CHAPTER 3
BUSINESSES NOT SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL LICENSE TAX Revised 1/24
(Amended by O-1725; O-2129; O-2288)
33.1.1 GENERALLY.
Every person carrying on any business specifically listed in this Chapter shall pay the license tax as prescribed in each Section thereof. The businesses listed in this Chapter are not subject to the additional license tax.
33.2.1 BILLBOARDS.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for billboards shall be $32.00* per sign location. The license tax shall be payable under this Section for the construction, erection, installation and maintenance of advertising structures, billboards, advertising signs, sign boards, electric signs, sign devices, gas filled luminous tube signs or designs.
33.2.2 Repealed by O-2288.
33.2.3 DECORATIVE DISPLAYS.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for decorative displays shall be $19.00* per day with a $127.00* daily maximum license tax. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for the installation or maintaining of flags, banners or other decorative advertising displays over or upon any street or public place.
33.2.4 SEARCHLIGHTS; STEREOPTICON.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for searchlights shall be $32.001 per day, per location. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for the construction, erection, installation or operation of any stereopticon, motion picture machine, searchlight or any similar device intended to attract the attention of the public and visible from any street or other public place.
33.2.5 Repealed by O-2647.
33.2.6 Repealed by O-2288.
33.2.7 Repealed by O-2288.
33.3.1 LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-1274; O-2176; O-2129; O-2288; O-2843; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364; O-3400)
a) A license tax shall be payable under this Section for distributing any handbill. The term handbill shall include any handbill, dodger, circular, folder, booklet, letter, card, pamphlet, sheet, poster, sticker, banner, notice or other written, printed or painted matter which advertises any business, person or product; provided, however, that the term handbill shall not include printed information or materials prepared by and distributed by California licensed real estate brokers or agents in the normal course of their real estate practice.
b) The license tax for distributing handbills shall be either Thirty-Two Dollars ($32.00)* per day per person with a maximum daily tax of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars ($128.00)*, or, at the discretion of the licensee, an annual license tax of Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($3,372.00)* per calendar year; provided, however, that when the cumulative total of daily license taxes paid by a licensee during any one (1) calendar year reaches Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($3,372.00)2 it shall be treated as an annual license tax for the rest of that calendar year.
33.3.2 DELIVERY OF HANDBILLS.
All handbills must be delivered to the door of any house, apartment or place of business, or handed to a person, and not otherwise left or thrown upon private or public property. One (1) copy only of the same handbill shall be delivered to any house, apartment, place of business or person in any one (1) day. This Section shall not apply to handbills sent through the United States mails.
33.3.3 NOT TO BE PLACED ON VEHICLES.
No handbill shall be placed within or upon any automobile or other vehicle.
33.3.4 DRUGS OR MEDICINES.
No person shall distribute free of charge, except in an established place of business, any samples containing drugs or medicines.
33.3.5 DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL LITERATURE.
(Amended by O-2288)
a) There shall be no license tax or permit required for the distribution of religious or political literature.
b) If a handbill which contains religious or political literature also contains any commercial advertising matter of any kind or description whatsoever, it shall be deemed to be a commercial handbill and the distribution shall be taxable as provided in Section 33.3.1.
c) All such religious or political literature must be delivered to the door of any house or place of business, or handed to a person, and not otherwise thrown upon private or public property.
d) One (1) copy only of the same religious or political literature shall be delivered to any house, apartment, place of business or person in any one day without the express consent of the owner or occupant thereof, or of such person.
33.3.6 SIGNS APPLYING TO HANDBILLS.
No person shall distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast or cause or hire others to distribute, deposit, place, throw, scatter or cast any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any premises if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on said premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance a sign bearing the words: "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers," "No Advertisement," "No Canvassers," "No Solicitors" or any similar notice, indicating in any manner that the occupants of said premises do not desire to be molested or to have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
ARTICLE 4 - AMPLIFIED SOUND
(Amended by O-829; O-889; O-952; O-961; O-1102; O-1108; O-1377; O-1725; O-2129; O-2288; O-2843; O-3329; O-3354; O-3360)
33.4.1 FILING APPLICATION.
a) Every user of sound amplifying equipment shall file an application with the License Supervisor ten (10) days prior to the date on which the equipment is intended to be used, which application shall be accompanied by a fee of $34.00.3
b) When the equipment is certified by the Environmental Officer to meet the requirements set forth in Section 46.5.3, the license shall be issued by the License Supervisor, if the application is for a one-time permit to use sound amplifying equipment at a fixed location, or if the application is for a mobile use of sound amplifying equipment. In the event the sound amplifying equipment is to be used in a fixed location, and the use will be repetitive, the License Supervisor shall submit the application to the License Review Board for consideration.
33.4.2 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
The application shall contain the following information:
a) The name, address and telephone number of both the owner and user of the sound amplifying equipment;
b) The maximum sound-producing power of the sound amplifying equipment, which shall include the wattage to be used, the noise level (in decibels) of the sound which will be produced at a stated distance and at the angular position for which the noise level is a maximum, and the approximate distance for which sound will be audible from the sound amplifying equipment;
c) The license number if a vehicle is to be used;
d) A general description of the sound amplifying equipment which is to be used; and
e) Whether the sound amplifying equipment will be used for commercial or noncommercial purposes.
33.4.3 APPROVAL OF LICENSE SUPERVISOR OR LICENSE REVIEW BOARD SUPERVISOR.
The License Supervisor or License Review Board shall approve the application unless the Supervisor or Board finds that:
a) The conditions of the motor vehicle movement are such that, in the opinion of the Supervisor or Board, use of the equipment would constitute a detriment to traffic safety; or
b) The conditions of pedestrian movement are such that, in the opinion of the Supervisor or Board, use of the equipment would constitute a detriment to traffic safety; or
c) The issuance of the license would be otherwise detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare; or
d) The issuance of the license will substantially interfere with the peace and quiet of the neighborhood or the community; or
e) The applicant would violate the provisions of this Code or of any other law.
33.4.4 CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
The License Supervisor or License Review Board may impose such conditions on the operation to be conducted under the permit as may be deemed necessary or proper.
33.4.5 RIGHT OF APPEAL.
a) The decision of the License Review Board may be appealed pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 1, Division 1 of this Code, commencing at Section 11.5.1.
b) The decision of the License Supervisor may be appealed to the License Review Board.
33.4.6 FEES.
a) Prior to the issuance of the sound permit, a fee in the amount of $26.004 per day or portion thereof shall be paid by the applicant to the City.
b) The fee as set forth in this Section and in Section 33.4.1 of this Code may be waived by the License Supervisor if he or she finds that the operation of the sound amplifying equipment is for charitable, eleemosynary, civic betterment or nonpartisan purposes in accordance with the provisions of Section 31.6.4.
ARTICLE 5 - AMUSEMENT, VENDING AND SERVICE MACHINES
(Added by O-502; Amended by O-518: O-829; O-849; O-1181; O-1620; O-1653; O-1700; O-1725; O-2412)
33.5.1 RESTRICTIONS.
No license shall be issued for any lottery, gaming device or other article or device which violates any of the provisions of either the Penal Code of the State of California, or Section 45.5.4. of this City Code.
33.5.2 LICENSE REQUIRED.
A license shall be obtained for each and every other such coin-operated music vending machine and each slot of each coin-operated vending and service machine or device by the owner of such machine, or the person in whose place of business such machine, or slot device is located, and any person having control over such machine shall be liable to pay the license tax therefor; provided, however, that the payment of any such tax as may be hereinafter required shall be deemed a compliance with this Section.
33.5.3 RECORDS TO BE FILED WITH LICENSE SUPERVISOR.
Every person required to have a license by the provisions of this Article shall file with the License Supervisor a list of all the amusement and coin-operated machines placed within the City by or for such person, giving the exact location and number, type and serial number of such machines.
33.5.4 LABELS ON MACHINES.
Every person required to have a license by the provisions of this Article shall place a label or card on each amusement or coin-operated machine in plain sight, bearing the name, address and telephone number of such person.
33.5.5 LICENSE STAMP.
The License Supervisor shall issue one (1) stamp or label for each machine operated by a licensee, which stamp or label shall be affixed thereto to indicate that the required fee has been paid for each current year. The License Supervisor shall seal the coin opening or slot on each machine not bearing such a label. The license shall not be transferable from one machine to another.
33.5.6 SEALS ON MACHINES.
(Amended by O-2288; O-2843)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any such seals affixed by the provisions of this Article. A service charge of $17.00 shall be paid to the City by the owner or operator of any such machine or device for removal of such seals. Upon payment of the required business tax and $17.005 service charge, the License Supervisor or his designated representative shall remove such seals.
