PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Los Angeles Municipal Code ch. X, art. 3, div. 3

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Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.02 PERMIT REQUIRED.

SEC. 103.02. PERMIT REQUIRED. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.) No person may operate, engage in, conduct or carry on any business without first obtaining a permit issued by the Board of Police Commissioners.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.02.1 PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

SEC. 103.02.1. PERMIT APPLICATIONS. (Amended by Ord. No. 177,412, Eff. 5/1/06.) (a) Written Application Requirements. The owner of a business shall file an application for a permit with the Office of Finance. The application shall be in writing on forms provided, and shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in Section 103.12. The applicant shall provide all the information and documents requested on the application form, including fingerprints according to Department of Justice guidelines. In addition to the fee set forth in Section 103.12, each set of required fingerprints shall be accompanied by a fingerprint processing fee, which shall be equal to the fee charged by the State of California to the City of Los Angeles to process the fingerprints. Applications shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the applicant. (b) Changes to Applicant Information. Any change to the applicant information that occurs while the application is pending shall be reported in writing within seven calendar days to the Board. (c) Application Information to be Maintained Confidential. All information compiled pursuant to this section shall be held and maintained by the City as confidential, with the exception of the name of the applicant(s), business name, business address, and any other information that appears on the face of the permit. (d) Duty to Submit Complete Application; Determination of Completeness. Upon submission of an application for a permit to be issued by the Board, the Office of Finance shall accept the application and indicate on the application the date and time the application was filed. If the Board determines that an application for a permit is not complete, the application shall be returned to the applicant without any further action of the Board. Incomplete applications for permits under Sections 103.102 and 103.109 shall be returned to the applicant within ten business days of the date the application was filed with the Office of Finance; all other incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant within 30 business days of the date the application was filed with the Office of Finance. The returned application shall be accompanied by a written statement specifying all the reasons for its return. The applicant shall have 30 calendar days to submit additional information to render the application complete. Failure to do so within the 30 day period shall cause the application to be denied. If an amended application or supplemental information is submitted within the 30 day period, the Board shall again determine whether the application is complete in accordance with the procedures above.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.03 PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SEC. 103.03. PUBLIC HEARINGS. The Board may require a public hearing prior to taking action on an application for a permit or a renewal thereof. The Board may require an applicant to cause to be published a notice of public hearing two times at intervals of not less than five days within the 21-day period following the filing of an application in a newspaper of general circulation in the district where the business is to be located or conducted. Furthermore the Board may give notice, by mail, as prescribed by the Board to all property owners within three hundred feet of the proposed business. The Board shall cause to be posted a suitable public notice at the location where the business is to be conducted. The applicant shall bear all expense involved in mailing, printing, publishing and posting such notice. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,649, Eff. 1/6/69.) (a) Notice – Contents. Such public notices shall conform to rules and regulations adopted by the Board and shall be designed to inform the public as to the nature of the business to be engaged in its location, the name or names of the applicant or applicants, the time of the public hearing and the right of persons objecting to be heard. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,317, Eff. 6/2/67.) (b) Protests by Interested Persons. Any interested person may file written protests or objections any time before or at the hearing on such application, The Board shall give consideration to all such protests in reaching a decision on such application. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,317, Eff. 6/2/67.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.04 FALSE STATEMENTS.

SEC. 103.04. FALSE STATEMENTS. Any person who makes a false statement in an application for a permit under this article, or in their report required by this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.05 OVERLAPPING BUSINESS.

SEC. 103.05. OVERLAPPING BUSINESS. If any person shall engage in, manage, conduct, or carry on at the same time more than one of the businesses for which a permit from the Board is required, such person shall comply with all of the provisions affecting such businesses.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.06 PERMITS - DURATION.

SEC. 103.06. PERMITS - DURATION. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.) A permit issued by the Board shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.06.1 PERMITS – RENEWAL.

SEC. 103.06.1. PERMITS – RENEWAL. (Added by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.) A request for an annual permit renewal must be accompanied by a completed renewal form. Any change or alteration in the nature or operation of the business will require the renewal to be reviewed by the Board. Any changed circumstance, which would have been grounds for denial of the application, suspension or revocation of the permit, is grounds for denying the permittee a renewed permit. Denial of a renewal permit under this section shall proceed in accordance with the procedures set out in Sections 103.32 and 103.33.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.06.2 TEMPORARY PERMITS.

