Torrance Municipal Code Art. 4 The License

(Amended by O-2129; O-2538; O-3684)

a) Every person required to have a business license shall make application to the License Supervisor. The applicant shall furnish all information required to enable the License Supervisor to properly classify the business of the applicant and determine the proper license tax to be paid by such applicant. This information shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Name of firm;

2. Address and phone number;

3. Mailing address;

4. Nature of business;

5. Name of applicant;

6. Address and phone number of applicant;

7. Driver’s license number of applicant;

8. Social Security number of applicant;

9. An affirmation by the applicant that the business does not furnish or provide any service, good, or product that is illegal under this Code, the Laws of the State of California, or the Laws of the United States of America.

b) Upon the payment of the prescribed license tax, the License Supervisor shall, except as otherwise provided in this Division, issue to such person a license which shall contain:

1. The name of the person to whom the license is issued;

2. The address of the business being conducted;

3. The name and description of the business licensed;

4. The amount of license tax paid for current year;

5. The date of expiration of such license;

6. Such other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Division.

c) No person shall make any false, misleading or fraudulent statement or misrepresent any fact in any application for a license.

No license shall be issued to any business for which a health permit is required by law until such permit has been obtained from the health officer of the City.

(Amended by O-495)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, no person holding a license issued by the State to carry on any business shall be required to perform any acts as a condition of the issuance of a license therefor by the City under this Division, except the payment of a City license tax for revenue only and the filing of an application for a license with the License Supervisor containing the information required by Section 31.4.1.

(Amended by O-2129; O-2288)

a) No business license shall be transferable; provided, however that where a license is issued authorizing a person to conduct a business at a particular location, such licensee, upon application and the payment of $8.00* may have the license previously issued amended so as to authorize the conduct of the same type of business from such other location.

b) It shall be unlawful for any licensee to sell, give or otherwise transfer to another person, or allow any other person to use or display, damage or remove, or to have in his possession, except as authorized by this Division, any license or insignia which has been issued to such licensee.

c) The transfer of the stock or assets of any licensed business which results in the control of the business passing to the buyer, shall constitute a change of ownership.

(Amended by O-50; O-110; O-629)

Every person having a business license and carrying on a business at a fixed place of business shall keep such license posted and exhibited while in force in some conspicuous part of said place of business. Every person having such a license and not having a fixed place of business shall carry such license with him at all times while carrying on the business for which the same was issued.

(Amended by O-2129; O-2288)

The License Supervisor shall make a charge of $3.00* for each duplicate license issued to replace any license which has been lost or destroyed.

(Amended by O-50; O-110)

In no case shall any mistake made by the License Supervisor in stating the amount of a license tax prevent or prejudice the collection by the City of the amount which shall be actually due from anyone carrying on a business subject to a license under this Division.

(Added by O-2129; Amended by O-2288)

The owner of a business desiring to change the name of the business, may upon application to the License Supervisor and the payment of $8.003 have the license previously issued amended to show new name under which business is to be conducted.