33.5.7 AMUSEMENT MACHINES; LICENSE TAX; EXCEPTIONS.
(Amended by O-1620; O-1700; O-1725; O-2075; O-2288; O-2843; O-2900; O-2944; O-2945)
a) The license tax for amusement machines shall be as follows:
1) For machines which require ten (10) cents or less to operate same, the license tax shall be $11.00* per slot per machine per year.
2) For machines which require eleven (11) cents or more to operate same, the license tax shall be $64.00* per slot per machine per year.
A license tax shall be payable under this Section for the maintenance of any amusement machine, device, apparatus or any pin marble game, table or board, or any combination amusement and vending machine, device, apparatus or pin marble game, table or board for use by the public except such machines, apparatus or devices as coin-operated music vending and service and stamp machines, the operation or use of which is permitted, controlled, allowed or made possible by the deposit or placing of any coin, plate, disc, slug or key into any slot, crevice or other opening or by the payment of any fee or fees.
33.5.8 COIN-OPERATED MUSIC MACHINES; LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-1620; O-2843; O-2900; O-2944; O-2945)
The license tax for coin-operated music machines shall be $47.00* per year.
33.5.9 VENDING AND SERVICE MACHINES: LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-1620; O-2800; O-2843; O-2900; O-2944; O-2945)
a) For machines which require not less than six (6) cents nor over ten (10) cents to operate same, the license tax shall be $11.00* per slot, per machine per year.
b) For machines which require eleven (11) cents and over to operate same, the license tax shall be $20.00* per slot per machine per year.
c) For machines which require one (1) to five (5) cents to operate same, the license tax shall be $6.00 per slot per machine per year.
d) The license tax for a stamp machine shall be $6.00* per machine per year.
e) The license tax for a scale or weighing machine shall be $3.00* per machine per year.
f) The license tax for a map vending machine shall be $11.00* per year.
g) The license tax for a cigarette vending machine shall be $22.00* per year.
33.5.10 Repealed by O-1829.
33.5.11 BULK VENDING MACHINES; LICENSE TAX.
(Added by O-1943; Amended by O-2288; O-2843; O-2900; O-2944; O-2945)
Bulk Vending Machine definition and fee: A non-electrically operated vending machine unit, dispensing assorted confections, nuts or merchandise in equal but random portion, and which contains no more than one (1) coin slot, is construed to be a bulk vending machine, and the license tax shall be $6.00* per year.
33.5.12 LICENSE TAX LIMITATION.
(Added by O-2944; O-2945)
The license tax for coin-operated machines which are located in one fixed place of business and which are owned by one person shall not be more than $3,850.006 per year.
33.6.1 AUCTIONEER LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-2363; O-2843; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for an auctioneer shall be $94.00* per day. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for any person who shall sell or advertise for sale or arrange for the disposal to the highest bidder at a public auction any interest in real or personal property in any place in the City.
33.6.2 AUCTION HOUSE; LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-2843; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for an auction house shall be $280.00* per day or $1,107.007 per year. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for any place where an auction is held, unless such place be an established place of business in the City which has a current business license to operate a business other than an auction.
33.7.1 LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-1725; O-2129; O-2288; O-2843; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
Every person carrying on a special sale of merchandise shall pay a license tax of $116.00* for sixty (60) days and $14.00* per day thereafter.
33.7.2 SPECIAL SALES OF MERCHANDISE.
Special sales of merchandise shall mean any sale of goods which is represented or held out to be an insurance, bankruptcy, mortgage, insolvency, assignee’s, executor’s, administrator’s, receiver’s, trustee’s, creditor’s, forced, liquidation, removal or closing out sale, or a sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke, water or otherwise or in connection with which any word or phrase is used which reasonably conveys to the public the belief that a person is retiring from or closing out his business in the City.
33.7.3 LICENSE REQUIRED.
No special sales of merchandise, as defined in this Article, shall be held in the City unless a license therefor has been obtained from the License Supervisor.
33.7.4 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
(Amended by O-2129)
a) Every person managing, conducting or carrying on a special sale of merchandise shall make written application therefor to the License Supervisor. Said application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and shall contain the following information:
1) The time, date and place of the sale, which period shall not exceed sixty (60) days;
2) A statement that the merchandise which applicant proposes to sell is a bona fide part of his stock in trade and that the same has not been secured, purchased or brought into applicant’s place of business for or in anticipation of such sale;
3) The reason for such sale;
4) An inventory of goods, which inventory shall show the actual purchase price, names of persons from whom such goods were obtained, the date of delivery of such goods, and all details necessary to identify fully the goods to be sold;
5) A statement as to whether or not the goods to be sold were purchased at a former sale, conducted in compliance with this Section.
b) Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, if at any time during said sixty (60) day period, a sworn application is filed with the License Supervisor in which it shall appear that all of the goods in the original inventory have not been sold, accompanied by an inventory of remaining merchandise, showing actual purchase price, a supplemental license may be issued at the reasonable discretion of the License Supervisor, upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of the original license and upon the payment of an additional license tax of $9.008 per day. Such supplemental license shall continue in effect only so long as daily license tax shall be paid and the licensee complies with the provisions of this Section.
c) No license shall be issued to any person if it appears that the stock of goods was purchased at a former special sale, as hereinabove defined, less than six (6) months prior to the date of his application.
d) The License Supervisor shall file said application and shall endorse thereon the date such license is granted or refused.
33.7.5 INVENTORY.
a) A license under the provisions of this Article shall be valid only for the inventoried goods;
b) No person carrying on a sale as specified in this Article shall secure goods other than those enumerated in said inventory for the purpose of selling same at said sale;
c) No person having a license under this Article shall add any goods to the inventoried stock, and no goods shall be sold except that included in the original inventory.
33.7.6 EXCEPTION; COURT SALES.
This Article shall not apply to public or court officers or to any person acting under the direction of State or Federal courts in the course of their official duties.
33.7.7 FAKE SALES PROHIBITED.
a) No person shall operate or advertise at retail any fake sale of goods within the City;
b) For the purpose of this Article, a fake sale is hereby defined as follows:
1) The sale of goods at auction or otherwise to agents, or any other persons purchasing the same for or on behalf of the owner or other person interested in the sale thereof;
2) The sale of goods or the offering of goods for sale in limited quantity or quantities of less than the full amount of such merchandise, owned or carried in stock by the person offering the same for sale;
3) The sale or offering for sale of goods of a different quality or brand or bearing a different trademark as a substitute for merchandise previously advertised for sale;
4) The sale or offering for sale of any goods misrepresented as to quantity, quality, brand or otherwise;
5) The sale or offering for sale of any goods which is contingent upon the concurrent purchase or sale of any other article.
33.8.1 LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-1781; O-2129; O-2288; O-2363; O-2843; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of placing or selling advertising on benches shall be $280.00* per year plus $18.00* per bench per year.
33.8.2 INSPECTION FEE.
(Amended by O-1781; O-2129; O-2288; O-2843)
In addition to the license tax, an inspection fee of $8.009 shall be paid to the City at the time that any bench on which advertising space is placed or sold is first placed in the City or is relocated within the City.
33.8.3 PERMIT REQUIRED; PUBLIC PROPERTY.
(Added by O-1781)
No person shall place, install, relocate, or maintain any bench on any public property or right-of-way without a permit therefor having been obtained from the City Manager. Permits shall be granted on terms and conditions prescribed by the City Council.
33.9.1 CHRISTMAS TREE LOTS; SALE OF RELATED ITEMS; LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-2129; O-2288; O-2843)
The license tax for Christmas tree lots and sale of related items on such lot shall be $8.00* per day. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for conducting, managing or carrying on the business of selling, at retail or wholesale, Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths or tree ornaments and decorations.
33.9.2 DEFINITION.
(Amended by O-2975)
A Christmas tree lot shall mean any or all of the following:
a) A location where cut, natural Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, or tree ornaments and decorations are maintained, stored, or sold at retail or wholesale;
b) A location where cut, natural Christmas trees are flocked, sprayed or processed.
33.9.3 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
(Amended by O-2975; O-3171)
a) The License Supervisor shall supply each license applicant with both the business license application form and the application forms for any permit required by Division 8 of this Code;
b) The applicant shall file the following with the Licensing Supervisor:
1) All completed permit and license application forms along with the permit fees; and
2) A One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00)* cash deposit which shall be refunded if the lot is cleared in accordance with subsection n) of Section 85.2.19;
c) The License Supervisor shall transmit the completed permit application forms to the appropriate permit issuing authority.
33.9.4 OPERATIONAL PERIOD.
(Added by O-2975)
A license issued pursuant to this Article shall be valid for the period from November 15th to December 25th of the year in which the license is issued.
33.9.5 EXCEPTION.
(Added by O-2975)
Nothing in this Article shall be construed to apply to the holder of a valid and unrevoked general merchandise license who operates a Christmas tree lot in conjunction with the sale of other merchandise.
