Ord 2031 - Amending Chapter 3 Articles II, V, and VI of the Town Code clarifying provision for license requests, payment of fees and appealsORDINANCE 2031
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING
CHAPTER 3, ARTICLES II, V, AND VI OF THE TOWN CODE
CLARIFYING PROVISION FOR LICENSE REQUESTS, PAYMENT
OF FEES AND APPEALS
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION I
Section 3.20.020 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3.20.020. Same -- Application.
(a) Any person desiring to engage in carrying on or operating within the Town the
business of conducting, operating, managing or having a pool or billiard parlor shall first make
application to the Tax & License Collector for a license to do so. Such application shall be in such
form as established by the Town Council from time to time.
(b) Such application shall be filed by the Tax & License Collector n the Finance office, and
each application shall be numbered consecutively in the order of filing.
SECTION II
Section 3.20.025 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3.20.025. Same- -Fees.
(a) Upon the filing of an application under this article with the Tax & License Collector, a
license fee as specified in section 14.20.115 for each pool or billiard table operated or to be
operated therein, shall be paid to the Tax & License Collector.
SECTION III
Section 3.20.030 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3.20.030. Same -- Issuance; contents.
Upon the filing of an application under this article and payment of the required fees, it
shall be the duty of the Tax & License Collector to issue the license to the applicant, giving the
date of issuance thereof; the name of the licensee, together with the description of the premises at
which the business so licensed shall be conducted; the number of the license, corresponding with
the serial number of the application therefor, whether persons between the ages of eighteen (18)
and twenty (20) are authorized to enter upon the premises; and a statement that the license may
be revoked by the Town Council upon two (2) days' notice to show cause to the licensee for
failure to comply with the terms of the application, or of this article or any other ordinance of the
Town relating thereto.
SECTION IV
Section 3.20.035 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3.20.035. Same - -Term; transferability.
No license under this article shall be issued for a shorter period than one (1) quarter, nor
shall fractions of a quarter be considered in determining the license fee to be paid. A license, when
issued, shall continue in force until terminated, as provided in this article, or until cancelled by
voluntary surrender thereof by the licensee, or until the licensee shall have failed for a period of
ten (10) days after the quarterly license tax becomes due to pay for the same. Any license issued
in accordance with this article may be transferred by the licensee to any other person, upon filing
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notice to that effect with the Tax & License Collector; provided, that such other person shall be
qualified under the terms of this article to receive the same.
SECTION V
Section 3.50.195 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3.50.195. Investigation.
When a completed application is filed and payment of the fee is made, the Chief of Police
shall refer the application to interested departments of the Town including but not limited to
theTax & License Collector, Town Manager, Town Attorney, Planning Department and Building
Department for investigation as to whether the statements in the application are true and whether
the property the applicant proposes as a location for bingo games qualifies as property on which
bingo games may lawfully be conducted. The Chief of Police may make such additional
investigation as the Chief of Police determines is appropriate. Only when the Chief of Police is
satisfied that the applicant is qualified under the law to conduct bingo games in the Town shall the
Chief of Police issue a permit to the applicant, which shall show:
(1) The name and nature of the organization to whom the license is issued.
(2) The address where bingo games are authorized to be conducted.
(3) The occupancy capacity of the room in which bingo games are to be conducted.
(4) The date of the expiration of the permit.
(5) Such other information as may be necessary or desirable for the enforcement of the
provisions of this article.
SECTION VI
Section 3.60.020 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 3.60.020. Registration and business license required.
No operator shall conduct, engage in, carry on, participate in, or practice fortunetelling or
cause the same to be done for pay without first registering with the Chief of Police and obtaining
a business license as provided in chapter 14 of this Code. A business license shall not be issued
until a certificate of registration has been filed with the Tax & License Collector.
SECTION VII
Section 3.60.045 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3.60.045. Operating requirements.
(a) All fortunetelling establishments must comply with chapter 29 of this Code and all
other Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
(b) No fortunetelling establishment shall be located closer than one thousand (1,000) feet
to any other registered fortunetelling establishment.
(c) Fortunetelling establishments may be open for operation only between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., inclusive, of each day or as otherwise permitted by applicable zoning
regulations.
(d) In addition to registering the business with the Chief of Police and obtaining a business
license from the Tax & License Collector, every operator of a fortunetelling establishment shall
maintain a register of all fortunetellers employed on the premises. Such register shall be available
for inspection during regular business hours by any Police Officer of the Town.
SECTION VIII
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos on July 17, 1997 and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of
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Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on July 21, 1997.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Jan Hutchins, Linda Lubeck,
Mayor Joanne Benjamin
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:' "�--'
R F T T WN OF LOS GATOS
LO GATOS, C ORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN O LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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