Ordinance No. 8233
ORDINANCE NO 82
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS LICENSING THF. TRANSACTIONS OF BUSI-
NESSES, TRADES, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND SERVICES IN THE CITY
OF CYPRESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS: The following words and phrases when-
ever used in this or the following Sections shall be construed as
defined in this Section, unless from the context a different meaning
is intended, or unless a different meaning is specifically defined
and more particularly directed to the use of such words and phrases:
(A) Gross Receipts
"Gross Receipts" means the gross receipts of the
preceding fiscal year and is: The total amount of the
sale price of all sales, the total amount charged or
received for the performance of any act, service or
employment of whatever nature it may be, whether such
service, act or employment is done as a part of or
in connection with the sale of goods, or not, for
which a charge is made or credit allowed, including
all receipts, cash, credits and property of any kind
or nature, any amount for which credit is allowed by
the seller to the purchaser without any deduction
therefrom on account of the cost of the property sold,
the cost of materials used, labor or service ccsts,
interest paid or payable, losses or other expenses
whatsoever; provided, that cash discounts allowed
or taken on sales shall not be included and this
or the following Sections shall not be construed to
impose any tax upon any business or transaction which
the city is not authorized to license or tax under the
laws of the State or of the United States. Any tax
required by law to be included in or added to the
purchase price and collected from the consumer or
purchaser, and such part of the sales price of any
property previously sold returned by the purchaser,
and such part of the sales price of any property
previously sold returned by the purchaser to the
seller which is refunded by the seller by way of cash
or credit allowance given or taken as part payment on
any property so accepted for resale, shall be de-
ducted for the purpose of determining the gross
receipts hereunder.
(8) Gross Payroll
"Gross Payroll" means the gross payroll of the pre-
ceding fiscal year and is: The total gross payroll
before deductions of any kind are made
(C) License Periods
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The annual license period commences on the 1st day of
July of each year and ends on June 30th of the subse-
quent year The daily license period commences at the
hour of 8.00 o'clock A.M. of any day and ends at 8:00
o'clock A.M. of the next day. The quarter -annual
license periods commence on any day of issuance of such
license and ends three months after such day.
(D) Unpaid License Fee
"Unpaid License Fee" means not only all license fees owing
for licenses therefore issued, but also any sums or amount
which the City would have received had a license been issued
as required by this or the following Sections
Words and phrases used in this or the following Sections
not specifically defined shall be construed according to
the context and approved use of the language
SECTION 2: REVENUE MEASURE: This and the following Sections are
enacted solely to raise revenue for municipal purpos % and are not in-
tended for regulation.
SECTION 3: UNLAWFUL BUSINESS: No license issued under the pro-
visions of this or the following Sections shall be construed as author-
izing the conduct of or continuance of any illegal or unlawful business
SECTION 4; LICENSE AMOUNT. A DEBT: The amount of any license
imposed by this or the following Sections together with any penalties
accruing thereon shall be deemed a debt due to the City from the person
required to pay the same and an immediate cause of action shall accrue to
the City for the collection thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 5: SUBSTITUTE FOR OTHER REVENUE ORDINANCES: Any person
required to pay a license tax for transacting and carrying on any busi-
ness under this or the following Sections shall be relieved from the
payment of any license tax for the privilege of doing such business which
has been required under any other Ordinance of the City of Cypress but
shall remain subject to the regulatory provisions of such other Ordinance
This Section shall not apply to inspection fees
SECTION 6. EFFECT OF ORDINANCE ON PAST ACTIONS ANIJ OBLIGATIONS
PREVIOUSLY ACCRUED. Neither the adoption of this or
the following Sections nor its superseding of any portion of any other
Ordinance of the City of Cypress shall in any manner be construed to
affect prosecution for violation of any other Ordinance committed prior
to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license
or any penal provision applicable to any such violation, nor be construed
to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required by any Ord-
inance to be posted, filed, or deposited, and all rights and obligations
thereunto appertaining shall continue in full force and effect
SECTION 7: LICENSE REQUIRED: There are hereby imposed upon the
business, trades, professions, callings and occupations specified in
this or the following Sections, license taxes, in the amounts hereinafter
prescribed, and it shall be unlawful for any person to commence or to
transact, or to carry on any business, trade, profession, calling or
occupation in the City of Cypress without first having procured a license
from said City so to do or without complying with any and all applicable
provisions of this or the following Sections
SECTION 8: BRANCH ES1ABLISHMENTS: A separate license must be obtained
for each branch establishment or location of the business engaged in and
each license shall authorize the licensee to engage only in the business
licensed thereby at the location or in the manner designated in such
license, provided that warehouses and distributing plants used in con-
nection with and incidental to a business licensed under the provisions
of this or the following Sections shall not be deemed to be separate
places of business or branch establishments.
