Ordinance Number 2448
ATTEST:
City Clerk Pro Tem
State of California )
County of Orange ) ss.
City of San Juan Capistrano)
I, Ernest Thompson, City Clerk Pro Tempore of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, do hereby certify that the foregoing and attached Ordinance
was finally passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City
of San Juan Capistrano at a regular meeting thereof held on the first
day of May, 1961.
(SEAL)
AYES: Councilmen: Bathgate, Chermak
Durnford, Olivares, Buchheim
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
City Clerk Pro Tem
ORDINANCE NO. 24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
ESTABLISHING THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES, PRO-
FESSIONS AND TRADES; PROVIDING FOR THE PROCEDURES
TO BE FOLLOWED, SETTING THE TAA RATES AND PRo+
VIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS THEREFROM; PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY HEREOF.
SECTION 1., Rights Granted.
A license certificate from the City issued as provided in this
ordinance shall authorize the person to whom issued by himself or itself
or unless otherwise expressly provided in this Ordinance, by bona fide
employeestin the regular course of their employment, to engage in, carry^;
on, conduct, in the City, the business, trade, calling, profession,
exhibition or vocation for which issued, during the life of such license
certificate. No person shall engage in, carry on, or conduct in the City
any business, trade, calling, profession, exhibition or vocation herein-
after in this Ordinance named, without such license certificate therefor,
issued as provided in this Ordinance or at a time other than authorized
in the license certificate. No personal or written demands or notice
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from the City to persons required to be licensed under the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be necessary to incur the penalties of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Civil Suit.
Any person required to take out a license by this Ordinance, who
fails, neglects or refuses to take out such license or who carries on
or attempts to carry on any business in the City for which license is
required, without first procuring such license, shall be liable to an
action in the name of the City as plaintiff, in any court of comptent
jurisdiction, for the amount of license by this OrdinaAce imposed on
such trade, calling, profession or occupation together with cost of
suit.
SECTION 3. License Periods and Dates Payable.
All license shall be paid in advance in lawful maney of the United
States at the office of the City License Collector.
The monthly license shall be due and payable in the City on the
first of every months, in .advance, from all persons who have for the
previous month been licensed to carry on the same business, trade, cal-
ling or occupation, and from all persons who have not been licensed for
the previous month: -for the same business, trade, calling or occupation
the license shall be due and payable and must be procured by such person
before commencing to carry on such business, trade, calling or occupation.
The first annual license shall be issued for the unexpired period of
such year, except as herin otherwise in this Ordinance specifically provided.
SECTION 4. License Due.
The license in this Ordinance shall be due and payable to the City
License Collector and a penalty of ten per cent shall be added to each
license remaining unpaid thirty days after it became due and on the first
day of each month therafter that such fee remains unpaid, an additional
penalty of ten per cent of such fee unpaid shall be added; provided that
the maximum amount of such penalty shall not exceed an _amount equal to
the amount of such fee.
T he provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective May 15. 1961
and all license shall be due on this date and on the first day of July
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each year therafter; provided payment prior to July 1, 1961 will carry
such licenses to June 30, 1962.
SECTION 5. Other Requirements.
In addition to the other requirements of this Ordinance, and rega-
rdless of whether or not any person may be <exempt from the payment of
license fee under the orovisions of this Ordinance, by reason of being
engaged in interstate commerce of otherwise, every person not having a
regularly established place of business or permanent residence in the
City engaged in the business of selling or soliciting orders for the
sale of any goods, wares or merchandise, magazines, .paper, periodicals
or any other form of occupation or business involving canvassing and
soliciting from house to house or place to place, or upon the streets
and public places within the City, shall before engaging in such bus-
iness or occupation, make application to the City Council and upon
approval of such application, shall make identification to the Sheriff's
Office of Orange County, and receive therefrom a certificate showing
that such identification has been made. Every such person shall identify
himself to said Sheriff's Office by signing and filling out an identific-
ation bland which shall contain the follwing .information:
(a) Name; (b) Age; (c)
temporary address, if any; (e)
permanent address, if any; (d) Local
General description of the person in
such further detail as said Sheriff's Office may require, including fi-
ngerprints. Upon making such application and identification and complying
with the previsions of this Ordinance, it shall be the .duty of said Sheri-
ff's Office to issue to such person a certificate showing that such person
has complied with the previsions of this Section. Such person shall ther-
eafter retain such certificate and have the same upon his person at all
times while engaged in:.any of the activities mentioned in this Section,
and it shall be the duty of such person to display the same to any party
of whom he solicits any business upon request therefor.