SEC. 103.06.2. TEMPORARY PERMITS. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,066, Eff. 8/8/04) The Board may issue a temporary permit upon the acceptance of a complete application pursuant to Section 103.02.1(d) pending its action on an application. A temporary permit shall expire upon the Board’s action on the application or the withdrawal of the application by the applicant. The Board may also issue a temporary permit if a permittee or applicant seeks judicial review pursuant to Section 103.34.2. Within ten business days after the Board mails its final decision, the permittee may file a written application to the Board for a temporary permit pending judicial review. Within seven business days of acceptance of the application, the Board shall render its decision. If required to do so by law, the Board shall grant the temporary permit. This temporary permit shall expire when a court of competent jurisdiction renders a final decision in the litigation. In addition to any other grounds to suspend or revoke a temporary permit, the Board may revoke a temporary permit if the permittee fails to diligently pursue the judicial action. In the event the Board denies an application for a temporary permit pending judicial review or the permittee rejects the board’s proposed conditions, the original permit shall expire no sooner than 38 days from the mailing of the Board’s action. In issuing any temporary permit, the Board may impose conditions upon the permit as the Board finds necessary to assure the preservation of the public health and safety.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.07 PERMITS - ANNUAL FEE.

SEC. 103.07. PERMITS - ANNUAL FEE. (a) Annual Police Permit Fee – Payable. The annual police permit fees required by this article for existing police permits shall become due and payable each year during the two months next preceding the first day of January of the calendar year for which annual police permit fee is paid. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,438, Eff. 11/7/68.) (b) Late Filing – Discretion of Board. The Board may, in its discretion, authorize the acceptance of an annual police permit fee paid within 15 days after the annual police permit is due if the Board finds that the failure to pay said fee within the time allowed was due to inadvertence or excusable neglect. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,438, Eff. 11/7/68.) (c) Late Filing – Veterans. Whenever a person who previously held a permit but failed to pay the prescribed fee within the time provided, shows to the satisfaction of the Board that the person’s failure to pay such fee within the time provided herein resulted from the person’s induction or entrance into the armed forces of the United States, or of any allied nation, and that the application for a permit is made within six months after the applicant’s honorable discharge from the service, the annual police permit fee only shall be charged thereof. (Amended by Ord. No. 137,438, Eff. 11/7/68.) (d) Late Filing – Effect. If the annual police permit fee is not received within the time allowed in Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section, the permit shall terminate and the former permittee shall cease engaging in the trade, business or occupation for which the permit was required. Application for a new permit may be made as set forth in this article. The application shall be considered as an original application for a permit and the fee shall be that prescribed for the issuance of an original permit. (Amended by Ord. No. 143,868, Eff. 10/23/72.) (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a), annual police permit fees, except those owed by Firearms Vendors and Firearms Salespersons required by this article to be paid for the year 2021 shall become due and payable on June 30, 2021. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,119, Eff. 8/7/21.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.08 PERMITS NON-TRANSFERABLE.

SEC. 103.08. PERMITS NON-TRANSFERABLE. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.) A permit issued by the Board may not be sold, transferred, or assigned by any permittee or by operation of law, to any other person, group, partnership, corporation, or any other entity. Any sale, transfer, or assignment or attempted sale, transfer, or assignment shall be deemed to constitute a voluntary surrender of the permit and the permit shall thereafter be null and void. A permit held by a corporation or partnership or other business entity is subject to the same rules of transferability as stated above. A new permit shall be required for a transfer of stock that causes a change in the controlling interest in a corporate permittee, and for a change in the majority ownership of a partnership or other legal entity, whether by sale, exchange or other means.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.09 PERMIT FOR EACH LOCATION.

SEC. 103.09. PERMIT FOR EACH LOCATION. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,676, Eff. 1/11/04.) A permit issued by the Board is valid only for the address or location specified on the permit.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.10 CHANGE OF LOCATION.

SEC. 103.10. CHANGE OF LOCATION. Where permitted by this article, a change of location may be endorsed on a permit by the Board upon written application by a permittee accompanied by the change of location fee prescribed in Section 103.12. The fee imposed by this section shall not apply to the relocation of a business from a building or structure which was damaged or destroyed as a result of the earthquake of January 17, 1994 and its aftershocks, as determined by the Department of Building and Safety. (Paragraph Added by Ord. No. 170,126, Eff. 12/29/94.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 103.11 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS.

SEC. 103.11. ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. The Board may issue permits for additional locations to a permittee upon a written application accompanied by the original permit fee prescribed in Sec. 103.12, or the prescribed additional location fee where such fee is designated in this article.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-191097Fetched: 10/24/2026