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city Council Meeting 11-28-95
santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1831 (CCS)
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA PROHIBITING HOME OCCUPATION PERMITS AND BUSINESS
LICENSES FOR THE SALE, TRANSFER, OR LEASE OF FIREARMS
OR MUNITIONS IN ANY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, PROVIDING
FOR THE REVOCATION OF EXISTING PERMITS, AND ESTABLISHING
A CONDITIONAL USE AND POLICE PERMIT SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, based on the findings and purpose stated below, on
May 24, 1994, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number 1745 (CCS)
prohibiting home occupation permits and business licenses for the
sale, transfer, or lease of firearms or munitions in any
residential district, providing for the revocation of existing
permits, and establishing a conditional use and police permit
system; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 1994, the City council adopted Ordinance
Number 1763 (CCS) amending Ordinance Number 1745 (CCS); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 1763 (CCS) is due to expire in
February 1996; and
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WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance Number 1763 (CCS) city
staff has been preparing appropriate amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance and Municipal Code to effectuate the provisions of that
Ordinance, and the Zoning Ordinance revisions are scheduled to be
considered by the Planning commission in November 1995; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary to extend the provisions of
Ordinance 1763 (CCS) pending Council action on the necessary Zoning
Ordinance and Municipal Code amendments; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth below, the extension is
necessary to protect the public safety, health, and welfare, and
there exists a current and immediate threat to the public health,
safety and welfare should the provisions of the Ordinance not be
extended and should gun dealers be allowed to operate businesses in
the City contrary to the provisions of the Ordinance set forth
below.
SECTION 1. Findinas and purDose. The City Council finds and
declares:
(a) Firearms are used in several hundred crimes including
homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaul t in the ci ty of
Santa Monica each year.
(b) The accidental discharge of a firearm can lead to serious
injury or death especially when it occurs in residential areas.
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(c) Inadequately secured firearms can be stolen and such
firearms can then be used in further serious criminal activities.
(d) The sale of firearms or munitions in residential
districts or in residential property is incompatible with the use
of the district or property for dwelling purposes.
(e) Neither the state of California nor the federal
government has sufficiently addressed the problems resulting from
the increased availability and use of firearms in urban areas such
as the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 2.
Prohibition on Home OccuDation Permits and
Business L~censes.
(a) The Zoning Administrator shall deny a Home Occupation
permi t to any person who operates or manages any business or
occupation which sells, transfers, leases or offers or advertises
for sale, transfer or lease any firearm or munitions.
(b) No person shall operate any business which sells,
transfers, leases or offers or advertises for sale, transfer or
lease any firearm or munitions in any residential ("R") district or
in any property utilized for any residential use.
(c) The Director of Finance shall deny a business license,
including any request to renew a license previously issued, to any
person who operates or manages any business or occupation which
sells, transfers, leases, or offers or advertises for sale,
transfer or lease any firearm or munitions in any residential ("R")
district or in any property utilized for residential use.
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(d) The Director of Finance shall only issue a business
license to any person who operates or manages, or who proposes to
operate or manage, any business which sells, transfers, leases,
offers or advertises for sale, transfer, or lease any firearm or
munitions if the person obtains all necessary permits or other
licenses required by federal, state and City law.
SECTION 3. Firearms Dealer Permit and Conditional Use Permit
Reauired for Sale of Gun or Munitions. Any person who operates or
manages, or who proposes to operate or manage, any business which
sells, transfers, leases, offers, or advertises for sale, transfer
or lease any firearm or munitions, in any location where such
business is permitted shall obtain a conditional use permit and
shall obtain a firearms dealer permit from the Chief of POlice,in
addition to any other permits required by law prior to operating or
managing the business.
SECTION 4. Revocation of Home Occuoation Permits and Business
Licenses.
(a) The Zoning Administrator may revoke any approved Home
occupation Permit which authorized a person to operate or manage
any business which sells, transfers, leases, offers or advertises
for sale, transfer, or lease any firearm or munitions in any
residential district or in any property utilized for any
residential use.
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(b) The Director of Finance may revoke any business license
issued to any person to operate or manage any business which sells,
transfers, leases, offers or advertises for sale, transfer, or
lease any firearm or munitions in any residential district or in
any property utilized for any residential use.
(c) The Zoning Administrator is authorized to revoke any Home
Occupation Permit if the Zoning Administrator determines that the
permit is no longer compatible with residential activities, or if
the Zoning Administrator determines that due to changes in law, the
permit is no longer valid.