SECTION 6. Written Application Required.
Before any license is issued to any person, such person shall make
written application therefor to the City License Collector; such appli-
cation must state the nature or kind of business, trade, occupation or
calling for which the license is required, the place where such business,
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trade, occapation or calling will be carried on or conducted, the name
of the owner of the business, trade, occupation or calling, and must
be signed by the applicant, In cases where such business, trade, occu-
pation or calling is not to be conducted or carried on at a permanent
place of business in the City, then such application shall state the
residence of the owners of such business, trade, occupation or calling.
No license shall be issued to any person conducting or carrying on
under a fictitious name, unless an affidavit be filed in the office of
the City License Collector showing the true names of the owners of such
business; pro`oided, however, such license may be. issued in the true names
of the owners of such business, trade,occupation or calling without the
filing of such affidavit.
Where application is made for a license to do business in the City
the License Collector may require approval of such application from the
Police, Fire, Health, Building or Planning Department showing the prem-
ises and operation therein conform to the regulatory ordinance of the
City.
SECTION y. Sworn Statements Required, When; Statements Confidential.
In.all cases where the amount of license to be paid by any person
is based upon the number of men employed, or upon the number of wagons
or other vehicles used, or upon the amount of the maximum admission fee
charged, or upon the mumber of tables, alleys, or ther devices used for
any game, or upon the number of rooms in any building, .such person sh-
all, before obtaining a license for his business, render to the City
License Collector for his guidance in ascertaining the amount of license
to be paid by such person, a written statement sworn to before some off-
icer authorized to administer oaths, showing the average daily number of
men employed by such person during the license period next preceding the
date of such statement, or the number of wagons or ther vehicles used or
the amount of the maximum admission fee charged, or the number of tables,
alleys or other devices used for any game by such person, or the number
of rooms contained in such building at the date of such statement.
SECTION 8. Conclusiveness of Statement.
No such statement shall be conclusive upon the City or upon any
officer thereof as to the matters thegsin set forth, and the same not
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prejudice the right of the City to recover any amount that may be
ascertained to be due from such person in addition to the amount
shown by such statement to be due in case such statement should be
found.to be incorrect. The correctness of all such statements shall
be subject to verification by the License Collector or his properly
authorized deputies, who are hereby authorized and empowered to in-
spect and audit the books and recordsof any and all persons licensed
to carry on any trado, business, occupation or calling in this Ord-
inance specified.
SECTION 9. Same.Failure to Make.
If any person hereby required to make any statement shall.fail
to do so, such person shall be required.to pay a license at the ma-
ximum rate herein prescribed for the profession, trade, calling or
occupation carried on by such person, in addition to any other pen-
alty provided by this Ordinance.
SECTION 10. Licenses Upon Which Fees Are Exempt.
No license fee shall be required of or from the following:
(a) Thoseexemptfrom municipal license tax by virtue of the
Constitution and Laws of this State or the United States.
(b) Any institution or organization, which is conducted, managed
or carried on wholly for the benefit of charitable purposes and from
which profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly by any in
dividual, provided that applicant furnish conclusive proof to the City
License Collector that such is the case.
(c) Any enterprise or entertainment when the receipt derived there-
from are to be appropriated to any church or school or to any religious
or benevolent or charitable purpose within the City. _
(d) 8ny honorably discharged soldier, sailer or marine of the United
States, peddling hawking or vending, any goods permitted by law and exempt -
from license tax by virtue of the laws of the State of California, who
exhibits his authenticated discharge papers provided that no more than
one license shall be issued to such applicant during any one year.
(e) Any person peddling, exclusively, any fruit or vegetables or
other products raised upon his lands; provided however, that such person
shall furnish conclusive proof to the City License Collector that such
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products were raised by him on his lands„before the issuance of
licenses exempt from fee and any person so peddling shall carry
the license with him.