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Fvery person who operates any business, whether upon a cost rental
or commission basis as a concession or upon rented floor space in or
upon the premises of any person licensed under any provision of this
or the following Sections, shall be required to obtain a separate
and independent license pursuant to the appropriate provisions of
this or the following Section, and shall be subject to all of the
provisions of this or the following Sections
SFCTION 9: PARTNERSHIPS: In the event that any business con-
ducted, managed, or carried on in the City of Cypress is organized
as a nartnership or joint venture, the scheduled license fee need be
paid. only. by the said partnership or joint venture and not by each
individual partner or joint venture
SECTION 10: TWO OR MORE BUSINESSES, SAME LOCATION: Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this or the following Sections any
person conducting, managing, or carrying on two or more businesses,
licensed by this Ordinance, at the same location shall be required
to apply for and obtain a license for only one of such businesses,
provided, however, that if the amount of such license differs for
such businesses, such person shall obtain a license for that business
for which the largest amount or fee is provided b;, this or the follow-
ing Sections, provided, further, that in cases where the license tax
upon two or more businesses is based upon the gross annual receipts
of such businesses, then, one license shall be issued on the basis
of the combined total gross receipts of the several businesses.
SECTION 11: EXEMPTIONS: CONSTITUTION OR STATUTES OF THE UNITED
STATES OR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA: Nothing in
this or the following Sections shall be deemed or construed to apply
to any person transacting and carrying on any business exempt by
virtue of the Constitution or applicable status of the United States
or of the State of California from the payment to municipal corp-
oration of such taxes as are herein prescribed.
(A) Charitable Organizations.
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The provisions of this or the following Sections
shall not be deemed or construed to require the
payment of a license fee to conduct, manage or carry
on any business, occupation or activity, from any
institution or organization which is conducted, man-
aged or carried on wholly for the benefit of chari-
table purposes or from which profit is not derived,
either directly or indirectly, by any individual,
firm or corporation; nor shall any license fee be
required for the conducting of any entertainment,
concert, exhibition, or lecture on scientific, his-
torical, literary, religious, or moral subjects
within the City of Cypress, whenever the receipts
of any such entertainment, concert, exhibition or
lecture on scientific, historical, literary, re-
ligious or moral subjects within the City of Cypress
are to be appropriated to any church or school or to
any religious or benevolent purpose, nor shall any
license fee be required for the conducting of any
entertainment, dance, concert, exhibition, or lecture
by any religious, charitable, fraternal, educational,
military, state, county, or municipal organization or
association, whenever the receipts of any such enter-
tainment, dance, concert, exhibition or lecture are
to by arpropriated for the purpose and objects for
which such organization or association was formed,
and from which profit is not derived, either directly
or indirectly by any individual, fire or corporation, provided,
however, that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to
exempt any such organization or association from comply-
ing with the provisions of any Ordinance of the City of
Cypress requiring a permit from the City Council or any
commission or officer to conduct, manage or carry on any
profession, trade, calling or occupation.
(B) Claim for Exemption.
Any person claiming an exemption pursuant to this Ord-
inance shall file a verified statement with the Director
of Finance stating the facts upon which exemption is
claimed.
(C) License
The Director of Finance shall, upon a proper showing
contained in the verified statment, issue a license
to such person claiming exemption under Section 17
without payment to the City of the license tax required
by this or the following Sections.
(D) Revocation!
The Director of Finance may revoke any license granted
pursuant to the provisions of this or the following
Sections upon information that the licensee is not en-
titled to the exemption as provided herein
(E) Exemption, Farmers,
Farmers and horticulturists who sell exclusively products
actually produced or grown by them shall be exempt from
the provisions of this Ordinance.
(F) Exemptions, Home Occupations.
All persons who are engaged in a business within the City
who conduct their business from their place of resi-
dence, within the City, who do not employ persons to aid
in their business who have no advertising signs on their
property, or who do not regularly pay for advertising,
who have no retail sales tax permit, who do not use or
operate trucks as a part of their business, and whose
business is not specifically named or set forth in this
Ordinance shall be exempt from the payment of a license
or fee under the provisions of this Section, provided
that said person shall first make written application
to the Council for exemption and the City Council finds
that said person is so exempt Such person may be so
exempt even though the City Council finds that a license
would be required under Section lA, of this Ordinance
when said person presents evidence satisfactory to the
City Council that said person has a gross anual income
of less than $1,000 00 from said business.
SECTION 12: APPLICATION. CONTENTS OF LICENSE: Every person
required to have a license under the provisions of this or the follow-
ing Sections shall make application for the same to the Director of
Finance of the City of Cypress upon forms prescribed by the City.
The Director of Finance shall issue to such person a license which
shall contain:
The name of the person to whom the license is issued
The business licensed.
The place where such business is to be transacted and
carried on.