ARTICLE 10 - CONTRACTORS
(Added by O-137; Amended by O-151; O-152; O-153; O-235A; O-303; O-502; O-670; O-1261; O-1725; O-2129; O-2288; O-2843; O-3170)
33.10.1 CONTRACTORS; LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
All persons licensed as contractors by the State shall pay a license tax in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Type of Contractor |
Annual License Tax |
|---|---|
|
Boilers, hot water heating, steam fitting (C-4) |
$146.00* |
|
Cabinet and millwork (C-6) |
146.00* |
|
Cement and concrete (C-8) |
146.00* |
|
Drywall (C-9) |
146.00* |
|
Electrical signs (C-45) |
146.00* |
|
Electrical (General, C-10) |
146.00* |
|
Elevator installation (C-11) |
146.00* |
|
Engineering (A) |
279.00* |
|
Excavating, grading, trenching, paving, surfacing (C-12) |
146.00* |
|
Fence installation (C-13) |
146.00* |
|
Fire protection engineering (C-16) |
146.00* |
|
Flooring (wood, C-15) |
146.00* |
|
General (B-1) |
279.00* |
|
Glazing (C-17) |
146.00* |
|
House or building moving (C-21) |
146.00* |
|
Insulation (C-2) |
146.00* |
|
Landscaping (C-27) |
146.00* |
|
Lathing (C-26) |
146.00* |
|
Masonry (C-29) |
146.00* |
|
Ornamental metals (C-23) |
146.00* |
|
Painting, decorating (C-33) |
146.00* |
|
Plastering (C-35) |
146.00* |
|
Plumbing (C-36) |
146.00* |
|
Refrigeration (C-38) |
146.00* |
|
Roofing (C-39) |
146.00* |
|
Sewers, sewage disposal, drains, cement pipe laying (C-42) |
146.00* |
|
Sheet Metal (C-43) |
146.00 |
|
Steel, reinforcing (C-50) |
146.00* |
|
Steel, structural (C-51) |
146.00* |
|
Structural pest control (C-22) |
146.00* |
|
Swimming pools (C-53) |
146.00* |
|
Tile (Ceramic and mosaic, C-54) |
146.00* |
|
Warm air heating, ventilating, air conditioning (C-20) |
146.00* |
|
Welding (C-60) |
146.00* |
|
Well drilling (water wells, C-57) |
146.00* |
|
Classified specialists (C-61) |
146.00* |
|
All others |
146.00* |
*Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
33.10.2 LICENSE REQUIRED FOR SUBCONTRACTORS.
a) It shall be the responsibility of every general building and engineering contractor to require subcontractors under his control or direction to obtain a business license as herein provided before permitting said subcontractor to begin or perform services for said general building or engineering contractor.
b) Each general building or engineering contractor shall furnish the License Supervisor with a list of each subcontractor upon forms furnished by the License Supervisor.
33.10.3 OWNER-BUILDER.
It shall be the responsibility of every owner-builder to require subcontractors under his control or direction to obtain a business license as herein provided before permitting said subcontractor to begin or perform any services for said owner-builder. Each owner-builder shall furnish the License Supervisor with a list of each subcontractor upon forms furnished by the License Supervisor.
33.10.4 LICENSE REQUIRED FOR OWNER-BUILDER.
(Amended by O-1261)
a) A business license shall be required of every person acting as an owner-builder who builds any building or structure for sale, and he shall pay the license tax as herein provided.
b) The sale or offering for sale of two (2) or more such buildings or structures within one (1) year following the completion of any such building or structure shall be presumptive evidence that such buildings or structures were built for the purpose of sale.
c) This Section shall not apply to owners of property, buildings or structures thereon for the exclusive occupancy of such owner-builder and not offered for sale.
33.10.5 CONTRACTORS HAVING A FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS.
(Added by O-2288; O-3354)
Contractors having a fixed place of business in the City of Torrance shall pay a license fee in accordance with Sections 31.2.1. and 31.2.2.
33.12.1 LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-2129; O-2288; O-2843; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for junk collectors and junk dealers shall be $558.0010
33.12.2 DEFINITION OF JUNK COLLECTOR.
Junk collector shall mean any person having no fixed place of business in the City, carrying on the business of collecting, buying or selling, from house to house or from place to place, any old rags, sacks, bottles, cans, paper, metal or other articles commonly known as junk or salvage.
33.12.3 DEFINITION OF JUNK DEALER.
Junk dealer shall mean any person having a fixed place of business in the City carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in, either at wholesale or retail, any old rags, sacks, bottles, cans, paper, metal or other article commonly known as junk or salvage.
33.12.4 EXEMPTION.
In the case where the junk collector is an organization formed and operated for charitable, benevolent or religious purposes, the license tax may be waived by the License Review Board in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 31.6.4.
33.13.1 LICENSE TAX.
(Amended by O-2843; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
a) A license tax (called the spud-in-fee) of $505.00* shall be paid for initially drilling any oil or gas well hole.
b) A license tax of $505.00* shall be paid for each deepening of any oil or gas well hole.
c) In addition, an annual license tax of $563.0011
ARTICLE 15 - COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION Revised 1/24
(Amended by O-996; O-1725; O-2129; O-2288; O-2363; O-2843; O-3170; O-3199; O-3201; O-3229; O-3355; O-3527; O-3926)
33.15.010 LICENSE FEE.
Every person, firm, or corporation requiring a license under this article shall pay a license tax pursuant to section 31.2.1 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of this code. Such person, firm, or corporation shall also pay a regulatory license fee for operating a service for the collection, transportation, or disposal of solid waste, which shall include $625.00* for one truck, plus $137.0012 for the second, and each additional truck, trailer or semi-trailer. For purposes of this article, solid waste shall have the same meaning as that in section 40191 of the California Public Resources Code, and as it may from time to time be amended. Regular license fees may be established by the City Council by resolution.
33.15.020 PRORATION OF TAXES.
The tax for the largest truck only (the base tax) shall be prorated in accordance with the provisions in Section 31.2.12.
33.15.030 LICENSE REQUIRED.
No person, firm, or corporation shall collect solid waste from any commercial or multi-family premises in the City and transport it over the public streets or highways without having first obtained a Commercial Solid Waste Collection Business License from the Director of Finance or his or her designee, pursuant to this section.
33.15.040 SUPPLEMENTAL BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIRED.
In addition to the primary business license application, a supplemental application form will be required prior to issuance of the Commercial Solid Waste Collection Business License and shall include the following information:
a) A description of the compliant collection method(s) used for the collection, recovery, transfer, and disposal of solid waste, recycling, and organic waste streams for waste generated and collected in the City of Torrance.
b) A list of all solid waste facilities that material generated in the City is transported to, with the type of material going to that facility (solid waste, recycling, organics).
1. If compostable plastics are allowed in the green container, the applicant shall provide written notification from each facility receiving organic waste from the City that the facility can process and remove plastic bags when it recovers source-separated organic waste.
2. If the collection service allows organic waste to be collected in plastic bags, the applicant shall provide written notification from each facility receiving organic waste from Torrance that the facility can process and remove plastic bags when it recovers source-separated organic waste.
3. If the applicant is using a facility that processes material as a High Diversion Organics Processing Facility, the applicant shall indicate that designation in the facility list provided to the City.
c) A compliant contamination minimization route review methodology, in accordance with 14 CCR section 18982 (a)(65).
d) A description of education and outreach activities for customers serviced by the applicant hauler in the City of Torrance, including for edible food recovery.
33.15.050 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIC WASTE HAULERS.
Upon issuance of the Commercial Solid Waste Collection Business License, the licensed hauler engaged in organic waste collection shall be required to comply with the following conditions:
a) Customer Education & Outreach.
1) At least annually, licensed hauler shall create applicable education and outreach material, distribute public education materials, and conduct educational outreach and activities to their customers located in the City, at their own expense, describing the organics and recycling services to be provided, organics and recyclable materials to be recycled, instructions on how to participate, and instructions on how to properly separate recyclable materials and organics to maximize waste diversion.
2) The City reserves the right to require review and approval of all educational materials distributed to customers in the City, including but not limited to, electronic, print, and other media prior to distribution.
3) All hard copy educational materials shall comply with section 43.9.110 of the Torrance Municipal Code regarding the use of recycled content paper products, printing, and writing paper. The licensed hauler shall provide documentation and/or certification upon request by the City.
b) Waivers
1) All waiver requests by hauler’s customers must be processed through the City, in accordance with section 43.9.040 of this code.
2) The licensed hauler shall agree to cooperate and assist the City in determining waiver requests by the hauler’s customers.
c) Records and Reporting Requirements. The licensed hauler shall adhere to all reporting requirements as outlined in section 43.6.040 and provide the City a copy of all relevant information and documents quarterly, in the format requested by the City.