(£) Any doctors, lawyers, dentist or other professional person
not having a fixed place of business within the City who is called
upon to come to the City to render service.
(g) Any commercial travelers or selling agents, selling their
goods to dealers for the purpose of resale whether selling for present
of future delivery by sample or otherwise.
(h) Any person engaged in citrus growing or othei horticultural
or argicultural pursuit, and including persons engaged exclusively in
the business of caring for, spraying, fumigating, fertilzer, hauling,
or bhher gainful occupation in the service of citrus growers or other
horticulturists or farmers, except packing houses.
Provided, however, that noting in this Section or any subsection
hereof shall exempt any person from complying with any of the regulatory
measures or provisions of the Ordinance of the City, save and except
Provided, further, that any license exempt of fee is nontransferable.
SECTION 11, City License Collectors Shall Issue.
Upon application therefor as provided in this Ordinance, it shall
be the duty of the City License Collector to prepare and issue a license
and to state in each license the amount thereof, the period of time co-
vered thereby,and the person to whom issued, the business, trade, call-
ing, profession or occupation licensed and the location of the place of
business where such business, trade calling, profession or occupation
is to be carried on.
The City License Collector shall cause to beprinteda sufficient
number of license forms as may from time to time be required and shall
report to the City Council the quantity and numbers of such license fo-
rms printed.
All licenses issued under and by virtue of this Ordinance shall be
signed by the City 'License Collector.
Any license applied for under Section 10, and exempt from fee shall
be issued in the same form and manner as other licenses but shall bear
the words, "Tax Exempt License” over the signature o£ the City License
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Collector.
SECTION 12, Collections.
The City Clerk -Administrator is hereby designated License Collector
of the City and shall have the duties imposed by this Ordinance upon the
License Collector.
It shall be the duty of the City License Collector to keep a list
of all delinquent licenses that are payable under this Ordinance upon
the same coming to his hnbwledge and he shall immediately proceed to -
collect the same, in his discretion, by suit or otherwise.
SECTION 13. Branch Establishments. _
R seperate license must be obtained for each branch establishment
or seperate place of business in which the business, trade calling or
occupation is carried on and each license shall authorize the party
obtaining it to carry on, pursue, or conduct only such businesses,
trade, callings or occupations, described in the licenses, and which
are indicated thereby.
SECTION 14. Two or Mom Businesses.
In the event that any person is operating more than one of the
several businesses required to be licensed and the rates therefor, fixed
at definite amounts by this Ordinance at the same location and under the
same location and under the same management, the licenses tax to be paid
by such person shall be the full license of whichever business calls for
the highest license fee, and in addition, thereto, shall pay a sem equal
to one-half the amount of the license ordinarily required for each other
business so carried on.
SECTION 15• Duty of Holder.
Every person having a license under the provisions of this Ordinance
and carrying on a business, trade, calling, profession or occupation at
a particular place of business, shall keep the license posted or exhibited
while in force in some conspicuous part of the place of business.Every
peddler or solicitor or any other person carrying on a trade, business,
calling, profession or occupation not having a permanent place of busin-
ess in the City and licensed under this Ordinance shall carry his licen-
se with him at all times while engai.ed or operating within the City.
SECTION 16. License Regulation and Fees.
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The amount of license fees to be paid to the City, by any person
engaged in -or carrying on any profession, trade, calling, occupation
or business, designated in this Ordinance, is fixed and established as
provided in this Ordinance and such license fee shall be paid by every
person engaged in, carrying on or maintaining any profession, trade,
occupation, calling or business in the City.
For every person engaged in, carrying on or maintaining the profe-
ssion, trade, occupation, calling or business:
1. ADVERTISING OUTDOOR. Of outdoor advertising, or sniping, $500.
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00 per year, payable annually in advance.
For the purpose -of this Ordinance, the term "outdoor advertising"
shall mean the business of painting of signs or advertisements on exte-
rior walls or building or the erection and maintenance of advertising
structure, electric or skysign, by one person for compensation paid by
another person. The term "Sniping" shall mean the business of adverti-
sing by posting, pasting, sticking, tacking, hanging, affixing or placing
of cloths, paper or cardboard sign, card or posters, or tin signs to or
upon fences, posts trees, buildings or structures or surfaces other than
advettising structures with or without the written consent of the owners,
holders, lesser, agent or trustee thereof on which any sniping is done.