The date of the expiration of such license
Such other information ee may be necessary for the
enforcement of the provisions of this or the follow-
ing Sections
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SECTION 13: LICENSE: NEW BUSINESS. All annual license fees,
under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be due and payable
in lawful money of the United States in advance on the First day
of July of each fiscal year. Any person doing business less than
a full year shall pay a license fee in advance which shall be pro-
rated from the date of the beginning of the fiscal quarter in
which said business is commenced in accordance with the provisions
of this Ordinance
All persons who are required to pay a license based on a
gross receipt or gross payroll basis who does business less than
a full year shall pay in advance the minimum license fee which
shall be prorated from the date of the beginning of the fiscal
quarter in which said business is commenced in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance At the end of the fiscal year
during which the operation of said business is commenced the license
tax for such yearly period shall be ascertained and due and pay-
able based on a prorate from the date of the beginning of the
fiscal quarter in which said business is commenced in accordance
with the previsions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4, LIC :NSF: BUSINESS IN OPERATION PRIOR TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE BUSIUSS LICENSE ORDINANCES:
Businesses on a gross receipts or on a gross payroll basis which
have been in operation during the entire fiscal year preceding
the adoption of the Business License Ordinance shall submit a
statement on a form prescribed by the City of the amount of gross
receipts or of gross payroll for the preceding fiscal year from
which the current annual license fee will be determined and pro-
rated in accordance with the number of days remaining in the
License Period.
All statements filed pursuant to the provisions of this
Section or Section 13 shall be deemed confidential in character
and shall not be subject to public inspection, provided, however,
that the same may be introduced as evidence in any court of comp-
etent jurisdiction in cases of alleged violation of this or the
following Sections by any maker of such statement
Businesses on a gross receipts or flat rate basis in oper-
ation prior to the adoption of the Business License Ordinance but
which have not been in operation during the entire preceding fis-
cal year period will be licensed in the same manner as new busi-
nesses
SECTION 15. DUE DATE OF FIRST LICENSE FEE: The first
license fee due and payable under this or the following pro-
visions shall be for the period of July 1, 1961 to June 30, 1962
SECTION 16. LICENSE. MAN .R OF PAYMENTS.
All licenses shall be paid for in lawful money of
the United States of America
All daily license fees shall be paid in advance on
each day
All quarter -annual licenses shall be paid at the time
of application.
All annual licenses on a flat rate basis become due
and payable July 1st
All annual licenses on a gross receipts basis become
due on July 1st, but are payable any time prior to
the following September 1st, without penalty.
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SECTION 17: ZONING AND OTHER REGUL1TIONS: No license shall be
issued to any person failing to present any land use permit required
by the Zoning Ordinance, or who has failed to comply with the pro-
visicns of any other regulation having to do with trade, business or
occupation
SECTION 18: UNFAID LICENSE FFES: No license for any succeeding
current, or unexpired license term shall knowingly be issued to any
person who at the time of making application for any license is in-
debted to the City for any unpaid license fee.
SECTIONJ9: LOANING LICENSE PROHIBITED: No person shall loan
his license to another.
SECTICN 20: NO LICENSE TRANSFF'HABLE: AMENDED LICENSE FOR CHANGED
LOCATION: No license issued pursuant to this or the
following Sections shall be transferable, provided, that where a license
is issued authorizing a person to transact and carry on a business at
a particular place, such licensee may, upon application therefore and
paying a fee of $2 00 have the license amended to authorize the trans-
acting and carrying on of such business under said license at some
other location to which the business is or is to be moved.
SECTION 21,1 DUPLICATE LICENSE: In the event that any licensee
loses his license, or the same is destroyed, he may procure a duplicate
license from the Director of Finance by payment to him of the sum of $2.00.
SECTION 22: ENFORCEMENT: It shall be duty of the Director of
Finance, and he/she is hereby directed to enforce each and all of the
provisions of this and following Sections, and the p=olice Chief shall
render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may from time to
time be required by the Director of Finance and/or the City Council
The Director of Finance, in the exercise of the duties imposed
upon him/or her hereunder, and acting through his deputies or duly
authorized assistants, may examine or cause to be examined all places
of business in the City to ascertain whether the provisions of this
Ordinance have been complied with.
The Director of Finance and each and all of his assistants, and
any police officer shall have the power and authority to enter, free
of charge, and at any reasonable time, any place of business required
to be licensed herein, and demand an exhibition of its license certi-
ficate Any person having such license certificate theretofore issued,
in his possession or under his control, who willfully fails tc exhibit
the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to
the penalties provided for by the provisions of this or the following
Sections It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance and each of
his/her assistants to cause a complaint to be filed against any and
all persons found to be violating any of said provisions
SECTION 22: ADDITICNAL POWER OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE: In addition
to all other powers conferred upon him%her, the Director of Finance
shall have the power to compromise any claim as to the amount of license
tax due, or tc make any decisions as to which Section or Sections of
this Ordinance are pertinent to a given business
SECTION 24: API-EAL: Any person aggrieved by any decision of an
administrative officer or agency with respect to the issuance or refusal
to issue such license may appeal to the Council by filing a notice of
appeal with the City Clerk of such Council The Council shall thereupon
fix a time and place for hearing such appeal The Clerk of the Council
shall give notice to such person of tt.e time and place of hearing by
serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office
at Cypress, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such person at
his last known address.