SECTION 5. Conditional Use Permit. The City Planning
Commission, or the City Council on appeal, shall have the authority
to approve the use of a property for a business or use which sells,
transfers, leases, offers or advertises for sale, transfer or lease
any firearm or munitions in any location where such business is
permitted, and shall issue a Conditional Use Permit if the
following findings can be made in an affirmative manner:
(a) The proposed use will not adversely affect the welfare of
neighborhood residents in a significant manner.
(b) The proposed use will not contribute to an undue
concentration of similar uses in the area.
(c) The proposed use will not detrimentally affect nearby
neighborhoods, considering the distance of the use to residential
buildings, churches, schools, hospitals, playgrounds, parks, and
other existing similar uses.
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(d) The proposed use is compatible with existing and
potential uses within the general area.
(e) The public health, safety and general welfare are
protected.
(f) No harm to adjacent properties will result.
(g) The proposed use is not within one thousand five hundred
(1,500) feet of any other similar use, any day care facility, or
any elementary, middle, junior or high school.
SECTION 6. ~anner of ADDlication: Fees. An application for
a firearms dealer permit under this Ordinance shall be filed with
the Chief of Police under penalty of perjury on a form to be
specified by the City. The application shall provide all relevant
information to demonstrate the applicant's compliance with this
Ordinance including a floor plan of the proposed business which
illustrates the applicant's compliance with the security provisions
of Section 9 of this Ordinance. The application shall also include
a certification by the City Planning and Community Development
Department that the applicant's business will not be located in a
zoning district in which the operation of a firearms business is
prohibited by law and that the applicant has secured a conditional
use permit as may be required by this Ordinance. The applicant
shall provide all information requested, including the proof of
compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law when
required by the Chief of POlice, or the application will not be
deemed complete. The application shall be accompanied by the fees
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established by resolution of the City council for administering
this Ordinance.
SECTION 7. Ci tv's Riaht to Investiaation of Anv Relevant
Facts. The Chief of Police may cause to be conducted an
investigation to determine whether the application for a firearms
dealer permit meets all the requirements of federal state and local
law and may require any and all additional information from an
applicant that is deemed necessary to complete the investigation.
SECTION 8. Grounds for Denial of Application. The Chief of
Police shall give the applicant a written notice of the Chief's
decision to grant or to deny the application for a firearms dealer
permit. The notice shall set forth the ground or grounds for the
Chief of Police's decision. The Chief of Police shall deny the
issuance of a permit when any of the followinq conditions are met:
(a) The applicant, or any off icer, employee, or agent thereof
who will have access and control over firearms is under twenty-one
(21) years of age.
(b) The applicant is not licensed as required by all
applicable federal, state, and local laws.
(c) The applicant, or any officer, employees, or agent
thereof who will have access and control over firearms, has had a
permit previously revoked or denied for good cause within the
immediately preceding two (2) years for failure to operate its
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business in compliance with the requirements of federal, state or
local law, including any conditions imposed by such laws.
(d) The applicant, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof
who will have access and control over firearms, has made a false or
misleading statement of a material fact or an omission of a
material fact in the application for a permit.
(e) The applicant, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof
who will have access and control over firearms, has been convicted
of the following:
(1) Any offense which disqualifies the person convicted
from owning or possessing a firearm under applicable federal,
state, and local laws.
(2) Any offense related to the manufacture, sale,
possession, or registration of any firearm or dangerous or deadly
weapon.
(3) Any offense involving the use of violence upon the
person of another.
(4) Any offense involving theft, fraud, dishonesty, or
deceit.
(5) Any offense inVOlving the manufacture, sale,
possession, or use of any controlled substance as defined by
California Health and Safety Code Section 11007 as said definition
now reads or may hereafter be amended to read.
(f) The applicant is within the classes of persons def ined in
California Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 8100 or 8103.
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(g) The operation of the business as proposed will not comply
with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
(h) The applicant, or any officer, employee, or agent
thereof, proposes to operate the business in a location where such
use is prohibited by City laws or has not been approved by the
Zoning Administrator or has not obtained other necessary City
permits.
(i) The applicant, or any officer, employee, or agent
thereof, is not the owner of record of the real property at which
the business is to be conducted, nor has a lease, license, or other
entitlement or possessory interest to operate such business at such
location.
(j) The premises at which such business is to be operated do
not contain the security measures required by section 9 of this
Ordinance.
(k) Any other grounds for denial that exist as specified in
the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
SECTION 9. Security. Any business required to be licensed
pursuant to this Ordinance shall adhere to security measures as
required by the Chief of Police. Security measures shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The provision of secure locks, windows, and doors,
adequate lighting, and such fire and theft alarms as specified by
the Chief of Police.
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(b) The storing of all firearms and munitions on the premises
out of reach of customers in secure, locked facilities, so that
access to firearms and munitions shall be controlled by the dealer,
or employees of the dealer entrusted to handle firearms, to the
exclusion of all others.