2. AGENTS. Every person not having a regularly established place
of business in the City, selling or soliciting orders for the sale of
any foods, of any kind or nature having a fixed place of business in
the City, selling or soliciting orders for the sale of any goods of any
kind or nature, and also every person not having a fixed place of busi-
ness in the City, soliciting orders for service of any kind or character
whether, the sum of $10.00 per day; provided, however, that no license
shall be issued for a lesser period than five consecutive days, or $100.
00 per annum. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to pe-
rsons selling or soliciting to sell or, ta:e orders for the sale of goods
from merchants in the City who have in stock the goods, ware or merchan-
dies for which orders are so taken -or solicited.
Provided further that no license shall be issued under this Section
until application and identification shall have been made as required by
Section 5•
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3. AM11SEMENTS: CARDS, BOWLING, DANCING, SKATING, SHOOTING GALLERY.
Of conducting, managing or carrying on any business hereinafter in this
subsection mentioned such license shall be the amount as set forth herein:
(a) Any business of maintaining a place where tables are used by
the public for playing cards, and for the use of which a fee or compen-
sation is charged the players, $20.00 oer year for each table whether
or not the same is in actual use.
(b) Any shooting galley, public bowling,skee ball, or bat ball
alley or hand ball court, shuffleboard or any other similar device, eq-
uipment or means of entertainment, $12.00 per year for each such alley
or any other similar means of entertainment.
(c) Billards and pool halls: For every person carrying on the
business of a pool hall, the sum of $20.00 per year for each pool table.
(d) Any ice or roller skating rink, enclosure or park, $100.00
per year; this shall not apply to any exhibition given in any resturant
cafe, hotel or theater, when the public are not permitted to participate
in the exhibition.
The above mentioned places of amusement shall be subject to and
goLerned by any regulatory ordinance of the City now in effect or which
may hereafter be adopted.
Provided however, that no license shall be granted on any applica-
tion under this subsection unless the application is accompanied by a
permit in writing from the Council.
(e) Every person engaged in business and conducting, managing or
operating on their premises juke boxes, devices for playing of records
or music automatically upon the deposit of a coin, slug or other device,
or any other instrument?. or machine of like character not licensed he-
reunder, $12.00 per annum for each machine.
4. AMUSEMENTS, CIRCUS, MENAGERIE, TENT SHOWS,.THEATRICALS, VAUDEVILLE.
(a) 0£ conducting, managing or carrying on a circus or other sim-
ilar exhibition, the fee shall be $50.00 per day; for every side show
conducted in conjunction, $10.00 per day; for every parade conducted by
or under the same management as a circus or similar exhibition where such
circus or similar exhibition is conducted outside the City, $25.00 per day.
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(b) Of conducting, managing or carrying on any carnival or other
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similar exhibition, consisting of five or less e&ncessions, $25.00 for
the first day and $12.00 for each additional day; for each concession
-- in excess of five, $5.00 for the first day and $2.00 for each additional
day.
(e) Of conducting, managing or carrying on any lecture or traveling
theatrical performance under or surrounded or partially enclosed by canvas
such as comedy, spoke drama, opera or con^erts, $25.00 for the first day
and $12.00 for each additional day; for any of such performance held in
any public hall, club room, assembly hall or theater, where movable sc-
enery and theatrical appliances are used, whether or At any admission
fee is charged, $2.00 per day. That the holder of a theater license
shall not be required to procure an additional license or conduct, mai-
ntain or carry on any theatrical or vaudeville performance when such
performance is conducted at any each theater so licensed.
(d) Of conducting, managing or carrying on a trained animal show
to khich an admission fee is charged or collection taken, $25.00 per
day.
5. AMUSEMENTS, GOLF OR ARCHERY. Of operating a golf couse, mina-
ture golf course, bicycle course, golf practice driving course or arch-
ery range, $25.00 per year.
6. AMUSEMENTS, THEATER. Of conducting a theater at an established
place of business, constructed and designed for theatricaJ_ purpose, $50.00
per year.
7. AMUSEMENTS, RIDING ACADEMY. Of a riding academy where instru-
ctions in horseback riding are given or horses or other animals are ma-
intained for hire, $12.00 per year, if conducted on the premises; $25.00
per year if conducted off the premises.