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SECTION 25. LICENSE TO BE, POSTFD IN CONSPICUOUS PLACE: Any
licensee engaged in a business at a fixed place of business shall
keep the license issued to him posted in a conspicuous place upon
the premises where such business is conducted Any licensee not
operating from a fixed place of business shall keep the license
issued to him upon his person at all times while engaged in the
business within the City.
SECTION 26. PENALTIES FUR FAILURE TO PAY TAX WHEN DUE: The
Licenses in this and the following Sections shall be due and pay-
able to the Director of Finance or his/her representative, and a
penalty of ten per cent (10%) shall be added to each license re-
maining unpaid thirty (30) days after it becomes due. On the first
day of each month thereafter that such fee remains unpaid, an
additional penalty of ten per cent (10%) of such unpaid fee shall
be added, provided that the maximum amount shall not exceed an
amount equal to the amount of such fee, and provided that penalty
of ten per cent (10%) will be added on September 1st for those
unpaid license fees based on a gross receipts basis and an additional
ten per cent (10%) on the first day of each month thereafter.
SECTION 27: BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ACTION AUTHORIZED FOR
FAILURE TO PAY LICENSE FEF: The conviction
and imprisonment of any person for engaging in any business with-
out first obtaining a license to conduct such business shall not
relieve such person from paying the license tax to conduct such
business, nor shall the payment of any license tax prevent a crim-
inal prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this
or the following Sections. All remedies prescribed hereunder shall
be cumulative and the use of one or more remedies by the City shall
not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing
the provisions hereof.
SECTION 28: LICENSE FEE: DURATION OF LICENSE: The fee for
any license required by any Section of this Ordinance shall be
that set forth for the particular business involved The fee and
the duration of the license shall be annual, quarterly, monthly,
weekly, or daily as indicated in this Ordinance. The letter "a"
following the fee shall indicate an annual fee; the letter "d" shall
indicate daily fee, the letter "m" shall indicate monthly fee; the
letter "q" shall indicate quarterly fee; and the letter "w" shall
indicate weekly fee All amounts shown are in dollars.
SECTION 29. ADVERTISING. By distributing samples or handbills,
provided that this subsection shall not apply to any person, employee,
agent, or representative of any person who already has a City license
as proved elsewhere in this Ordinance $25 00 a
By sign posting or bill posting, but not including
sign painting $50.00 a
By vehicle containing amplifier, phonograph, loud
speakers, etc For each vehicle $50 00 a
Or at the option of the licensee, for each vehicle . $10.00 d
If any such vehicle is used by a City licensee to
advertise solely his own licensed business and
such vehicle is regularly registered and licensed
by the State to such licensee, then the fee for
each such vehicle . ... $15.00 a
Or at the option of the licensee, for each such
vehicle ... $ 5 00 d
By means of stereopticsn, biograph, moving picture,
or similar device (not motion picture theatres),
used outdoors . $ 125 00 a
Or used indoors $ 50 00 a
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Billboards
For every person conducting, managing, or carrying on the
business of sign advertising by means of
billboards ;100.00 a
per billboard
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed as
applying to the owners of real estate or their agents in
advertising their property for sale or lease by means of
billboards situated ujon property advertised for sale or
lease by such billboards.
SECTION 121 AMUSEMENTS:
Any public amusement center, room, business, or parlor, wherein no pool
tables, billiard tables, or bowling alleys are kept or maintained for
use, by the public $ 100 00 a
For any amusement center, room business, or parlor containing
pool tables, and/or billiard tables, and/or bowling alleys, for each
such table or alley, with a minimum fee of $100 00 per annum 15 00 a
(A) Same
Boxing or wrestling exhibition, per exhibition .. 15.00
Carnival, tent show or open-air show, or in hall
or building constructed for theatrical
purposes . .. .. . 100.00 d
In addition for 5 concessions or less 20.00 d
In addition for each concession in excess
of 5 4.00 d
Juke box, phonograph or motion picture device
operated by insertion of coin, Per machine
(The owner cf the business wherein the machine
is located shall be held responsible for the full
amount of the license fee if the owner of the machine
has not paid the fee when due and payable )
15 00 a
SECTION 31: AUCTIONEER.
For the business of auctioneer 25 00 d
SECTION 32: CEMETERIES MORTUARIES AND UNDERTAKING. Gross receipts
basis as defined in Section 1 (A).