33.15.060 IDENTIFICATION OF LICENSEE.
Before the issuance of a license for the collection, transportation, or disposal of solid waste, the licensee shall paint upon the side of each truck, trailer, and semi-trailer used therefore, the name and telephone number of the owner thereof and of the licensee, if different from the owner, all in plain black letters and figures not less than 4 inches in height on a white or green background, and the same shall be distinct and unobscured at all times while such trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers are being operated in the City.
33.15.070 CONTAINERS.
a) Distribution of Containers. Unless an exemption has been granted by the City, as outlined in section 43.9.040 of this code, the authorized hauler must provide each commercial and multi-family premises it serves with collection containers necessary to comply with, implement, and achieve State and local diversion recycling goals, as outlined in 43.7.010 of this code. This includes, without limitation, containers that allow for the source separation of refuse, organics, and recyclables. If a hauler’s customer is out of compliance, the hauler must work with the customer to be compliant within 30 days. Failure to comply may result in fines, penalties, or revocation of this license.
b) Identification. Each container of one cubic yard or more that is used by the authorized hauler in the course of operations under the license must be marked prominently with the name and telephone number of the hauler. All containers must be maintained in clean, non-leaking, and operational conditions. If the authorized hauler’s customer provides their own bins or containers that do not meet this standard, the hauler will work with their customer to ensure compliance and condition.
33.15.080 LIST OF CUSTOMERS.
Every person having a license for the collection, transportation, or disposal of solid waste shall furnish the Public Works Director or his or her designee with a list of:
a) The customers serviced categorized by service type (refuse, recycling, and organics);
b) The level of service provided to each customer, including type and weight of solid waste collected (categorized by refuse, recycling, and organics);
c) The number of containers;
d) The frequency of service (number of days per week); and
e) The final destination of each type of waste.
All such reports shall be submitted in the format approved by the Public Works Director or his or her designee on a quarterly basis.
33.15.090 LIABILITY INSURANCE.
a) Before the issuance of a license for the collection, transportation, or disposal of solid waste the applicant shall furnish evidence of insurance with the coverage type and limits as deemed appropriate by the Director of Finance or his or her designee.
b) The licensee shall maintain at all times insurance as required by the City and that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the City.
33.15.100 COMPLIANCE WITH SOLID WASTE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Each person, firm, or corporation collecting, transporting, or disposing of solid waste from the City of Torrance shall comply with the requirements of reporting and paying the necessary fees provided in Chapter 3 of Division 4 of this Code.
33.15.110 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Failure to complete an application, pay the necessary fees, or comply with the conditions of this code may constitute grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation pursuant to Article 9, Chapter 1, Division 3 of this code.
ARTICLE 17 - TAXICABS AND VEHICLES FOR HIRE
(O-366; Amended by O-390; O-1106; O-1120; O-1725; O-2116; O-2129; O-2288; O-2817; O-3170; O-3174; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364; O-3470; Ord. O-3839)
33.17.010 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Article is to provide rules and regulations governing the operation and permitting of vehicle for hire and taxicab service companies and drivers that are substantially located in the City of Torrance. This Article also serves as the taxicab and vehicle for hire transportation service policy of the City of Torrance, which is required to be adopted by California Government Code Section 53075.5(a).
33.17.020 DEFINITIONS.
Driver means any person driving a taxicab or vehicle for hire, either as an independent contractor or under the direction, employment, control, or service of a service operator.
Employment includes self-employment as an independent driver.
License Supervisor means the Assistant Finance Director of the City of Torrance or his or her designee.
Person means any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or other form of business entity, other than a governmental entity.
Prearranged trip means using an online enabled application, dispatch, or internet website.
Service operator means every person having control, whether by a ten percent (10%) or greater ownership interest of any taxicab service or vehicle for hire service.
Substantially located means in reference to a city or county that the taxicab company meets either of the following:
1) Has its primary business address within that city’s or county’s jurisdiction.
2) The total number of prearranged and nonprearranged trips that originate within that city’s jurisdiction accounts for the largest share of the taxicab company’s total number of trips over the previous calendar year, as determined annually.
3) A taxicab company that initiates taxi operations after January 1, 2019, in reference to a city or county in which that company had not operated before January 1, 2019, the following:
A) In the first year of its operation, the jurisdiction where the taxicab company has its primary business address;
B) After the first year of operation it meets either of the following: the test described in subsection (1) or (2) of this definition.
Taxicab means any vehicle designed to carry not more than eight (8) passengers, excluding the driver, and that is used to transport persons for compensation on public streets; the compensation for which is determined by a taximeter or flat rate which determines a charge for distance traveled and/or time expended.
Taxicab service means any public passenger transportation service using a taxicab and available for hire on call or demand over the public streets of the City, where the service is not provided over a defined route, but is between points and over routes directed by the person(s) hiring the taxicab, and irrespective of whether the operations extend beyond the corporate limits of the City.
Taximeter means any instrument or device approved for use under applicable laws of the State, which mechanically or electronically calculates the charge for the use of a taxicab. The taximeter registers such charge by means of figures, including dollars and cents, calculated by an initial charge and thereafter a charge for distances traveled and/or waiting time.
Vehicle for hire means every motor-propelled vehicle, other than a taxicab, used for the transportation of passengers for hire from one (1) location within the City to another location within the City or beyond, at rates per mile, per trip, per hour, per day, per week, or per month. This term does not include a transportation network company (i.e., Uber, Lyft) or limousine business that provides service within the City and that holds a certificate or permit issued by the California Public Utilities Commission pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 8, Division 2 of the California Public Utilities Code.
Vehicle for hire service means a business that provides a vehicle for hire for transportation service.
33.17.030 SERVICE OPERATOR’S PERMIT REQUIRED.
It is unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any vehicle for hire or taxicab service that is substantially located within the City without having a service operator’s permit issued pursuant to this Article.
A taxicab company that is substantially located and permitted by another city within Los Angeles County or by Los Angeles County may operate in the City on a prearranged basis. That taxicab company may pick up trips originating through an online enabled application, phone dispatch, or an internet website.
A taxicab company that is substantially located and permitted by another city within Los Angeles County or by Los Angeles County may use taxicab stands and pick up street hails without an operator’s permit issued by the City pursuant to this Article, unless the License Supervisor places a restriction on these locations pursuant to Section 33.17.170.
It shall be unlawful to operate a taxicab without a valid permit to operate issued by each city or county in which a taxicab is substantially located. The minimum fine for operating without a permit from the city or county in which a taxicab company is substantially located shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The City of Torrance may, at any time, request trip data from any service operator to determine the city in which it is substantially located. If the requested trip data is not provided by the service operator, the City may impose a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
33.17.040 DRIVER’S PERMIT REQUIRED.
It is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle for hire or taxicab in the City without having a driver’s permit issued pursuant to this Article.
A taxicab driver that is substantially located and permitted by another city within Los Angeles County or by Los Angeles County may operate in the City on a prearranged basis. That taxicab driver may pick up trips originating through an online enabled application, phone dispatch, or an internet website.
A taxicab driver that is substantially located and permitted by another city within Los Angeles County or by Los Angeles County may use taxicab stands and pick up street hails without an operator’s permit issued by the City pursuant to this Article, unless the License Supervisor places a restriction on these locations pursuant to Section 33.17.170.
33.17.050 APPLICATION FOR SERVICE OPERATOR’S PERMIT.
Any applicant that is determined to be substantially located in the City, desiring to obtain or to renew a service operator’s permit, must complete a City application form and sign it under penalty of perjury and submit it to the License Supervisor. Each application must be accompanied by an application fee in an amount to be established by resolution of the City Council. An incomplete application will be returned to the applicant within seven (7) calendar days along with a list of the deficiencies. The application will be deemed abandoned if, within fourteen (14) calendar days following the mailing of a notice of incomplete application, an amended application correcting all identified deficiencies is not received by the City. Within seven (7) calendar days of receiving a complete application, the City will send a letter acknowledging receipt of the completed application.