The above mentioned places of amusement shall be subject to and
governed by the regulatory ordinance of the City, now in effect or which
may hereafter be adopted.
Provided, however, that no license shall be granted on any applic-
ation under this subsection unless application is accompanied by a permit
in writing from the Council.
8. AUCTION SALES. For auctioneering, $100.00 per day, provided
that na license shall be issued without a permit being first obtained
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from the Council. Application shall be made to the Council on blankd
to be furnished by the City Clerk, and the Council may grant the permit
applied for, or it may in the exercise of a sound and reasonable diocre_
tion, when the public interest may so require, revoke or suspend the
permit; provided however that the permit ,shall be required but no lice-
nse shall be required for the sale at a public auction of the stock on
hand of any person of one year preceding such sale, have been continu-
ously in business in the City as a retail or wholesale merchants, deal-
ing in the kind of property so auctioned of sold, but sales at public
auction for the purpose of closing out the stock of any kind of property
on hand shall be held on successive days, Sunday and legal holidays exce-
pted, and shall not continue for a longer period than thirty days from
the commencement of the sale and shall be permitted only when the merc-
hant is ,disposing of his stock for the purpose of retiring from business
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any auction sale held
for charitable or benevolent purposes or for any judicial sales. The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to any sale upon execution
or other court process nor to any sale pursuant to the power of sale
contained in any chattel mortgage, pledge agreement of deed of trust.
9. AUTOMOBILE PARKING. Of maintaining any automobile storage or
parking place in or on any lot or parcel of land but maintaining no bu-
ilding orother structure upon such lot or parcel of land in which are
kept or stored any such automobile, $12.00 per annum.
For operating any auto park occasionaby or temporarnfiy $1.00 per
day for each day such auto park is operated, such daily payments to be
in lieu of the $12.00 per annum license fee above provided for.
10. BARBER SHOP OR BEAUTY PARLOR. Of a barber shop or beauty pa-
rlor, for khe first two or lass barbers, operators or manicurist, $12.00
per annum; for each additional barber, operator or manicurist, $6.00 per
annum. For each shoe shiner employed in connection with any barber or
beauty parlor, $6.00 per annum.
11. BATHS. Of giving steam baths, electric light baths, sponge
baths, sun baths, minerals baths, Russian, Swedish or Turkish baths, or
any public baths place which maintains in connection therewith a steam
room plunge, shower bath or sleeping accommondations, $2$.00 per annum.
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12. PEDDLERS. For every person having a regular established route
engaged in or carrying on the business of a peddler of meats, game, pou-
ltry, fish, fruit, cosmetics and toilet articles, vegetables, butter,
eggs, ice-cream, household condiments and spices, cultery, coffee or tea
by means of any motor propelled vehicle, $12.00 per annum for each vehicle.
13• BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS ENUMERATED. Of conducting, managing,
carrying on or engaging in any business, profession or occupation each
individual, natural or corporate person, whether or not a member of any
association, partnership or any other business organization engaging in
such business profession or occupation, the sum of $16.V0 per year per
person.
Advertising Agent,
Appraiser,
Architect,
Assayer,
Attorney at Law,
Auditor, Accountant,
Bacteriologist,
Broker or Commission Agent,
Chemist,
Chiropdist,
Civil, Electrical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineer,
Chiropractor,
Collection Agency,
Commercial Artist,
Dancing Academy, -
Dentist,
Designer, Illustrator,
Drugless Practitioner,
Engraver,
Entomologist,
Geologist,
Insurance Adjuster,
Interpreter,
Interior Decorator
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Landscape Gardener,
Lapidary,
Lithographer,
Midwife,
Naturopath,
Optician,
Optometrist,
Oculist, --
Osteopath, Osteopathist,
Physician,
Physiotherapist -
Piano Tuner,
Public Stenographer,
Real Estate :Brinker,
Roentgenologist, -
Stock and Bond Broker,
Surgeon,
Sign Painter,
Taxi.demist,
Upholsterer, -
Veterinary,
And of every person carrying on or engagedinthe business of treating,
curing, administering to or giving treatments to the sick, wounded or
infirm for the purpose of bringing about their recovery, by any method
or pursuant to any belief, doctrine or system other than those herein-
above specifically named and charging a fee or compensation therefor.