SECTION 33: CIRCUS:
With seating capacity under 4,000 first day 150.00 d
Each additional day . 100 00 d
W ithseating capacity over 4,000 first day 200 00 d
Each additional day 100.00 d
For every side show in conjunction with a circus 10.00 d
For every concession in conjunction wits- s circus 5 00 d
SECTION 34: CONTRACTING OR SUBCONTRACTING BUSINESSES (OR ANY COMB-
INATION THERFOF):
hs contractor or sub -contractor, including building, construct-
ing, plumbing, electrical, painting, plastering, masonry,
floor finishing, publishing, interior decorating, land-
scaping, lawn renovating, wall papering, or any other work
on buildings or grounds requiring a license by the State of
California .. . 40.00 a
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SECTION 35: DAIRIES:
$25.00 annually or 100 per milking cow, whichever amount
is the greater
SECTION 36. DANCING:
Public Dance Hall . . $ 200.00 a
Or at option of licensee, per dance 10 00 d
Dancing teacher .... 20.00 a
SECTION 37: FEED YARDS:
$200 00 annually plus 200 for each animal delivered from
the premises exceeding 1,000 head per year A deposit
shall be made at the beginning of the fiscal year based
on the number of animals delivered in the preceding year.
SECTION 38: FIREWORKS. Every person conducting, managing, or
carrying on the retail business of dealing in or selling (permit
required) see Section 60, duration or permit
SECTION 39: GROSS RECEIPTS LICENSE. For every person, firm
or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on the business of
selling & retail any goods, services, wares, or merchandise not
otherwise specifically licensed by other Sections of this Ordinance
shall pay an annual license fee based on its gross annual receipts
as follows:
Gross annual receipts up to $25,000.00 . ... $ 25.00 min.
For additional gross receipts of $25,000 00
up to $100,000.00 .. . . . 30¢/$1000 00
For additional gross receipts of $100,000.00
up to $500,000 00 . 20¢/ 1000.00
For all additional gross receipts of
$500,000.00 and over . . . 10¢/$1000 00
SECTION 40: HORSE RACING:
For each person, holding, managing or conducting any
meeting within the City whereat horse racing with
wagering on the results thereof by the system known as
the pari-mutuel is permitted by the laws of the
State .. $ 50 00 d
SECTION 41: HOUSEMOVING:
Housemoving or wrecking of buildings and/or
structures ... •... .... ........... $ 50 00 a
SECTION 42: MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS: For every person,
firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on a business
consisting mainly of manufacturing, packing, processing, canning,
or selling at wholesale, goods, wares, produce, or merchandise, shall
pay an annual license fee based on its gross annual payroll before
deductions as follows:
Gross annual payroll up to $20,000 00 $y 25 00 min.
For additional gross payroll_ of
$20,000 00 up to $100,000 00 . ... . ... 50¢/$1000.00
For additional gross payroll of
$ 100,000.00 up to $500,000.00 .. 200/$1000 00
For all additional gross payroll of
$500,000 00 and over . 10¢/$1000 00
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SECTION 43: PAWN BROKER: Pawn Broker (for the purpose of this
Section the term "pawn broker" includes every person conducting, managing,
or carrying on the business of loaning money either for himself or for
any other person, upon any person property, personal security, or purch-
asing personal property and reselling or agreeing to resell such property
to the vendor or other assignee at prices previously agreed upon Nothing
in this Section shall be deemed to apply to the loaning of money on pers-
onal property or personal security by any bank authorized to do so under
the laws of the State or of the United States $300 00 a
SECTION 44: PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK FARMS:
Each tank under 50,000 barrels 2.50 a
Each tank 50,000 to 100,000 barrels 5 00 a
Each tank over 100,000 barrels 7 50 a
SECTION 45: PEDDLER:
Of flags, banners, balloons, cones, horns, noise -making
instruments, toys, notions, souvenirs or other similar
goods, not vehicle
(For license fee by motor vehicle see Section 71 of this
By pushcart, per vehicle
By basket, or other container carried by hand .
Of medicines, who calls attention to his wares by use
of music, entertainment, speech, fancy dress, or other
device on any street, in any doorway, or on any vacant
lot, whether actual sale is made upon said premises or
elsewhere
Of medicines, other than as above
2 50 d
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10 00 q
10 00 q
2500d
1000d
Of toys, notions, goods (other than medicines) who
calls attention to his wares by use of music, enter-
tainment, speech, fancy dress, or other device 25.00 d
Of any article or commodity not mentioned in this
Section 10 00 q
SECTION 46: PROFESSIONAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES.
(OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF) 40.00 a
Abstractor of titles
Accountant
Advertising Counsel
Appraiser
Aquarian
Architect
Agricultural Advisor or
Counselor
Assayer
Attorney-at-law
Auditor
Bail Bond Broker
Claims Adjuster
Certified Public Accountant
Chemist
C hirothesian
Chiropodist
Chiropractor
Civil Engineer
Construction Engineer
Interior Decorator
Dentist
Dental Laboratory
Consulting Engineer
Electrologist
Geologist
Herbalist
Insurance Broker
Insurance Adjuster
Investment Counselor
Landscape Architect
Lapidary
Mechanical Engineer
Naturopath
Oculist
Optician
Optometrist
Oral Surgeon
Orchard Care
Osteopath Physician
Physician and Surgeon
Physician
Real Estate Broker
Sanitation Engineer
Stock and Bond Broker
Dealing in Stocks, Bonds, or
Securities
Surgeon
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Designer Surveyor
Detective Taxidermist
Detective Agency Travel Bureau
Draftsman Tree Surgery
Drugless Practitioner Tree Removing
Electrical Engineer Tree Trimming
Employment Agency or Bureau Veterinarian
Chemical Engineer Sign Painter
Mortician
SECTION 47. PUBLIC UTILITIES: Any Public Utility operating
in the City under a franchise or franchises from the City, or
applicable therein; and who makes franchise payments thereunder
is subject to the provisions of this Ordinance only to the extent
it engages in retail merchandising not covered by the franchise
in the City.
SECTION 48: ROOMING HOUSE, APARTMENT HOUSE OR BUNGALOW COURT:
For every person conducting, managing or carrying on
the business of operating an apartment house, rooming
house, bungalow court, motel or auto court consisting
of four or more units, for the first /j. units .... $15.00 a
For each additional unit over four, per unit 3 00 a
(Provided the maximum fee shall be $4.0 00 per year)
SECTION 49: SMALL STANDS AND BUSINESSES:
Scissor grinder, without regular place of
business • .. . $15.00 a
Shoe Shine Stand.. .. 15.00 a
Pop Corn or other small confectionary stand in
or upon any public street, alley or other
public place $100 00 a
Or at the option of the licensee - a daily fee .. 5.00 d
Newstand in or upon any public street, alley
or other public places 20 00 a
Flower stand in or upon any public street, alley
or other public place . . . . 100.00 a
SECTION 50: SOLICITOR: HOUSE TO HOUSE: Every person con-
ducting, managing or carrying on the business of solicitor shall
pay a daily license of Ten Dollars($10.00) for each person employed
or engaged in such business.
For the purpose of this Section the word "solicitor" shall be
defined as any person who is engaged in the business of going from
house to house, and place to place, or at or along the streets of
the City, selling or taking orders for or offering to sell or take
orders for goods, or merchandise, or service, or other things of
value, for future delivery or for services to be performed in the
future
This Section shall not apply to any person, or employee or
agent or representative of any person who has a license in this
City as provided elsewhere by this Ordinance or who takes orders
only from businesses licensed under this Ordinance.
(A)
On Streets for Hotels, E tct.'
Any person conducting, managing or carrying on
the business of soliciting customer patronage upon
any public street, alley, or other public place,
for any hotel, inn, rooming -house, lodging -house,
apartment house, restaurant, dining room or house
or place where meals or board or lodging are fur-
nished for compensation, shall pay an annual license
fee of $50 00
Ordinance No 82
SECTION SUBDIVIDER: Every person who is required to file
a final subdivision map pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance
shall at the time of the filing of each final map rith the City for
the approval of the City Council, pay the fees as set forth in the Sub-
division Ordinance No other business license fee shall be charged
to said subdivider.
SECTION 52: TAXICABS.
For the transportation of passengers when driven by the owner
or a representative of the owner, or by the person or persons
hiring or renting the same at rates per mile, per trip, or
per time, and such vehicle is routed under the direction of
the passenger or passengers or of such persons hiring the
same, for each such vehicle . . $20 00 a
SECTION 53: TIP SHEETS: For every person who by any means engages
in the business or practice of disseminating, distributing, passing out,
giving away, handing out, selling, offering for sale, or soliciting for
the sale of any sheet, dodger, handbill, circular, letter, booklet, or
any other printed, typewritten, mimeographed or written matter of any kind,
pertaining to any horse race, choice of a horse or horses, recommending
any horse or horses, or giving or conveying any information about any
horse race or contest of endurance or speed between horses or beast whether
at a fixed place of business within the City or otherwise, Six Hundred
Dollars ($600 00) per ninety (90) day period. The number of persons
allowed to distribute such material under any one license shall not exceed
six (6) persons during any day.
SECTION 54; TRADE OR BUSINESS SCHOOL:
For every person conducting, managing or carrying on any
trade school, trade college, business school, or busi-
ness college X30 00 a
For every person conducting, managing, or carrying on, at an
established place of business a school where instruction is
given in music, art, dramatics, designing, dressmaking, mechanics
or any other trade or fine art . $20 00 a
Where there is no regularly established place of
business . $ 15 00 a
SECTION 55: TR'iILER PARKS.
For every person conducting, managing, or carrying on the
business of a trailer park .. ..50.00 a
SECTION 56: TRANSPORTATION, TRUCKING AND HAULING: For every person
engaged in the business, in whole or in part, of using or operating any
vehicle for the delivery of goods, wares or merchandise when said person
has an established place of business within the City, an annual license
or fee of $20 00 per year for each and every motor vehicle so used or
operated.