The following information is required:
a) The legal names, mailing and street addresses, and telephone numbers of the applicant, specified owners, directors, officers and employees. If the vehicle for hire or taxicab service is advertised to the public and operates under a name other than the legal name of the applicant, that name must be included as well. A post office box, mailbox, message service, or other similar device may not be used as an actual street address, but is acceptable as a mailing address;
b) The street addresses from which the applicant conducts or will conduct the vehicle for hire or taxicab service business, where dispatch will be conducted, and each location at which the business’s vehicles will be garaged;
c) The number of vehicles for hire or taxicabs to be operated under the permit and the number of vehicles for hire or taxicabs in the applicant’s fleet;
d) The manufacturer, model year, vehicle type, vehicle identification number ("VIN"), license plate number, company identification number, passenger capacity and proof of commercial registration for each vehicle submitted in the application, together with evidence satisfactory to the License Supervisor that each taxicab or vehicle for hire proposed to be operated under the permit has been safety-inspected within a period of time satisfactory to the License Supervisor, and otherwise complies in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
e) The proposed color scheme, insignia or other distinguishing characteristic of the taxicab or vehicle for hire, including the style and legend of any illuminated sign to be mounted on the top of the vehicle;
f) Data verifying that the taxicab company is substantially located within the City to include the business address and the trip data showing that the total number of prearranged and nonprearranged trips that originate within that city’s or county’s jurisdiction account for the largest share of the taxicab company’s total number of trips over the previous calendar year;
g) Proof that the applicant maintains at its sole expense insurance meeting City requirements as required during the business license application process;
h) Acknowledgment and acceptance of indemnification requirement as required by the City during the business license application process;
i) Legal and registered ownership of the vehicles to be used by the applicant;
j) Prior experience of the applicant in a vehicle for hire or taxicab business, including the details of any prior permit denial, revocation or suspension by any public agency of any type of operator’s or driver’s permit, license or certificate;
k) The name of each driver who will operate a taxicab or vehicle for hire in the City;
l) A certification that no driver employed or to be employed by the operator has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs within five (5) calendar years preceding the date of application;
m) A certification that each driver has received a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of training;
n) A copy of the service operator’s vehicle maintenance program, including preventative maintenance. The program must be in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer’s warranty specifications and any applicable State and Federal laws;
o) Rates to be charged to the public throughout the term of the service operator’s permit;
p) Satisfactory evidence establishing that the applicant has complied and currently complies with the provisions of California Government Code Section 53075.5(b)(3), or any successor provision, pertaining to pre-employment and periodic testing of drivers for controlled substances and alcohol, and with provisions pertaining to payment for drug and alcohol testing programs and related reporting requirements. The applicant must also provide satisfactory evidence that each driver who will operate a taxicab or vehicle for hire with the taxicab company has tested negative for drugs and alcohol within the previous twelve (12) months;
q) The names, street addresses and telephone numbers of no less than two (2) individuals who may be contacted twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week by the City in case of an emergency;
r) An explanation of how the vehicle for hire or taxicab service will provide service to people with disabilities that make it difficult to use conventional taxicab sedans;
s) The history of the organization and the manner in which it is organized, including, without limitation, the date of formation, the business commencement date(s), and all business locations in California during the five (5) calendar years preceding the year of application;
t) Submission of Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Pull Notice Program Requestor Code Number, as defined in Vehicle Code Section 1808.1, issued to the applicant. As a condition of accepting a service operator’s permit, the service operator is required to notify the License Supervisor immediately if it receives a DMV Pull Notice on one (1) of its drivers that would affect that person’s driver’s permit. In the event a driver’s DMV record indicates that a driver no longer qualifies for a driver’s permit, the service operator must require the driver to surrender the driver’s permit to the License Supervisor. DMV Pull Notice records must be made available for review by the License Supervisor upon request;
u) Submission of records of any convictions in any court of any state of the United States or in any United States court with respect to any of the persons identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
v) Any additional information pertinent to the operation of the proposed taxicab or vehicle for hire service, including but not limited to the business backgrounds of the officers and directors, certified business financial statements, and lease arrangements as the City may require.
33.17.060 APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF SERVICE OPERATOR’S PERMIT; CRITERIA FOR DENIAL.
The License Supervisor may approve, deny or conditionally approve an application for a service operator’s permit. The License Supervisor may deny an application for a service operator’s permit if, based on substantial evidence, the License Supervisor finds any of the following:
a) The application contains any material misrepresentation;
b) The applicant is not morally or financially responsible;
c) Any vehicle proposed to be operated lacks required equipment, is improperly licensed, or unsafe;
d) The applicant’s proposed schedule of rates are deemed unreasonable; or are unjust, discriminatory, or preferential pursuant to Government Code Section 53075.5(g); or
e) The applicant has not otherwise complied with this Article.
33.17.070 INVESTIGATION AND HEARING ON SERVICE OPERATOR’S PERMIT.
Should a service operator appeal the denial of a service operator’s permit, the License Supervisor will conduct an investigation of the applicant. Upon completion of the investigation, the License Supervisor will set a date for public hearing on the application before the License Review Board. A notice specifying the time and place of the hearing and a copy of the investigatory report will be mailed to the applicant and to all existing service operators and will be made available to the public, at least seven (7) days before the date of the hearing. The License Review Board will make a determination within fourteen (14) calendar days following the close of the hearing.
33.17.080 APPLICATION FOR DRIVER’S PERMIT.
Any person who wishes to obtain a driver’s permit must file an application with the License Supervisor. Each application must be accompanied by an application fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council. An incomplete application will be returned by mail to the applicant along with a list of deficiencies. An incomplete application will be deemed abandoned if a corrected application is not received by the City within fourteen (14) calendar days following the date the City mailed the applicant notice of the deficiency. Within seven (7) calendar days of receiving a complete application, the City will send a letter acknowledging receipt of the completed application.
The application must be signed under penalty of perjury and must include the following:
a) The name, residence address, and age of the applicant;
b) Any convictions in any court of any state of the United States or in any United States court;
c) The number and expiration date of the applicant’s California driver’s license, and disclosure of whether any state driver’s license or taxi driver’s permit held by the applicant has ever been revoked or suspended;
d) The name and address of the permitted service operator by whom the applicant is to be employed as a driver, and the endorsement of that service operator;
e) The names and addresses of every person by whom the applicant has been employed at any time during the five (5) calendar years preceding the year of application;
f) The names and addresses of three (3) responsible persons, excluding relatives of the applicant, who have known the applicant for at least three (3) years;
g) Proof of insurance and agreement to maintain at all times in full force and effect insurance at levels required by Section 33.17.050(g);
h) Assent to a background investigation and fingerprinting by the Police Department;
i) Two (2) copies of a one (1) inch square photograph of the applicant, taken within ninety (90) days of the date of application (one (1) photograph will be attached to the driver’s permit certificate or identification card; the other will be retained by the License Supervisor);
j) The identification number and expiration date of each taxi driver’s permit issued by every other jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed; and
k) Any other information the License Supervisor may require.
33.17.090 INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR DRIVER’S PERMIT.
If an applicant holds a valid driver’s permit issued by another jurisdiction whose application process included an investigation and background check by a law enforcement agency, the License Supervisor may immediately issue a driver’s permit, upon confirmation of the issuance and current validity of that prior permit.
The License Supervisor will otherwise forward the completed application to the Police Department, which will conduct and complete an investigation of the applicant, within sixty (60) days after a completed application has been received by it. The Police Department will approve or deny the application and report its action to the License Supervisor. The Police Department must specify its grounds for any denial. The License Supervisor will notify the applicant by mail of Police Department approval or denial within seven (7) calendar days of the Police Department action.
The Police Department must recommend denial of an application if the applicant has:
a) Falsified material information on the application;
b) Registered as a sex offender pursuant to California Penal Code Section 290;
c) Served or is on formal probation or parole for any offense in this section;
d) A conviction (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere) in any state for any of the following: murder; robbery; pandering; pimping; crimes related to the sale or transportation of controlled substances; crimes involving the use of a weapon; or any other offense involving moral turpitude or any crime that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or responsibilities of a taxi driver;
e) A conviction (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere) in any state for a felony other than those listed in subsection (d) of this section within eight (8) years of application; or
f) Any conviction (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere) within five (5) years of application in any state or any final administrative determination of a violation of any statute, ordinance, or regulation reasonably and rationally pertaining to the same or similar business operation which would have resulted in suspension or revocation of a driver’s permit under this Article.
33.17.100 RIGHT TO LICENSE REVIEW BOARD REVIEW OF DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR DRIVER’S PERMIT.
Any person whose application for a driver’s permit is denied is entitled to a de novo hearing before the License Review Board upon the filing of a written request with the License Supervisor. A request for hearing must be filed with the License Supervisor within fourteen (14) calendar days following mailing of a notice of denial.
33.17.110 CONDITIONING APPROVALS OF PERMITS.
a) Right to Condition Service Operator’s Permit. The License Review Board may condition any permit in order to ensure that the vehicle for hire or taxicab operation will comport with the public health, safety, and welfare. The permittee must sign an affidavit affirming his or her acceptance of the conditions.
b) Right to Condition Driver’s Permit. The Police Department may condition any driver’s permit at any time in order to ensure that a driver’s operation of a vehicle for hire or taxicab within the City will comport with the public health, safety and welfare. The permittee must sign an affidavit affirming his or her acceptance of the conditions.
c) Application to Change Conditions. The License Review Board may change, modify or eliminate any conditions previously placed on a permit, upon its own motion or upon written request of the permittee, if it finds that the reasons for the original imposition of such conditions have been cured or no longer exist. Applications to change conditions will be noticed and set for public hearing in a manner consistent with Section 33.17.070.