The provisions of this subsection shall not be constructed to imp-
ose an additional fee for any person employed by the licensee as clerk '
or other subordinate, or when such person is not licensed or admitted
under state law togaactice the nrofession, business or calling of his
employer.
14, CLEANING AND DYEING. Of managing or carrying on a plant fac-
tory or establishment for the cleaning or dyeing of any garment, fabric,
substance or article by any process of washing or immersing in a volat-
ile or inflammable oil or liquid, $50.00 per annum.
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15. CLEANING, DYEING AND LINEN SERVICE SOLICITORS. 0£ engaging
in the business of soliciting or delivering any garment, fabric, sub-.
stance or article, either to or from any plant or factory, not having
a fixed place of business in the City, whether such business is carried
on directly or whether such business is.carried on through an agent in
said City, $20.00 per annum.
M. CLEANING BUILDINGS AND FURNISHINGS. Of cleaning buildings,
rooms, furnishings, windows and of mothproofing furnishings by compre-
ssed air, vacuum cleaner or other device by means of any machine drawn
power, $16.00 per year. No license fee shall be required of a mainten-
ance man or his employer by reason,of this subsection.
17. COLD STORAGE OR REFRIGERATION PLANT. Of cold storage or ref-
regeration plant for the purpose of storing fruit, vegetables, meats,
fish, eggs or dairy products, $16.00 per annum.
18. GENERAL CONTRACTORS OR BUILDER, ELECTRICIAN, PLUMBER, GASFITTER
HOUSE MOVER, HEAT AND INSULATION, INSECT AND TERMITE CONTROL, and all
contractors and subcontractors not specifically mentioned herein, $35.00
per year or fraction thereof, for General Contractors; $30.00 per year
or fraction thereof for subcontractors, provided that contractors and
subcontractors not having fixed place of business in the City shall
pay $70.00 and $60.00 per annum, respectively. -
A Contractor within the meaning of this Chapter is a person who
for either a fixed sum price, fee, percentage or other compensation
other than wages, constructs, alters, repairs, adds to or improves any
structure, highway, road, excavation or building provided that such
person shall be licensed as a contractor by the California Contractors
State License Board and shall exhibit his State Contractor's License
when applying for the license.
19. DRAMATIC ART, HANDICRAFTS, MUSIC, ETC., TEACHER OF. of a tea-
cher of drawing, painting handicrafts, .music-, sculpture,.speech or ot-
her fine art, for each individual person so engaged, whether a member
or employee of any other person, partnership, corporation or other bus-
iness organization, except public, parochial or private schools engaged
in such business, $8.00 per annum. Provided that this subsection shall
not be construed to impose a charge upon or for clerks or.other subord-
(i)
inate employees of such teachers.
20. EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. Of employment bureau, $8.00 per annum.
For the purpose of this Ordinance the term "employment Bureau" is
defined as the business of securing employment for any person or persons
for a fee or compensation.
21. JUNK DEALERS OR DEALERS I? OLD OR USED ARTICLES. Of collect-
ing or selling at either retail or wholesale or otherwise.dealing in
junk or rubbish, waste material, refuse or any old rags, sacks, bottles, _
cans, papers, metals, jewelry, precious metals, rubber, brie-abrac, co=
rdage, truck or automobile, tires, truck or automobile.parts, truck or
automobile accessories, and other like articles whether the same can
be sold or otherwise disposed of in the condition of state of repair
as collected or whether the same is collected,! bought or sold or other
wise disposed of for the purpose of being treated, repaired or prepared
so as to be usedagsin in some other form, $25.00 per annum or fraction
thereof.
22. LAUNDRIES. For every person operating a steam laundry or en-
gaged in the laundry business within the City, and every person who so-
licits for any steam or hand laundry not having a permanent or fixed
place of business within the City, $50.00 per annum, and in the case of
persons operating more than one such laundry under separate names, $50.00
per annum for each laundry the same and if each such laundry were seperat-
ely owned.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall not be deemed to require a
license of women who are actual residenee of the City and who do wash-
ing in the homes or in the homes of their employers as means of 13,velih6od.
