BUSINESS REGULATIONS

§ 2.10.530. Drive-in or take-out § 2.10.800. Peddler and solicitor
restaurant. (commercial).
§ 2.10.540. Entertainment. § 2.10.810. Picture arcade.
§ 2.10.550. Escort bureau and § 2.10.820. Private patrol service and
introductory service. patrol officer.
§ 2.10.560. Fireworks sales (retail). § 2.10.830. Public dump.
§ 2.10.570. Fireworks sales (wholesale). § 2.10.840. Rebound tumbling center.
§ 2.10.580. Fireworks (storage). § 2.10.850. Riding academy or
§ 2.10.585. Fines related to dangerous equestrian center.
fireworks. § 2.10.860. Shooting gallery.
§ 2.10.590. Fortunetelling. § 2.10.870. Skateboard center.
§ 2.10.600. Game arcade. § 2.10.880. Skating rink.
§ 2.10.610. Garage sale (residential § 2.10.890. Social club (proprietary).
zone). § 2.10.900. Solicitation for charitable
§ 2.10.620. Golf range. purpose.
§ 2.10.630. Gun dealer. § 2.10.910. Taxicab business.
§ 2.10.640. Health club. § 2.10.920. Tow truck services and
§ 2.10.650. Home occupation nonowner tow truck driver.
(residential zone). § 2.10.930. Used vehicle sales.
§ 2.10.660. Hospital or similar business. § 2.10.940. Used equipment sales.
§ 2.10.670. House and street § 2.10.950. Vehicle, trailer or
numbering. equipment rental.
§ 2.10.680. Hypnotist. § 2.10.960. Determination of operating
§ 2.10.690. Indoor merchandising requirements for certain
center. businesses.
§ 2.10.700. Junkyard, junk storage § 2.10.970. Sidewalk vending program.
yard, salvage yard and § 2.10.980. Severability.
automobile wrecking yard.
§ 2.10.710. Locksmith. Chapter 2.12
§ 2.10.720. Massage and massage- UNIFORM LOCAL SALES AND USE
related establishments and TAX
massage practitioners.
§ 2.10.725. Material recovery facility. § 2.12.010. Short title.
§ 2.10.730. Miscellaneous business § 2.12.020. Rate.
conducted wholly or § 2.12.030. Operative date.
partially in the open (not § 2.12.040. Purpose.
within an enclosed building). § 2.12.050. Contract with state.
§ 2.10.740. Mobilehome park. § 2.12.060. Sales tax.
§ 2.10.750. Model studio. § 2.12.070. Place of sale.
§ 2.10.760. Motel—Residential. § 2.12.080. Use tax.
§ 2.10.770. Motion picture theater. § 2.12.090. Adoption of provisions of
§ 2.10.780. Parking lot (commercial). state law.
§ 2.10.790. Pawnbroker and § 2.12.100. Limitations on adoption of
secondhand dealer. state law.
§ 2.12.110. Permit not required.

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§ 2.12.120. Exclusions and exemptions. Chapter 2.64
§ 2.12.150. Amendments. PARKING AND BUSINESS
§ 2.12.160. Enjoining collection
forbidden.		 IMPROVEMENT AREA BUSINESS
LICENSE
§ 2.12.170.
§ 2.12.180.		 Penalties.
Severability.		 § 2.64.010.
§ 2.64.020.
Creation.

Boundaries.
Chapter 2.22
REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX		 § 2.64.030.
§ 2.64.040.
Delineation.

Uses and purpose.
§ 2.64.050.
Fund creation—Source of
§ 2.22.010. Title. funds—Purpose.
§ 2.22.020. Imposition. § 2.64.060.
Rate of levy of businesses.
§ 2.22.030. Payment. § 2.64.070.
Payment of tax.
§ 2.22.040. Instrument to secure debt. § 2.64.080.
Applicability of general
§ 2.22.050. Parties not liable. business license provisions.
§ 2.22.051. Applicability of
tax—Beneficiary or		 § 2.64.090.
Payment prerequisite to
license.
mortgagee. § 2.64.100.
Tweedy Mile advisory
§ 2.22.052. Applicability of board.
tax—Property assets § 2.64.110.
Membership.
between spouses. § 2.64.120.
Meetings.
§ 2.22.053. Applicability of § 2.64.130.
Duties.
tax—Conveyance of realty. § 2.64.140.
Staff representation.
§ 2.22.054. Applicability of
tax—Nonprofit corporation. Chapter 2.68
§ 2.22.060. Nonapplication. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
§ 2.22.070. Orders of Securities and
Exchange Commission. § 2.68.010.
Definitions.
§ 2.22.080. Transfer of partnership § 2.68.020.
Prohibited acts.
interest. § 2.68.030.
Penalty for violations—Each
§ 2.22.090. Administration. day as separate offense.
§ 2.22.100. Refunds. § 2.68.040.
Severability.
Chapter 2.44 Chapter 2.74
SALES FROM MOTORIZED VEHICLES TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
RESTRICTED
§ 2.74.010.
Short title.
§ 2.44.010. Definitions. § 2.74.020.
Definitions.
§ 2.44.020. Operating restrictions. § 2.74.030.
Tax imposed.
§ 2.44.030. Parking restrictions. § 2.74.040.
Exemption.
§ 2.44.040. Vending restrictions. § 2.74.050.
Duties of operator.
§ 2.44.050. Exemptions. § 2.74.060.
Registration of hotels,
motels.
§ 2.74.070.
Reporting and remitting.
§ 2.74.080.
Penalties for delinquency.

LICENSES—BUSINESS REGULATIONS

§ 2.74.090. Failure to collect and report § 2.78.020. Operative date.
tax. § 2.78.030. Purpose.
§ 2.74.100. Appeal. § 2.78.040. Contract with state.
§ 2.74.110. Records. § 2.78.050. Transactions tax rate.
§ 2.74.120. Refunds. § 2.78.060. Place of sale.
§ 2.74.130. Actions to collect. § 2.78.070. Use tax rate.
§ 2.74.140. Penalty for violations. § 2.78.080. Adoption of provisions of
state law.
Chapter 2.76 § 2.78.090. Limitations on adoption of
SOUTH GATE FEE RESOLUTION state law and collection of
use taxes.
§ 2.76.010. Fee resolution established. § 2.78.100. Permit not required.
§ 2.78.110. Exemptions and exclusions.
Chapter 2.77 § 2.78.120. Amendments to state law.
WAIVERS OR REDUCTION OF RATES,
FEES AND CHARGES		 § 2.78.130. Enjoining collection
forbidden.
§ 2.77.010. City council authorization
for waivers or reduction of		 § 2.78.140.
§ 2.78.150.		 Severability.
Effective date and
rates, fees and charges. submission to voters.
§ 2.77.020. Fee waivers for special
events.		 § 2.78.160. Amendment and
termination.
§ 2.78.170. Declaration.
Chapter 2.78 § 2.78.180. Accountability.
TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
§ 2.78.010. Title.

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