33.17.120 TRANSFER PROHIBITED.
No permit issued under this Article will be sold, transferred, assigned, mortgaged or otherwise conveyed without the prior consent of the License Review Board, and any sale, transfer, assignment, mortgage or otherwise conveying any such permit without the prior consent of the Board will render the permit automatically void.
33.17.130 ANNUAL PERMIT FEES.
a) Every service operator must pay an annual per-vehicle operating permit fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council. Required fees must be paid at the time an application for a permit or renewal is submitted.
b) Every operating permit issued under this Article will terminate at the expiration of one (1) year from the date of its issuance unless revoked prior to said termination. Any renewal of an operating permit issued under this Article will be pursuant to the same requirements, procedures, provisions and regulations set forth in this Article for an original permit, except as otherwise provided. A service operator may not drive a taxicab or vehicle for hire without also possessing a current taxicab or vehicle for hire driver’s permit and otherwise satisfying all requirements of this Article pertaining to City approval of taxicab and vehicle for hire drivers. Every service operator must provide written notification to the License Supervisor upon the termination or resignation from employment of any person holding a driver’s permit.
33.17.140 ISSUANCE OF TAXICAB AND VEHICLE FOR HIRE IDENTIFICATION DECAL.
The License Supervisor will issue an identification decal for each taxicab and vehicle for hire approved during the permit application process.
33.17.150 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.
Every taxicab and vehicle for hire driver and service operator will be jointly and severally responsible for all of the following requirements. Each service operator and driver must:
a) Maintain, at all times in full force and effect insurance as required by Section 33.17.050(g).
b) Maintain, at all times, valid business licenses for the City of Torrance.
c) Display at all times on each taxicab or vehicle for hire a valid taxicab or vehicle for hire identification decal issued by the License Supervisor. The identification decal must be permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the rear windshield of the vehicle so that it is clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle. If, because of the presence of other stickers or decals required by law, the decal cannot be affixed on the lower left corner of the rear windshield, the decal must be attached to the vehicle in a conspicuous location, as close as possible to the lower left corner of the rear windshield.
d) Keep an accurate, legible record of all passengers carried, the pick up and drop off points, and the date and time carried. This record must be available for at least one (1) year for review by the License Supervisor and to make determinations of where the taxicab company is substantially located.
e) Not, when otherwise available for hire, refuse to transport anyone requesting a ride except under the following circumstances:
1) The transportation requested is such that the driver may not legally accept such passenger;
2) The driver has reasonable cause to believe that the proposed passenger will refuse to pay or cannot pay the fare; or
3) The proposed passenger is disorderly, engaged in the commission of any crime, or is otherwise unfit to be transported as a passenger.
f) Display a photo I.D. badge identifying the driver’s association with permitted taxicab or vehicle for hire service.
g) Keep the taxicab or vehicle for hire in good mechanical condition and in compliance with any and all applicable rules and regulations.
h) Charge only those rates as submitted on the application or such rates as have been approved by the License Review Board.
i) Display in full view of passengers in both the front and the rear seat, in letters and figures which are clearly legible a schedule of rates to be charged.
j) Keep the taxicab or vehicle for hire in a clean and sanitary condition.
k) Participate in periodic testing for controlled substances and alcohol, must report the results thereof, as specified in Government Code Section 53075.5(b)(3), must test negative for drugs and/or alcohol as required in said Code Section, and must carry in his or her vehicle a certificate of compliance with the provisions described in this subsection.
l) Not permit any person to operate a taxicab unless such person is authorized to operate a taxicab pursuant to this Article.
m) Drive passengers to their point of destination by the most direct practical route, unless specifically directed otherwise by such passengers.
n) Surrender the taxicab or vehicle for hire driver’s permit to the City if no longer employed by a City-permitted service operator.
o) Ensure that each driver operating within the City maintains a valid California driver’s license at all times.
p) Perform a yearly inspection of each vehicle approved by the City as part of his or her vehicle for hire or taxicab service. The inspection must be made by a facility registered with the Bureau of Automotive Repair or a facility certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Inspection records, signed by the mechanic or repair dealer, must be maintained in the business office of the service operator attesting that the vehicle has been inspected and is in good working order. A vehicle for hire or taxicab which has been inspected pursuant to the requirements of the City or County of Los Angeles taxicab regulations may maintain proof of that inspection in lieu of the inspection required by this section.
q) Permit any police officer of the City to inspect or thoroughly examine any taxicab or vehicle for hire at any time.
33.17.170 TAXICAB STANDS.
a) At its discretion, the City Council may permit the License Supervisor to locate, designate, and approve taxicab stands, which will be available for the exclusive use of City-approved taxicabs. Any taxicab company established may be restricted by the City, which would require each interested taxicab company to complete the service operator’s permit process and corresponding driver’s permit process for each driver.
b) Established taxicab stands will be in operation twenty-four (24) hours of every day, unless otherwise provided by the License Supervisor.
c) No taxicab will remain standing unless it is attended by a driver, except when necessary to assist passengers in loading or unloading.
33.17.180 FARES.
a) Taxicab companies may set their rates and fares and use flat rate pricing.
b) The taxicab company may use any type of taximeter, device or technology approved by the Division of Measurement Standards to calculate fares, including the use of Global Positioning System metering; provided, that the device or technology complies with Section 12500.5 of the Business and Professions Code and with all regulations established pursuant to Section 12107 of the Business and Professions Code.
33.17.190 SUSPENSION OF PERMITS.
Any permit described under this Article may be immediately suspended by the Police Department or License Supervisor if either deems it necessary to remedy an immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare, or failure to maintain any insurance required by this Article. Repeated failure to maintain required insurance will constitute grounds for revocation.
No suspension made pursuant to this Section may exceed fifteen (15) days pending a hearing before the License Review Board.
33.17.200 REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
In the event the License Review Board has reasonable cause to believe that grounds exist to revoke any permit issued pursuant to this Article, a written notice of intent to revoke will be served by mail upon the permit holder. Unless timely appealed, the revocation will be effective as of midnight on the date specified in the notice which will not be less than twenty-one (21) calendar days following the date of mailing of the notice.
Any taxicab or vehicle for hire service operator or driver having a permit revoked will not be eligible to apply for another permit for one (1) year after the effective date of revocation.
The License Review Board may instead of revocation provide a permit holder with an opportunity to cure certain violations, or may place certain conditions on the permit where it finds that grounds for revocation of the permit exist or that the permit holder’s activities have been conducted in a manner detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare.
33.17.210 GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OF SERVICE OPERATOR’S PERMIT.
A service operator’s permit may be denied or revoked by the License Review Board for any of the following reasons:
a) Failure to maintain vehicles in good and safe order and in compliance with all laws;
b) Any false, misleading or fraudulent statement made on the application for a service operator’s permit;
c) Failure to pay any fees required under this Article;
d) Repeated and persistent violations by the service operator or the service operator’s drivers of the traffic and motor vehicle laws of the City, County or State;
e) Employment of a driver who does not have a valid California driver’s license;
f) Poor safety record or a record of complaints with respect to the operation of the vehicle for hire or taxicab service within the City or other operating areas outside the City;
g) Charging rates in excess of the amounts stated in the permit application;
h) Failure to procure, post or maintain in effect approved comprehensive automobile liability insurance as required under Section 33.17.050(g); a temporary lapse in insurance coverage will result in immediate suspension pursuant to Section 33.17.190;
i) Commission of a crime involving moral turpitude that is substantially related to operation of a taxicab or vehicle for hire service by the applicant, his or her agent or employee, or any person connected or associated with the applicant as a partner, director, officer, stockholder, associate or manager;
j) Failure to comply with all applicable health, zoning, fire, building and safety laws of the State of California and the City for buildings, structures, premises and equipment located within the City and used to conduct the vehicle for hire or taxicab service activity;
k) Detriment to the public health, safety or welfare due to the operation of the vehicle for hire or taxicab service;
l) Violation by the service operator, or any of his employees or agents, of any rule or regulation adopted by any governmental entity with respect to the applicant’s operation of a vehicle for hire or taxicab service in other operating areas or within the City;
m) Determination that the permit is not justified by public convenience and necessity. In making this determination, the Board may take into account all facts which it deems pertinent and proper, including, but not limited to, whether:
1) The applicant has complied with all of the provisions of the Torrance Municipal Code;
2) The applicant is financially responsible;
3) The applicant has sufficient liability insurance coverage to operate a taxicab or vehicle for hire service;
n) Failure to comply with the requirements of Section 33.17.150;
o) Failure to satisfy, or violation of, any requirement of this Article.
33.17.220 RIGHT OF APPEAL.
Any interested person, applicant or permittee may seek review of any action of the License Review Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.5.1.
33.17.230 EXEMPTIONS.
This Article does not apply to any public transportation service being performed pursuant to a contract with the City or with any other public entity in this State.