23. LIVERY STABLES. Of a feed or livery stable, $20.00 per annum.
24. (MESSENGER SERVICE. Of furnishing messengers or messenger se-
rvice, $12.00 per annum per messenger.
25. MILK OR BAKERY WAGONS OR TRUCKS. Of a milk or bakery wagon
or other vehicle operating from a plant or farm, having no fixed place
of business within the City, for the purpose of selling or delivering
dairy or bakery products at retail, for each such vehicle or wagon,
$25.00 per annum.
26. NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES - FOREIGN. Of acting as agent for or
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selling or delivering newspaper or magazines capable of being entered
as second class matter under the provisions of the United States Post
Office regulations ans Federal Statutes, not printed or published with-
in the City, to regular customers or bona fide subscribers, $16.00 per
annum.
27. RETAIL SALES AND MISCELLANEOUS. Of carrying on the business
consisting mainly of. selling at retail any goods, or conducting, maint-
aning or carrying on any trade, occupation, calling or business not ot-
herwise specifically licensed by other subsection of this Ordinance, the
minimum license tax shall be $25.00 per annum for the i41rst three empl-
oyees engaged in.such activity; Thereafter each such activity shall pay
an annual tax at the rate of $2.00 per annum for each employee in excess
of the first three employees.
28. 14HOLESALE BUSINESS. Of carrying on a business consisting ma-
inly of manufacturing, packing, processing, canning or selling at whole-
sale any godds, wares or merchandise or produce, or selling at retail
new or usedautomobiles and trucks, together with every other associat-
ion of persons maintaining a place of business where the products of
its members are received and prepared for shipment or sale, not other-
wise specifically licensed by any other subsection of this Ordinance,
the minimum license tax shall be $25.00 per annum for the first three
employees engaged in such activity; Thereafter each such activity sh-
all pay an annual tax at the rate of $20.00 per annum for each employee
in excess of the -first three employees.
29. APARTMENT HOUSE, ROOMING HOUSE OR, MOTEL. Every person manag-
ing or carrying on the business of any apartment house, rooming house
or motel, consisting of 4 or more units, shall pay a minimum annual li-
cense fee of $12.00 per annum for the first four units and for each ad-
ditional unit over four; $2.00 per annum.per unit, provided that the
maximum fee shall be$30.00 per annum. Any business licensed under this
section shall require a Health Department Approval of the premises prior
to each annual renewal of such license.
30. SHOE SHINING. Of a shoe shining or shoe polishing stand $8.00
per annum for each person employed or working therein.
31. TRANSPORATATION AND TRUCKING OF BEVERAGES. Of running, driving
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or operating any automobile, automobile truck, or any other motor prop-
elled vehicle used for the transporation of any beverages not prohibited
by any ordinance of the City, exact, mineral water, purified water, di-
stilled water, or any syrups or soft drinks, and which vehicle receives
or discharges at a point within or without the City, $15.00.per annum
for each such vehicle.
32. TRANSPRORATION OF PROPERTY - TRUCK. Of running,driving or
operating any automobile truck or any other motor propelled vehicle
used for the transporation of baggage, express, freight, household goods
merchandise, lumber, gravel, sand, brick or any other materials and which
vehicles receives or discharges baggage, express, freight, household goo-
ds merchandise, lumber, gravel, sand, brick or any other materials, at
point within or without the City, for each vehicle: Of less than 1 ton
capacity, $6.00 per annym; Of 1 ton and less than 2 tons capacity, $10::00
per annum; Of 2 tons and less than 3 tons capacity, $14.00 per annum:
Of 3 tons capacity and over, $20.00 per annum.
In determihifig: the -capacity of any such vehicle, the manufacturerPs-
rated capacity shall be used.
For each team or cart, dray or other horse-drawn vehicle transpor-
ting property as above enumerated $10.00 per annum.
(b) TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY - TRAILER. Of running, driving,
or operating any vhhicle drawn by or attached to any motor driven vehi-
cle, when such vehicle is used for the transporation of baggage, express,
freight, household goods, merchandise, lumber, gravel, sand, brick or?any
other materials, and which vehicle receives or discharges, express, frei-
ght, household goods, merchandise, lumber, grai+el, sand, brick or any
other materials at points within or without the City, for each such ve-
hicle of less than 1 ton capacity, $3.00 per annum; Of 1 ton and less
than 2 tons capacity, $4.00 per annum; Of 2 tons and less than 3 tons
capacity, $8.00 per annum; Of 3 ton capacity and over, $12.00 per annum.
