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SEC. 103.07. PERMITS – ANNUAL FEE.
 
   (a)   Annual Police Permit Fee – Payable. The annual police permit fees required by this article for existing police permits shall become due and payable each year during the two months next preceding the first day of January of the calendar year for which annual police permit fee is paid. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,438, Eff. 11/7/68.)
 
   (b)   Late Filing – Discretion of Board. The Board may, in its discretion, authorize the acceptance of an annual police permit fee paid within 15 days after the annual police permit is due if the Board finds that the failure to pay said fee within the time allowed was due to inadvertence or excusable neglect. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,438, Eff. 11/7/68.)
 
   (c)   Late Filing – Veterans. Whenever a person who previously held a permit but failed to pay the prescribed fee within the time provided, shows to the satisfaction of the Board that the person’s failure to pay such fee within the time provided herein resulted from the person’s induction or entrance into the armed forces of the United States, or of any allied nation, and that the application for a permit is made within six months after the applicant’s honorable discharge from the service, the annual police permit fee only shall be charged thereof. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,438, Eff. 11/7/68.)
 
   (d)   Late Filing – Effect. If the annual police permit fee is not received within the time allowed in Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section, the permit shall terminate and the former permittee shall cease engaging in the trade, business or occupation for which the permit was required. Application for a new permit may be made as set forth in this article.
 
   The application shall be considered as an original application for a permit and the fee shall be that prescribed for the issuance of an original permit. (Amended by Ord. No. 143,868, Eff. 10/23/72.)
 
   (e)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a), annual police permit fees, except those owed by Firearms Vendors and Firearms Salespersons required by this article to be paid for the year 2021 shall become due and payable on June 30, 2021. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,119, Eff. 8/7/21.)
 
 
SEC. 103.08. PERMITS NON-TRANSFERABLE.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.)
 
   A permit issued by the Board may not be sold, transferred, or assigned by any permittee or by operation of law, to any other person, group, partnership, corporation, or any other entity. Any sale, transfer, or assignment or attempted sale, transfer, or assignment shall be deemed to constitute a voluntary surrender of the permit and the permit shall thereafter be null and void. A permit held by a corporation or partnership or other business entity is subject to the same rules of transferability as stated above. A new permit shall be required for a transfer of stock that causes a change in the controlling interest in a corporate permittee, and for a change in the majority ownership of a partnership or other legal entity, whether by sale, exchange or other means.
 
 
SEC. 103.09. PERMIT FOR EACH LOCATION.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.)
 
   A permit issued by the Board is valid only for the address or location specified on the permit.
 
 
SEC. 103.10. CHANGE OF LOCATION.
 
   Where permitted by this article, a change of location may be endorsed on a permit by the Board upon written application by a permittee accompanied by the change of location fee prescribed in Section 103.12.
 
   The fee imposed by this section shall not apply to the relocation of a business from a building or structure which was damaged or destroyed as a result of the earthquake of January 17, 1994 and its aftershocks, as determined by the Department of Building and Safety. (Paragraph Added by Ord. No. 170,126, Eff. 12/29/94.)
 
 
SEC. 103.11. ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS.
 
   The Board may issue permits for additional locations to a permittee upon a written application accompanied by the original permit fee prescribed in Sec. 103.12, or the prescribed additional location fee where such fee is designated in this article.
 
 
 
DIVISION 4
PERMIT FEES
 
 
Section
103.12   Fees.
 
 
SEC. 103.12. FEES.
   (Amended by Ord. No. 173,300, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)
 
   The Office of Finance shall receive all police permit fees. Applications for permits and applications for change of location shall not be accepted by the Office of Finance unless accompanied by the prescribed fee. Charges for applications for permits, applications for change of location and the annual police permit fee shall be made according to the following schedule:
 
BUSINESS PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
(Amended by Ord. No. 188,086, Eff. 2/2/24.)
Type of Business
Original Fee
Annual Renewal Fee
Type of Business
Original Fee
Annual Renewal Fee
Alarm System, Proprietor or Subscriber, other than a mechanical audible alarm system as defined by Section 103.206 of the Code, Protecting a residential building
$45.00
$26.00
Ammunition / Firearms Salesperson
$209.00
$209.00
Ammunition Vendor
$827.00
$327.00
Antique Shop
$379.00
$327.00
Antique Show Promoter or Collectors' Exchange
$379.00
$327.00
Arcade Game
$139.00
$139.00
Arcade Picture
$231.00
$231.00
Auto Park
$238.00
$238.00
Bath / Tanning Salon
$147.00
$147.00
Bowling Alley
$147.00
$147.00
Café Entertainment and Shows, Except Live Theatrical Productions in a Theater with a Seating Capacity of 99 Persons or Less
$789.00
$327.00
Card Club / School
$358.00
$327.00
Carnival
$97.00
$97.00
Cyber Café
$138.00
$138.00
Dance Hall
$463.00
$327.00
Dance, One Night Public
$603.00
None
Dance, Teenage Public
$380.00
None
Dancing Academy
$110.00
$110.00
Dancing Club
$138.00
$138.00
Escort
$359.00
$327.00
Escort Bureau
$390.00
$327.00
Family Billiard Room
$138.00
$138.00
Figure Studio
$259.00
$259.00
Firearms Vendor
$827.00
$327.00
Firefighter Organization – Promoter
$147.00
$147.00
Firefighter Organization – Solicitor
$89.00
$89.00
Game, Skills / Science
$138.00
$138.00
Junk Collector
$107.00
$107.00
Junk Dealer
$323.00
$323.00
Key Duplicator
$107.00
$107.00
Massage Establishment (On)
$688.00
$327.00
Motion Picture Show / Adult
$231.00
$231.00
Out-Call Massage Business
$116.00
$116.00
Parades
None
None
Pawnbroker
$834.00
$327.00
Peace Officer Organization – Promoter
$147.00
$147.00
Peace Officer Organization – Solicitor
$89.00
$89.00
Pool Room – Single table
$259.00
$259.00
Pool Room – 2 or more tables
$231.00
$231.00
Rides (Mechanical)
$112.00
$112.00
Rummage Sale (Annual)
$107.00
$107.00
Sale, Close-Out
$138.00
None
Sale, Fire
$138.00
None
Secondhand (Auto Parts)
$335.00
$327.00
Secondhand (Books / Magazines)
$323.00
$323.00
Secondhand (General)
$323.00
$323.00
Secondhand (Jewelry)
$323.00
$323.00
Shooting Gallery
$220.00
$220.00
Skating Rink
$138.00
$138.00
Social Contact Concierge Establishment
$320.00
$320.00
Swap Meet Operator
$393.00
$327.00
Towing Operation
$329.00
$327.00
Tow Unit Operator
$271.00
$271.00
Valet Parking Attendant
$89.00
$89.00
Valet Parking Operator
$238.00
$238.00
 
 
 
 
DIVISION 5
REGULATION OF PERMITTEES
 
 
Section
103.13   Records.
103.14   Inspection.
103.15   Reports.
103.16   Property.
103.17   Advertising.
103.18   Permittee – Responsibility.
103.19   Signs Required.
103.20   Display of Permit.
103.21   Change in Owner Information.
103.22   Identification Cards.
103.23   Surrender of Permits.
103.24   Hours of Business.
103.25   Doing Business with Minor.
103.26   True Name, Age and Address.
 
 
SEC. 103.13. RECORDS.
 
   Permittees shall keep records on such forms and in the manner the Board deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. Such records shall be kept for five years.
 
 
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