Tehachapi Municipal Code Art. IV Operation of Businesses

The premises of any business for which a permit is required by this chapter shall be open at all times during business hours, and on request, at any hour, to inspection by the police department or other authorized officer or employee of the city.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 36, 1973)

No person shall charge any rate for any service different from the schedule of rates approved by the council by resolution when such rates are required to be so approved.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 38, 1973)

There is imposed upon the permittee, owner, operator or manager of any business or activity, the responsibility and duty to maintain such premises in an orderly manner, and to evict or cause to be evicted, or to refuse admittance to, all persons acting in a belligerent or rowdy manner, or persons who use, are addicted to or possess narcotics, dangerous drugs, or alcohol where prohibited, or have had numerous arrests for other violations of law. Persistent failure or refusal of the permittee, owner or operator to evict, or cause to be evicted, or to refuse admittance to such persons, or to maintain peace and order on the premises, shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the permit issued pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 39, 1973)

No person shall engage in the business or occupation of practicing the profession of a palmist, fortuneteller, clairvoyant, necromancer, or any other profession or calling similar to any of the foregoing in the city.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 48, 1973)

No person shall engage in the business or occupation of conducting, operating or maintaining a hookah lounge in the city limits. This prohibition does not include private use of hookahs in personal residences if otherwise in compliance with applicable laws.

(Ord. No. 15-04-723, § 2, 3-16-2015)

No person shall engage in the business or occupation of conducting, operating or maintaining any table or tables, for let or hire, used or intended for use of two or more persons, for the purpose of gambling in the city.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 49, 1973)

Any business or activity conducted or maintained contrary to the provisions of this chapter is, and the same is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and the city attorney may, in addition to or in lieu of prosecuting a criminal action hereunder, commence an action or actions, proceeding or proceedings, for the abatement, removal and enjoinment thereof, in the manner provided by law, and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate or remove such business or activity, and restrain and enjoin any person from operating, conducting or maintaining a business or activity contrary to the provisions of this chapter. Such authority includes but is not limited the city concurrently, separately, or consecutively utilizing other methods of enforcement for ensuring compliance with applicable laws, including but not limited to, civil remedies such as injunctions, criminal remedies such as prosecution, and other administrative remedies available under applicable law, including nuisance abatement under Chapter 8.28 and administrative citations under Section 1.16.065.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 50, 1973)

(Ord. No. 22-01-766, § 24, 1-18-2022)

Any person failing or refusing to comply with any requirements of this chapter, or violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or knowingly misrepresenting to any authorized officer or representative of the city any material fact in procuring the permit herein provided for, or the waiver of any fee herein provided for, or who fails or refuses to comply with or violates any of the conditions or restrictions of any permit issued under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.

(Ord. 73-O-388 § 51, 1973)