A. An additional business license fee shall be assessed against each business which owns, possesses, or maintains any coin-operated machine used or placed for business purposes. The business license fee prescribed by this section is in addition to any gross receipts business license fee prescribed by this chapter for such business.
B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to allow or provide for the use or possession of any machine or device prohibited by law.
C. The fee for each type of machine shall be set by the city council by resolution from time to time upon recommendation of the business license officer.
D. The business which owns, operates, or controls one or more coin-operated machines shall, at the time of application for issuance or renewal of a license, advise the business license officer in writing as to the type and location of each such machine which is to be used within the city in the conduct of said business.
E. A sticker, tag, plate, or symbol shall be issued for each machine. One license may be issued for any number of machines to be located at a specific location or premises, with the privilege of substituting machines which are reasonably estimated to have similar gross receipts expectations.
F. The provisions of this chapter relating to business license fees for coin-operated machines shall not be deemed to apply to:
1. Machines such as telephones and metered dispensers utilized in distributing, dispensing, or providing a public utility commodity or service by a public utility subject to regulation by the California Public Utilities Commission, or the United States Interstate Commerce Commission, or the Federal Energy Regulation Commission;
2. Vending boxes or machines for newspapers, magazines, or other periodical publications.
(Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 5.02.077)