A. Every individual or entity that proposes to maintain, operate or conduct a fortunetelling establishment in the city shall file an application with the director of finance upon a form provided by the city, together with a nonrefundable filing fee. Said filing fee shall be established by the city manager, and may be revised from time to time. This fee shall not be deemed in lieu of a business tax as required by Chapter 5.04.
B. Every individual or entity that proposes to maintain, operate or conduct a fortunetelling establishment in the city shall file an application with the director of finance upon a form provided by the city together with a nonrefundable filing fee. Said filing fee shall be established by the city manager and may be revised from time to time. This fee shall not be deemed in lieu of a business tax as required by Chapter 5.04.
C. A permit, when issued, shall state whether it is for a fortunetelling establishment or for a fortuneteller.
D. Fortunetelling establishment applicant(s) must post, with the city clerk, a surety bond in the principal sum amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) executed as a surety by a good and sufficient corporate surety authorized to do surety business in state of California and a principal by the applicant. This form of bond shall be approved by the city attorney and shall be given to insure good-faith and fair dealing on the part of the applicant and as a guarantee of indemnity for any and all loss, damage, theft, or other unfair dealings suffered by any patrons of the applicant during the term of the permit. (Ord. 9517 § 1 (part), 1995: prior code § 6653)