33.18.1 APARTMENT HOUSE, BUNGALOW COURTS, COURTS, HOTEL, MOTEL, ROOMING HOUSE, ETC.
(Amended by O-1502; O-3033; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3358)
Subject to the provisions of Section 31.2.16, a license tax shall be payable for operating any apartment house, bungalow court, court, hotel, motel, rooming house or other multiple dwelling place, or for engaging in the business of renting or letting rooms or other accommodations for dwelling, sleeping or lodging, which contains three (3) or more such units. The license tax for engaging in such business shall be $15.00* per year for each non-owner occupied unit, which tax may be prorated as provided in Section 31.2.12.
33.18.2 ARCADE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of an arcade shall be $146.00* per year plus applicable tax for each vending machine on the premises. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for carrying on the business of operating or exhibiting or letting the use of any shooting gallery, microscope, lung tester, muscle tester, galvanic battery, weighing machine, or any other type of machine which offers any service or amusement.
33.18.3 BOXING, WRESTLING EXHIBITIONS.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of boxing and wrestling exhibitions shall be $146.0012 per day. No contest or exhibition of boxing or wrestling shall be licensed under this Division until an application for permit has been filed with the License Supervisor and approved by the Chief of Police.
33.18.4 CIRCUSES, CARNIVALS, RODEOS, ITINERANT SHOWS AND AMUSEMENT RIDES.
(Added by O-183; Amended by O-1565; O-1725; O-2129; O-2255)
No person shall be granted a license to operate any circus, carnival, rodeo, itinerant show or amusement ride unless the following conditions are met:
a) The application for a permit shall disclose:
1) The owner, whether sole owner, partnership, corporation or other form of organization.
2) The position of the applicant whether owner, partner, officer of a corporation or agent of the owner.
3) The names of all partners or joint owners or the names of the President, Secretary and Treasurer, if it is a corporation.
4) The home address of the owner or owners with a banking reference.
b) A plan of the layout including the placement of all structures and equipment and their contemplated use has been prepared by the applicant, presented to the License Supervisor and approved by him.
c) The applicant has submitted to the License Supervisor a policy of insurance naming the City of Torrance and all elected and appointed officers and employees as additional assureds when acting in their official capacity, in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).
d) The applicant has posted a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000) bond to guarantee all charges or fees due the City, to guarantee pay for the services of a City inspector if an inspector’s presence is required by the License Supervisor; to guarantee pay for any cleanup costs created by the failure of the applicant to clean up the site; to guarantee pay for any damages to City property, and to guarantee compensation for any other costs to the City as a result of granting the permit.
e) That the site is in a commercial, manufacturing or industrial zone, or on public property and adequate parking areas are available which do not in any manner impair or interfere with the percentage area requirements with regard to parking in the zone in which it is located.
f) The applicant has, if required by the License Supervisor, supplied the License Supervisor with the following regarding his employees:
1) Whether or not an employee has been convicted of a crime other than misdemeanor traffic violations.
2) The names and addresses of persons having employed his employees for the three (3) years last past.
3) The fingerprints of his employees.
4) The date of birth, physical description, social security number and drivers license number of each employee.
33.18.5 CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES, RODEOS OR ITINERANT SHOWS: FEES.
(Added by O-1565; Amended by O-1725; O-21295; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3360; O-3364)
The license tax for itinerant carnivals, circuses, rodeos, or itinerant shows or amusement rides shall be $870.00* for the first day and $506.00* for each additional day, plus any building, health or other fees which may be required by law. The license tax shall be payable under this Article only if an admission fee is charged, and if said exhibition or entertainment is conducted, managed or carried out by a person having no regularly established place of business in the City, provided that the License Supervisor may grant a no-fee license to a charitable organization as provided for in Section 31.6.4.
33.18.6 CATERER, OTHER THAN VEHICLE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of caterer, other than vehicle, shall be $146.00* per year, or $26.0013 per day.
33.18.7 CHECK CASHING SERVICE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a check cashing service shall be $285.00* per year.
33.18.8 CHILD CARE.
(Amended by O-1250; O-1725; O-2129; O-2288; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
a) The license tax for carrying on the business of operating a day nursery or any similar or related child care activity, in the home, shall be $79.00* per year for four (4) or less children or $146.00* per year for five (5) or more children.
b) This Section shall not apply to State licensed foster homes which are hereby exempt from the license tax, provided that a no fee license is required to be issued by the License Review Board.
33.18.9 Repealed by O-2288.
33.18.10 DANCE HALLS AND PLACES WHERE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IS DISPLAYED.
(Amended by O-1586; O-1587: O-1725; O-2129; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for holding or conducting public dances where an admission fee is charged shall be $447.00* per year or $52.00* per night. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed or construed to require the holder of a license to conduct the business of a public dance hall to produce any additional license to conduct a dancing academy or school in the event that such dancing academy is conducted at the same location and under the same management as said public dance hall.
33.18.11 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OTHER THAN PIANO OR ORGAN PLAYING.
(Amended by O-1586; O-1587: O-1725; O-2129; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for holding or displaying live entertainment other than piano or organ playing in places where alcoholic beverages are sold shall be $237.00* per year in addition to any other applicable fee. Alcoholic beverage shall include all beverages so defined by Section 23004 of the Business and Professions Code.
33.18.12 DANCING, PIANO OR ORGAN PLAYING FOR PATRONS ONLY.
(Amended by O-1586; O-1587; O-1725; O-2129; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
Where dancing or piano or organ playing is conducted for patrons only on premises where alcoholic beverages are sold, and no admission fee or fee for dancing is charged or received, the license fee shall be $163.00* for such license in addition to any other applicable fee.
33.18.13 DELIVERY SERVICE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a delivery service, other than a wholesale or retail route, shall be $111.00* per year. A license tax shall be payable under this Section for running, driving or operating any automobile, automobile truck or other motor-propelled vehicle used for the delivery of parcels, wares or merchandise.
33.18.14 Repealed by O-2288.
33.18.15 EXHIBITIONS, SHOWS.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
a) The license tax for carrying on the business of exhibitions or shows shall be $32.0014 per day.
b) Exhibitions or shows shall mean the operating of any alligator, ostrich or wild animal farm or exhibition; or any exhibition of freaks, animals, fish, electrical phenomena, pictures, paintings, glass blowing, mirrors or any fun house, maze, aquarium or any other exhibition or show of a similar character.
1) Conducting or operating any house or garden exhibition;
2) Conducting any cat, dog, livestock or poultry show or exhibition;
3) Conducting any exhibition of crafts;
4) Any lecture, entertainment, show or exhibition not otherwise specifically provided for in this Division where a fee is charged, received or collected, or where donations are solicited or accepted.
33.18.16 MOTION PICTURE OR TELEVISION: COMMERCIAL USE.
(Amended by O-2288; O-2843; O-2872; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
a) The license tax for carrying on the business of making motion or television pictures or for conducting radio or television broadcasts for purposes other than news reporting shall be:
1) Use of public property (except Airport) - $344.00* for the first day and $178.00* per day thereafter.
2) Use of private property exclusively - $158.00* for the first day and $48.00* per day thereafter.
b) The license tax for engaging in the business of commercial still photography, either at a fixed place of business or at various sites within the City on an appointment or as-necessary basis, shall be $111.00* per calendar year.
c) No license tax shall be required of any of the following:
1) Any still photography, motion picture, radio or television production, determined by the License Review Board to be conducted or carried on wholly for a charitable or educational purpose or as a public service.
2) Any activity relating to the reporting or dissemination of current news as such is described in subsection 1) of subsection b) of Section 310.1.1. of this Code.
d) The requirements of this Section shall be in addition to the requirements of Chapter 10 of this Division (commencing with Section 310.1.1.).
e) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to relieve any person of the duty of paying appropriate fees for use of the Torrance Municipal Airport as set out on the currently effective resolution regarding Airport rates and charges in addition to the license tax prescribed herein.
33.18.17 RUMMAGE SALE.
The license tax for carrying on the business of a rummage sale shall be $3.00* per day.
33.18.18 SEWING AND ALTERATIONS; RESIDENTIAL.
(Amended by O-2363; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of sewing and alterations in the home, shall be $79.0015 per year.
33.18.19 STANDS: STREET OR HIGHWAY.
(Amended by O-3137)
No license shall be issued for any temporary highway or street stand; provided, however, nothing in this Division shall be construed so as to prohibit the sale of produce from a temporary stand when said produce is raised at the same location, or when such stand is operated as part of the City-sponsored Certified Farmers’ Market.
33.18.20 THEATRE CONCESSIONS.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a theatre concessions stand shall be $38.00* per year.
33.18.21 THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of presenting theatrical performances shall be $32.00* per performance.
