A. If the proposed or current business location is to be used at least in part for the sale of firearms, the permitted place of business shall be a secure facility within the meaning of Cal. Penal Code § 17110.
B. If the proposed or current business location is to be used at least in part for the sale of firearms, all heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and service openings shall be secured with steel bars or metal grating.
C. If the proposed or current business location is street level, bollards or other barriers, such as security planters or other devices with a similar structural integrity of bollards, shall be installed to protect the location's front entrance, any floor-to-ceiling windows, and any other doors, that could be breached by a vehicle. This subsection C. shall not apply to elevated loading docks or to locations of a licensee's premises that are fitted with steel rolldown doors. Any bollards shall not obstruct accessible routes or accessible means of egress in compliance with state and federal law.
D. Any time a Permittee is not open for business, every firearm shall be stored in a secure facility within the meaning of Cal. Penal Code § 17110, or in a locked fireproof safe or vault in the licensee's business premises that meets the standards for a gun safe implemented by the Attorney General pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 23650.
E. Any time a Permittee is open for business, every firearm shall be unloaded, inaccessible to the public and secured using one of the following three (3) methods, except in the immediate presence of and under the direct supervision of an employee of the Permittee:
1. Secured within a locked case so that a customer seeking access to the firearm must ask an employee of the Permittee for assistance;
2. Secured behind a counter where only the Permittee and the Permittee's employees are allowed. During the absence of the Permittee or a Permittee's employee from the counter, the counter shall be secured with a locked, impenetrable barrier that extends from the floor or counter to the ceiling; or
3. Secured with a hardened steel rod or cable through the trigger guard of the firearm, which shall be secured with a hardened steel lock that has a shackle, and the lock and shackle shall be protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter and the rod or cable shall be anchored in a manner that prevents the removal of the firearm from the premises, or in the alternative, the firearm is secured in a equivalent manner, as approved by the Chief of Police.
F. Any time a Permittee is open for business, all ammunition shall be stored so that it is inaccessible to the public and secured using one of the methods mentioned in subsection E.1. or E.2., except in the immediate presence of and under the direct supervision of an employee of the Permittee.
G. The permitted business location shall be secured by an alarm system that is installed and maintained by an alarm company operator licensed pursuant to state law. The alarm system must be monitored by a central station and in compliance with Chapter 11.04 of this Code.
H. The permitted business location shall be monitored by a video surveillance system approved by the Police Chief and that includes cameras, monitors, and video recorders.
1. The interior and exterior of the permitted business location shall be monitored. The number and location of the cameras are subject to the approval of the Police Chief. At a minimum, the cameras shall be sufficient in number and location to monitor the critical areas of the business premises, including, but not limited to, all places where firearms or ammunition are stored, sold, or transferred, including, but not limited to, all counters, safes, vaults, cabinets, cases, entryways, and parking lots.
2. The video surveillance system shall operate continuously, without interruption, whenever the Permittee is open for business. Whenever the Permittee is not open for business, if not operating continuously, the system shall be triggered by a motion detector and begin recording immediately upon detection of any motion within the monitored area.
3. The video surveillance system must be maintained in proper working order at all times. If the system becomes inoperable, it must be repaired or replaced within fourteen (14) calendar days. The Permittee must inspect the system at least weekly to ensure that it is operational, and images are being recorded and retained as required by the Police Chief.
I. Business operating hours shall be limited to 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven (7) days a week.
J. The Applicant shall comply with all California laws regulating the sales of firearms and ammunition, including but not limited to Cal. Penal Code §§ 26815, 26885, 30363, 32000 and 32310.
K. The Police Chief may impose security requirements in addition to those listed in this section prior to issuance of the regulatory permit. Failure to fully comply with the requirements of this section shall be sufficient cause for denial or revocation of the regulatory permit by the Police Chief.
(Ord. No. 2022-010 § 1 (part))