SECTION 10. permi t Issuance. Condi tions ; Terms: Riaht to
InSDect Premises and Records. Any firearms dealer permit issued
pursuant to this Ordinance shall be subject to all of the following
conditions, the breach of any of which shall be sufficient cause
for revocation of the permit by the Chief of Police and denial of
any application to renew a permit or to obtain a future permit:
(a) The business shall be carried on only in the building
located at the street address shown on the City of Santa Monica
permit.
(b) The Permittee shall observe all federal, state, and local
constraints on the operation of the permitted business including,
but not limited to California Penal Code Sections 12072(b), 12073,
12074, 12077, and 12082, to the extent that the provisions remain
in effect.
(c) The licensee shall not deliver any pistol or revolver to
a purchaser earlier than fifteen (15) days after the application
for the purchase, lease, or transfer, unless otherwise provided by
state or federal law.
Cd) The Permittee shall keep complete and current records of
all firearms transactions. In addition to the requirements in
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California Penal Code sections 12073, 12076, and 12077, Permittee
must also keep a complete current inventory of all firearms in
stock. This inventory shall include an entry for each weapon, with
the classification, serial numbers, and any other information that
is required by the Chief of Police for the tracking of the chain of
ownership of the firearm.
(e) The Permittee consents to the City'S inspection of the
business premises and records in order for the City to establish
continued compliance with the terms of the permit.
(f) The licensee shall not deliver any firearm to a
purchaser, lessee or other transferee unless the firearm is
unloaded, and securely wrapped or unloaded in a locked container.
(g) The permit shall not become effective until the Permittee
has obtained all other permits required by federal, state, or local
law including, but not limited to, a business license and zoning
and building permits.
SECTION 11. Permit Duration One Year - Renewal. All firearms
dealer permits issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall expire one
(1) year after the date of issuance or automatically upon
revocation or expiration of Permittee's federal firearms license,
whichever is earlier. Such permits may be renewed by the Chief of
Police for additional periods of one year upon the approval of an
application for renewal by the Chief of Police and payment of the
renewal fee established by City Council resolution. A completed
application for renewal shall be submitted to the Chief of Police
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at least forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the
current permit or else the permit shall expire at the expiration of
its term. If the application is submitted in a timely manner, the
permit to operate shall continue in effect until two weeks after
the Chief of Police mails written notice to the applicant denying
renewal. The city of Santa Monica permit shall be granted
conditionally upon the applicant providing proof of a valid federal
firearms license; the permit will not become effective until
applicant shows proof of compliance with all applicable laws.
SECTION 12. Permit Assianment. No person shall assign or in
any manner transfer or attempt to assign or transfer any firearms
dealer permit issued pursuant to this Ordinance and any such
assignment or transfer or attempt to assign or transfer a permit
shall constitute grounds to revoke the permit.
SECTION 13. Permit - Grounds for Revocation: Appeals.
(a) In addition to any other basis for revocation of any
permit or license set forth in this Ordinance, any circumstance
constituting a ground for denial of the permit or license shall
also constitute a ground for revocation.
(b) Any person aggrieved by any decision to deny or revoke
any permit or license pursuant to this Ordinance may appeal to a
Hearing Examiner in accordance with Chapter 6.16 of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code.
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SECTION 14. Permit - Liabilitv Insurance. No permit shall be
issued or continued pursuant to this Ordinance unless there is in
full force and effect a policy of insurance in such form as the
city deems proper, executed by an insurance company approved by the
City whereby the applicant or Permittee is insured against
liability for damage to property and for injury to or death of any
person as a result of the sale, transfer, or lease, or offering or
exposing for sale, transfer, or lease, of any firearm. The minimum
liability limits shall not be less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) for damage to or destruction of property in anyone
incident, and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for the death or
injury to anyone person. Such policy of insurance shall contain
an endorsement providing that the policy will not be canceled until
notice in writing has been given to the City, address in care of
the Risk Manager, 1717 4th Street, Santa Monica, California 90401,
at least thirty (30) days immediately prior to the time such
cancellation becomes effective. Upon expiration of any such policy
and if no additional insurance has been secured prior to the
expiration thereof in the manner provided for the initial securing
of a permit under this Ordinance, the permit shall be deemed
canceled without further notice or opportunity to be heard.