(A) Same, For every person engaged in the business, in whole
or in part, of using or operating any motor vehicle for the
delivery of goods, wares, or merchandise to wholesale or
retail businesses in the City for resale of said goods,
wares or merchandise shall pay an annual license or fee
based upon each motor vehicle so used or operated as follows:
For vehicles with a manufacturer's rated
Capacity of under 1-- tons $ 10.00 a
For vehiclet with a manufacturer's rated
Capacity of 1-. tons or over .$15 00 a
(B) Same, 1.11 Others, For every person engaged in the busi-
ness, in whole or in part, of using or operating motor ve-
hicles for the transportation of goods, wares, or merchan-
dise who uses the public streets or highways of this City
for the purpose of such use or operation, and who is not
required to pay the license or fees as set forth in Sections
56 or 56(A) of this Ordinance shall pay an annual license
or fee based upon each motor vehicle so used or operated
as follows:
Ordinance No. 82
For each vehicle with a manufacturer's rated
Capacity of under 3 tons $10 00 q
For each vehicle with a manufacturer's rated
Capacity of 3 tons or over .. . 12 00 q
(C) Same. Section 56(ij) and 56(B) of this Ordinance shall
not be applicable to any person, firm or corporation
who has an established place of business in the City of
Cypress and who holds a license for any such business
SECTION 57: VENDING:
In any doorway or any room or building for the sale of candy,
peanuts, popcorn, chewing gum, ice cream, or other confections,
or for sharpening or for performing other mechanical work
3.00 q
Fish, sale of fresh fish .. 3 00 q
Fruits or vegetables from a vehicle other than a peddler
and having no fixed place of business in the City 5 00 d
Itinerant, not having regularly established place of
business in the City, who travel from place to place,
or who has a stand on any public street in any door-
way, or any vacant lot, and who sells any goods in
his possession . . . 5.00 d
SECTION 58: WATER COMPANIES:
For the maximum number of customers at any one time
during the preceding fiscal year .50¢
per customer
SECTION 59: VENDING MhCHINES: Every person, conducting,
managing, operating, or maintaining on his premises any weighing,
amusement or merchandise machine or device, not otherwise licensed
under this Ordinance and not prohibited by law, wherein a sum of
money is charged or collected for such machine or device by means of
a coin slot or otherwise.
For each machine or device charging 1¢ to and
including 4¢ $6 00 a
For each machine or device charging 5¢ to and
including 9¢ . 9.00 a
For each machine or device charging 100 and
over . 12 00 a
Stamp vending machines selling U S Stamps for mailing
purposes are hereby exempt from the terms and provisions
hereof
The above license shall not be required where such machine or
device is operated and owned by a person already licens,-d to conduct
a business the gross receipts of which are used to measure the
amount of license payable
The owner of the business wherein the machine or device is lo-
cated shall be held responsible for the full amount of the license
fee if the owner of the machine or device has not paid the full fee
when due and payable
SECTION 60: PERMIT REQUIRED TO OPERATE CERTAIN BUSINESSES: No
person shall operate, and no license shall be issued for, any of the
following businesses until a permit has been first obtained therefor
upon application in writing for such permit pursuant to the following
Sections, to wit:
Ordinance No 82
(i)
Automobile Dismantling.
Automobile or truck dismantling or disassembling,
or selling of dismantled parts
(B) Auto Wrecking Business,
Auto wrecking business
(c) Ball, Dart. Knifeor fling Throwing,.
Ball, dart, knife or ring throwing or other similar device
(D) Billiard Hall,
Billiard Hall
(E) Bowling; Alley,
Bowling Alley
(F) Carnival Chutes.
Carnival Chutes
(G) Cemeteries,
Cemeteries
(H) Commercial Dump=
Commercial Dump
(I) Dance Ha11.
Dance Hall, dancing clubs or public dances
(J) Feed Yards
Feed yards
(K) Ferris W heel,,
Ferris Wheel
(L) Galvanic Battery.
Galvanic Battery
(M) Generate
Any business in which any product or commodity is
sold at retail from a motor vehicle, truck or trailer,
or any business in which any product or commodity is
sold at retail from any place except a fixed place of
business within the City on which general real property
and valorem taxes are levied and collected
(N) Itinerant Vendor.
Itinerant Vendor
(0) Junk Dealer.
Junk Dealer
Ordinance No 82
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(P) Junk Yard.
Junk Yard
(Q) Kinetoscope,
Kinetoscope, showing or renting use of
(R) Merry-go-round.
Merry-go-round
(S) Miniature Railway,
Miniature Railway
(T) Pawnbroker.
Pawnbroker
(U) Peddler,
Peddler
(V) Pool Room,
Pool Room
(P;) Private Patrol.
Private Patrol
(X) Rest Homes
Rest dome
(Y) Sanitarium.
Sanitarium
(z) Second-hand Store.
Second-hand Store or Dealer
(Aa) Shooting Gallery,
Shooting Gallery
(Bb) Skates Rink,
Skating hink
(Cc) Solicitor.
