(a) Grant of license. An annual bingo license may be granted to the following type of organization that wishes to conduct bingo games within the City for the sole benefit of such organization: an organization exempted from the payment of the Bank and Corporation Tax by Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §§23701(a), 23701(b), 23701(d), 23701(e), 23701(f), 23701(g) and 23701(1), and by mobile home park associations and senior citizens organizations and provided that the receipts of such games are used only for charitable purposes. Such applications shall be in writing to the City on a form set out by the City and shall be accompanied by the documents listed in divisions (a) through (d) below. At such time as the applicant organization submits to the City Clerk a complete application, with the applicable fee, and the City departments approve the grant of the bingo license, the City Clerk may issue the license subject to the requirements of this Chapter.
(1) An annual bingo license fee in the amount of $50. One-half of which license fee paid shall be refunded to the organization if the application for license is denied. In addition, a fee of 1% of the monthly gross receipts over $5,000 shall be an additional fee and shall be collected monthly.
(2) A statement indicating the purpose and uses for which the proceeds of such bingo games are to be used.
(3) A report from the City departments (Building, Planning, Police and Fire) stating that the property to be used for the bingo game meets applicable Codes and has the necessary parking and that the applicant has not held a bingo license which was revoked for noncompliance in the City or other jurisdictions.
(b) A statement that the applicant organization shall comply with all of the rules and regulations set out in Section 11.27.040 and that the organization agrees that if it fails to do so, its bingo license may be summarily revoked by the City.
(Ord. 88, passed 6-2-2004)