33.18.22 TRAILER, AUTO AND TRAILER PARKS.
(Amended by O-1107; O-1438; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3358)
The license tax for carrying on the business of trailer, auto and trailer parks shall be $51.00* per space per year.
33.18.23 TRAILER OR EQUIPMENT RENTAL; NON-RESIDENT.
(Amended by O-2363; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of trailer or equipment rental, non-resident, shall be $65.00* per year per location. A license tax shall be payable under this Section where trailers or equipment are not owned by a person or firm having an established place of business in the City, but are placed in established places of business on commission, lease, rental or consignment basis, and are incidental to licensed places of business.
33.18.24 BEACH UMBRELLAS; RENTING OR SELLING.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of renting or selling beach umbrellas, beach chairs, surf boards or other beach or surf paraphernalia shall be $48.00* a quarter year.
33.18.25 VOICE TEACHER OR MUSIC TEACHER - HOME.
(Amended by O-2363; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a voice teacher or music teacher, in the home, shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.26 ARMORED TRUCKS.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of operating armored trucks shall be $158.0016 per year per vehicle.
33.18.27 BARBER SUPPLY DELIVERY.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of barber supply delivery shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.28 BEVERAGE DELIVERY ROUTE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a beverage delivery route shall be $112.0017 per year per vehicle.
33.18.29 BUTANE TANK INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of butane tank installation and maintenance shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.30 CONCRETE: READY MIX DELIVERY.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of ready mix delivery of concrete shall be $267.00* per year.
33.18.31 DRY CLEANING ROUTE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a dry cleaning route shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.32 EGG ROUTE.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of an egg route shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.33 GROCERY ROUTE: RETAIL, MOBILE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a retail, mobile grocery route shall be $158.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.34 ICE AND FUEL ROUTE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of an ice and fuel route shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.35 LAUNDRY ROUTE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a laundry route shall be $158.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.36 LINEN SUPPLY ROUTE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
a) The license tax for carrying on the business of a linen supply route shall be $158.0018 per year per vehicle.
b) Linen supply shall mean the business of furnishing or letting the use of any towels, linens, aprons, bedding, napkins, table covers, or any other article of personal property of a similar nature, for use by such customers, for a fee or charge, where such customer does not own the linen, towels or other personal property so furnished whether or not such business is conducted in conjunction with any other business or businesses.
33.18.37 LUNCH WAGON; CATERING TRUCK.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of any lunch or refreshment wagon in or upon any public street or upon any unenclosed area, vacant lot or parcel of land shall be $158.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.38 TRUCKING AND HAULING.
(Amended by O-2156; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of trucking and hauling shall be $112.00* per year, per vehicle; provided however, that after January 1, 1971, no license tax shall be assessed upon the inter-city transportation business of any express corporation, freight forwarding motor transportation broker, or person or corporation, owning or operating motor vehicles in the transportation of property for hire upon the public highways where both the origin point and the destination point of such transported property are not within the exterior boundaries of the City of Torrance.
33.18.39 VEGETABLE AND PRODUCE ROUTE: RETAIL.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a retail vegetable and produce route shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.40 WATER ROUTE; BOTTLED.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a bottled water route shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.41 WATER SOFTENERS; INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of installation and maintenance of water softeners shall be $112.00* per year per vehicle.
33.18.42 AWNING INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of awning installation and maintenance shall be $112.00* per year.
33.18.43 BUILDING MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of building maintenance shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.44 CARPET INSTALLATION.
(Amended by O-1501; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of carpet installation shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.45 CARPENTER.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a carpenter shall be $146.0019 per year.
33.18.46 CESSPOOLS, CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of cleaning and maintenance of cesspools shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.47 CUTLERY GRINDING.
(Amended by O-1501; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of cutlery grinding shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.48 DRIVEWAY SEAL COATING.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of driveway seal coating shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.49 ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of electrical maintenance shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.50 ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of elevator maintenance and repair shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.51 FENCE INSTALLATION.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of fence installation shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.52 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of installation and maintenance of fire extinguishers shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.53 GARDENER MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of gardener maintenance shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.54 HOUSE WRECKING.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of house wrecking shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.55 HOUSE CLEANING.
(Amended by O-1501; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of house cleaning shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.56 INTERCOM SYSTEM; INSTALLATION AND REPAIR.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of installation and repair of intercom systems shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.57 JANITOR SERVICE.
(Amended by O-1501; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a janitor service shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.58 OIL WELL DRILLING CONTRACTOR.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of an oil well drilling contractor shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.59 OIL WELL SERVICE; WELL PULLING.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of an oil well service and well pulling service shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.60 PAINTERS; NOT STATE LICENSED.
(Amended by O-1501; O-1725; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a painter shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.61 PEST CONTROL.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for operating the business of pest control, other than state licensed, shall be $146.0020 per year.
33.18.62 SCREENS, WINDOW AND DOOR; INSTALLATION AND SERVICE.
(Amended by O-1501; O-1725; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of the installation and service of screens on windows and doors shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.63 SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-2363; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of swimming pool maintenance shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.64 TOILETS, PORTABLE; INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.
(Amended by O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of installation and maintenance of portable toilets shall be $206.00* per year.
33.18.65 TREE TRIMMER.
(Amended by O-1501; O-1725; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of a tree trimmer shall be $146.00* per year.
33.18.66 WINDOW CLEANING.
(Amended by O-1501; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of window cleaning shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.67 MOBILE REPAIR SERVICE.
(Added by O-2363; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of mobile repair service shall be $79.00* per year.
33.18.68 TRANSIENT BUSINESS.
(Added by O-2363; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on a transient business as described in Section 31.1.8. shall be $62.00* per quarter or fractional part thereof, or at the option of the licensee which may not be revoked as to any period for which tax has been paid, $24.00* per day.
33.18.69 PEDDLER.
(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of peddler shall be $24.00* per day.
33.18.70 HYPNOTIST; FEES.
(Added by O-2894; O-3170; O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)
The license tax for carrying on the business of hypnotist shall be $138.00* per year, plus $29.0021 per employee per year.
33.18.71 HYPNOTIST; LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
(Added by O-2894)
No license shall be issued under the provisions of this Article:
a) Until the applicant has furnished the Revenue Administrator with a statement, or application containing the following information:
1) Name and address of applicant and place of the proposed business;
2) Name and address of the person for whom applicant will work, if any;
3) Record of convictions for violations of the law, except minor traffic violations, but not excluding driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs or reckless driving resulting in injury to others;
4) Name and address of persons for whom the applicant has worked for the past five (5) years;
5) Name and address of three (3) responsible persons who have known the applicant for more than three (3) years;
6) Fingerprints of the applicant;
7) Proof of registration by a hypnotists organization approved by the Office of Private Post Secondary Education, of the California Department of Education, pursuant to Section 94311 (d) of the California Education Code, and membership in at least one (1) statewide or nationwide organization of professional hypnotists;
8) Such other information as the Revenue Administrator may deem necessary; and
b) Until the following conditions have been met:
1) The application has been reviewed by the Chief of Police, and a report has been submitted to the License Review Board, recommending approval or denial. Such report shall be prepared and submitted by the Chief of Police within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application from the Revenue Administrator;
2) That the License Review Board, after a hearing at which all interested parties have been heard, finds and determines that:
a) The applicant meets the qualifications set forth herein;
b) The business or practice proposed by the applicant shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 45.6.25. of the Torrance Municipal Code;
c) The recommendation submitted by the Chief of Police has been reviewed and considered;
d) Issuance of a license to the applicant will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or general welfare.
33.18.72 PUMPKIN LOTS.
(Added by O-2976; Amended by O-3171)
a) The license tax for the operation of a pumpkin lot shall be Eight Dollars ($8.00)22 per day;
b) The License Supervisor shall supply each license applicant with both the business license application form and the application forms for any permit required by Division 8 of this Code;
c) The applicant shall file with the License Supervisor all completed permit and license application forms along with the permit fees;
d) At the time all application forms are filed, the applicant shall provide the License Supervisor with a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00)* cash deposit, which shall be refunded if the premises have been cleaned to the reasonable satisfaction of the Environmental Division Administrator by November 10th, which immediately follows the October 31st that ends the sales period for which the security deposit was collected.
33.18.73 FORTUNE-TELLING.
(Added by O-3087; O-3354; O-3364)
The license fee for fortune-telling shall be Six Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($642.00)* per year, subject to the provisions of Section 31.2.16.
33.18.74 ESCORTS AND ESCORT BUREAUS.
(Added by O-3102; O-3354; O-3364)
The license fee for an escort bureau shall be Six Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($642.00)* per year, and for each person employed in said bureau, the license fee shall be One Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($131.00)* per year.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16 per year.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16 shall be paid for every oil or gas well hole, whether producing or not.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.
Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.