In,:determining the capacity of any such vehicle the manufacturer's
rated capacity shall be used.
Provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons operating
such vehicles incident to carrying on of another business at some fixed
place of business within the City licensed under some other subsection
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of this Ordinance.
33• TAXI CABS. 0£ operating any taxi cab for carrying passengers
for hire, the sum of $20.00 per annum for the first vehicle so operated
and $12.00 per annum for each additional vehicle so operated, provided
in the case of persons applying for licenses to engage in the business
of operating taxi cabs, no license shall be issued unless and until the
applicant therefor produces satisfactory proof to the Council that such
applicant carries upon each vehicle to be operated as a.taxi cab, public
liability and property damage insurance in reasonable amount and with
responsible companies as may be approved by the Councili.
34. VENDING MACHINES. For every personengagedin, managing, co-
nducting or carrying on the business of leasing, letting the use of,
renting or maintaining in places of business in the City, any vending
weighing, or merchandise machine or device, not otherwise licensed un-
der this Ordinance, and not prohibited by law, wherein the sum of one
cent or less than five cents is charged or collected for such machine
or device by means of a coin slot or otherwise, $10.00 per year for the
first ten or less machines, and $1.00per year per machine for each ma-
chine in excess of ten; where the sum of five cents and less than ten
cents is charged or collected for each such machine or device by means
of a coin slot, or otherwise, $20.00 per year, for the first ten or
less machines and $ 2.00 per year; pe machine for each machine in excess
of ten; where the sum of ten cents and over is charged or collected for
such machine or device by means of a coin slot or otherwise, $30.00 per
year for the first ten or less machines, and $3.00 per year, per machine
in excess of ten.
All operators of vending, weighing or merchandise machines covered
by this Ordinance shall file with the City License Collector A statement
showing the location of each machine for which a license is required here-
in.
All operators of vending weighing or merchandise machines covered
by this Ordinance shall to each such machine a sticker or seal be furn-
ished by the City License Collector, the sticker or seal to be placed
upon the machine in a conspicious place.
The Sheriff's Office of Orange County shall be empowered to seal
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the coin slot on any vending, weighing or merchandise machine which
does not bear a sticker or seal showing that the current year's license
fee had been paid and shall notify in writing the City License Collector
of the location and owner, if possible, of any machine so.sealed.
Stamp vending machines selling or dispensing United States Stamps
for mailing purposes are hereby exempt for th$ terms and provisions hereof.
35• DOG KENNEL. 0£ operating or maintaining any dog kennel, $25.00
per annum. More than 3 dogs maintained at any one location shall const- _
itute a kennel.
36. .For all business not specifically enumerated in this Ordinan-
ce $25.00 per annum. -
ORDINANCE NO. 25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
REGULATING THE DRILLING AND RPODUCTION OF HYDRO-
CAREON SUBSTANCE: ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES THERE-
FOR PR'SCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HERE-
OF: AND DECLARING THE URGENCY HEREOF.
SECTION 1. Definitions.
"City" shall mean the City of San Juan Capistrano in the County of
Orange, State of California. .
-CONTROLLED DRILLING SITE" and "SITE" shall each mean that partic-
ular area located within any part of the City upon which surface opera-
tions for oil well drilling or otheroperations for the production of
oil, gas or other hydro-barbon substance shall be permitted under the
provisions of this ordinance established and controlled as hereinafter
provided.
"OIL" as used in this ordinance shall mean and include oil, gas
and other hydro -carbon substances.
"SHALL" and "MAY": "SHALL", when used in this ordinance shall be
mandatoryf "May", when used in this ordinance is permissive.
- "PERSON", shall mean and include one or more natural persons, ass-
ociations, co-partnerbhips, corporations or other legal entries.
"NUISANCE": The term "Nuasance" as used in this ordinance shall
be declared,to be nuisance by Section 3479 of the Civil Code of the
State of California, or Section 370 of the Penal Code of the State of
California.
SECTION 2. Permit required.