Solicitor
(Dd) Trailer Parks,
Trailer Parks
(Ee) Used Motor Vehicle.
Used Motor Vehicle or Trailer Business
(Ff) Weight Guessing Machine,
Weight guessing machine, shoring or renting use of,
or any other similar machine, instrument or device
not named herein, including shows, as defined in the
following Section
Ordinance No 82
(Gg) Amusement Device, Business or
Children.
Amusement device, business or
to children
Enterprise Attractive to
enterprise attractive
SECTION 61: SHOW DEFINITION. For the purpose of this Ordinance
the term "Show" shall include a carnival, tent shove, or show in theopen
air, or in a hall or building not specifically constructed for theatrical
purposes, and not conducted as a benefit performance under the auspices
of any charitable, religious, or non-profit organization, wherein carnivals,
circuses, dog or pony shows, dramatic, musical or theatrical performances
are given
SECTION 62. APPLICATION. The application for any permit required
by Section 60 of this Ordinance shall be filed with the City Council
through the City Manager, shall be signed and verified by the applicant,
and shall set forth the following.
1 The name and address of the applicant.
2 The name and address of the person by whom employed, if any
3. The place where such business is to be conducted
4. A brief description of the nature and amount of equipment
tc be used in such business
5 The personal description of the applicant
6. Evidence of the identity of the applicant of such character
as the City Council may require.
SECTION 63: GRANTING OR REFtiSAh OF PERMIT: The City Council
may, after investigation of said application and of said business
proposed to be conducted, grant or refuse or grant a permit. The City
Council shall have the right to refuse any such permit if it shall
determine that the granting of the same or the conduct of the business
v,i]1 be contrary to the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
morals or welfare of the City or its inhabitants. If such permit is granted
the City Council may impose such terms, conditions andrestrictions upon the
operation and conduct of such business, not in conflict with any paramount
law, as it may deem necessary or expedient to protect the public peace, health,
safety, morals or welfare of the City of its inhabitants. Any applicant for
such a permit shall be entitled to a hearing thereon before the City Council
upon a request therefor
SECTION 64: SAME: CITY MANAGER. In the event of an application for
a peddler's, solicitor's, or itinerant vendor's permit, if the City Manager
shall determine, after a reasonable investigation, that the applicant is of
good moral character and proposes to engage in an enterprise which shall not
be detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, moral or welfare of the
City or its inhabitants, the City Manager shall then issue the permit re-
quired In the event of any refusal on the part of the City Manager to issue
the required permit, the applicant may appeal to the City Council for a
review of such matter. lifter a hearing thereon, the City Council shall have
the right to refuse such permit if it shalldetermine that the proposed enter-
prise will be detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, morale or to
the welfare of the City or its inhabitants.
SECTION 65: POSTING: Such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous
place on the premises where the business for which such permit is issued
is conducted, and shall remain so posted during the period the permit
shall be in force.
SECTION 66: PERMIT FEE: Unless otherwise stated in this Ordinance,
the fee for filing application for each permit shall be one dollar ($1 00),
payable in advance.
SECTION 67. NON-TRANSFERiiBILITY. No permit issued under the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be transferable except by the consent of the City
Council
Ordinance No 82
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SECTION 68: INVESTIGATION. The Police Chief shall, upon the
request of the City Council, investigate and report to the City Council
all facts or evidence bearing upon the place where the proposed busi-
ness is to be located and the character, reputation and moral fitness of
those who will be in charge thereof.
SECTION 69: REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, HEARING, NOTICE. When the
City Council shall issue any permit under the terms of this Ordinance,
the same may be revoked at any time thereafter by said City Council if
said City Council becomes satisfied that the conduct of such business
does, or will in any manner endanger the public welfare or that the same
has been conducted in an illegal, improper or disorderly manner Said
City Council may revoke or suspend permits issued for any business where
the proprietor or person in charge thereof violates or permits any in-
fraction of any law of the State or any Ordinance of the City. No per-
mit for any business shall be revoked or permanently suspended under the
terms of this Ordinance unless the permittee shall be adjudged guilty of
a misdemeanor hereunder or unless a notice and public hearingthereof be
first given the permittee, provided, however, that any such permit may
be temporarily suspended without such notice or hearing by the City
Council
SECTION 70: SEVERABILITY: If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance The City Council of the City
hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irres-
pective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses,
phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 71: REPEALS. A11 other Ordinance or parts of Ordinances,
insofar only as any of the provisions of same conflict herewith are
hereby repealed; provided, however, that any such repeal shall not
affect or prevent the prosecution and punishment of any person, firm
or corporation for any act done or committed prior to the effective
date hereof, in violation of any Ordinance which is repealed hereby.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this mil day of January, 1961 by the follow-
ing called vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN• Arrowood, Denni, McCarney, Van Dyke,
and Baroldi
NOES. 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ATTEST:
FRED D HARDER, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No 82
THOMAS A BAROLDI, MAYOR