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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
5.16.030 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
CARDROOMS.
4449
A
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 5.16.030 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
5.16.030 Application-Issuance-Fee.
A. Applications for permits under this section shall be made on forms to be
furnished by the city manager or his designee, shall be submitted no less than fourteen
days prior to commencement of business, shall be signed under penalty of perjury by
the applicant and shall require the following information:
1. The name, mailing address, title, telephone number, previously used
names, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye color, hair color, driver's license number,
social security number, and arrest record, if any, of the applicant, all persons who will be
employed by the business, and all persons having a financial interest in the business;
2. The name, mailing address and location of the business;
3. The business tax certificate number of the business; and
4. Prior permits held and whether such permits were ever revoked or
suspended, and the reasons therefor.
B.
he finds:
The city manager or his designee shall, in his discretion, issue a permit if
1.
That the application is complete and truthful.
2. That neither the applicant nor any of his employees nor any person having
a financial interest in the business has been convicted of a crime substantially related to
the qualifications, functions or duties of the business for which application is made,
unless he has obtained a certificate of rehabilitation.
3. That neither the applicant nor any of his employees nor any person having
a financial interest in the business has done any act involving dishonesty, fraud or
deceit with the intent to substantially benefit himself or another, or substantially injure
another.
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4. That the building and the business for which the application is made will
be maintained and conducted in accordance with all laws of the city and the state,
including, but not limited to health, structural soundness, fire safety and zoning.
5. That a valid business tax certificate has been issued for this cardroom.
6. That the applicant has not had a permit, issued under this section,
revoked in the past five years, unless the city manager finds that the reasons for such
revocation are unrelated to this application.
7. That no more than the number of permits authorized by Section
5.16.040(D) is outstanding at anyone time.
C. All permits issued under this chapter shall remain in effect until December
31 of the calendar year of issue, unless earlier suspended or revoked. All permits
issued under this chapter and in effect at the time of passage of the ordinance enacting
this chapter, shall remain valid until December 31 of the year of such enactment, unless
earlier suspended or revoked.
D. The applicant shall pay a fee not to exceed the cost of processing any
such application and inspecting such business as set forth in Section 3.70.040.
E. Permits may be issued with conditions to ensure that the cardroom will be
operated in a safe and legal manner, will not disturb the peace and quiet of the
neighborhood and will not constitute an undue burden on city resources.
F. All applicants for a permit pursuant to this chapter shall be required to be
photographed by the Bakersfield police department and fingerprinted.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the proVIsions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and a'XilOted bll
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on . 2 9 ~U,
by the following vote:
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COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, WEIR, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER .
COUNCILMEMBER ~.
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CITY CLERK and EX OFFICI
Council of the City of Bakersfi
APPROVED:
AUG 2 9 2007
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By:~m ~;-
VIRGINIA A. GENNA
City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern )
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 30TH day of AUQust. 2007 she posted on the Bulletin Board at City Hall,
a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4449 passed by the
Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 29TH day of AUQust. 2007 and
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.16.030 OF
THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
CARDROOMS.
PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
BY:~ .~~
DEPU Y Cit( Clerk
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