SECTION 15. permi t - Author i tv to Inspect. Any and all
investigating officials of the City shall have the right to enter
the building designated in the permit from time to time during
regular business hours to make reasonable inspections to observe
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and enforce compliance with building, mechanical, fire, electrical,
plumbing, and health regulations, as well as the provisions of this
Ordinance. A police investigator may conduct compliance
inspections to ensure conformance with all federal, state, and
local laws, and the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 16. Compliance bv Existinq Dealers. Any person
engaging in the business of selling, transferring, or leasing, or
advertising for sale, transfer, or lease, or offering or exposing
for sale, transfer, or lease, any firearms on the effective date of
this Ordinance ("Existing Dealer") shall comply with the provisions
of this Ordinance by August 22, 1994. Notwithstanding the above,
or any other provision of this Ordinance, Existing Dealers
operating in any location where such business is permitted shall
not be required to obtain a conditional use permit, but shall
comply with all other provisions of this Ordinance, including the
obligation to obtain a firearms dealer permit from the Chief of
Police, by January 1, 1995.
SECTION 17. Violation - ~isdemeanor: Civil Enforcement.
(a) Any person who conducts a business in violation of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each day a violation
occurs. Each violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by up
to one (1) year in jailor a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fine, or
both.
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(b) In addition to any other penalty or remedy, the City
Attorney may commence a civil action to seek enforcement of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 18. This Ordinance shall be of no further force and
effect nine (9) months from its adoption, unless prior to that
date, the City council extends the ordinance in the manner required
by law.
SECTION 19. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 20. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconsti tutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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SECTION 21. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The city Clerk shall
cause this ordinance, or a summary thereof to be published once in
the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This
Ordinance shall be effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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State of Cahforma )
County of Los Angeles) ss
CIty of Santa MOnIca )
I, Mana Nt Stewart CIty Clerk of the CIty of Santa Momca. do hereby certIfy that the foregOIng
OrdInance No 1831 (CCS) had Its first readmg on November 14. 1995 and had Its second
readmg on November 28. 1995 and was passed by the follOWIng vote
Ayes
CouncIl members
Abdo, Ebner, Genser, Holbrook. O'Connor, Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIl members
None
Abstam
CouncIl members
None
Absent
CouncIl members
Greenberg
ATTEST
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PRQOF OF PU.tA liON
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles,
I am a citizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
or Interested in the above-entltled matter I
am the principal clerk of the printer of the
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of whIch the annexed is a printed copy (set
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been published in each regular and entire
issue of said newspaper and not in any
supplement thereof on the fOllowing dates,
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0rdmInce Nwnber 1831 (CCS)
(City Coimcil Senes)
AN ORDINANCE OF Tl'l.b CITY COUNCll. OF THE CITY OF ~
SANTA MONICA PROHlBlI1NG HOMB OCCUPATION PERMITS AND wslNl!SS'"
UCENSBS POll -nlt:l SALE, TRANSPBll, OR LP.ASB OF PIRBARMS O~ MUNII1Q.N!
IN ANY ltBSIDENTIAL DISTRICf. PROVIDING FOR THE REVOCATION. :
OF EXISI1NG PERMITS, AND ESTABLISHING A CONDmONAL
USE AND POUCB PEDnT SYSTEM
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The foIlow1na: 11 a IWIlIIlaty of 0Jdmanee Number 1831 (CCS) prep&nld by the "
Office of tIte City Attorney. ~ .
0n1mante Number 1831 (CCS) (the .~nl"lce.) extends the wSlm8 interim .
ormnlln(lC (0Mina0cc Numba' 1763 (CCS)) probibI.ting home occupatwns penmIS and ,'.
buSIneSS 1u:en1lel for the sale. transfer, or leIIe of firearms or mumIloDs m any reudenUJJ. .
cI1stnct, prG\'ICIinJ for the I'eVOCIticIl of cxiSlin& pcnmtB, and estabhshing . condJt1ooalll5C ,
and pohce permit I)'IteIIl . .
T1Ie 0Rtinmce rcqwm the Zomng AdntIlllJtral'Or 10 cbJy I home occupatIon peGUl
to any penon who opet8leI or rnanqes any bIIsiness or occupation which 1dIs, tranUm,
leases or offers or advenisea fat sale, tranIfer 01' 1eac: any firearm or munit10ml (.~..
or mumtlonl business") Penons are prohibited from operatma or manll!,,,! any fireu!nI.
01' mumtwns buuness IJ\ any le8I~t"',1 chstncl or in any property utilized for any RlS1dontIa
use, and the Ducctor of Finance is reqllU'ed to deny all RqUelIts f01' a bustneIs hcense to
opeate sucb I bI1Jmess IJ\ I residential &strict The Dlftdor of Finance may ISSIle a _
bunness hcense to persons who qJCtatc: or manaae . fircann or munitIOns bUW1es11f that .
person obtains all ~'Y perml1J 01' odB lIcenses requued by federal, state, and C1ly :
law. . ,
The Onbnance requIteS aU penons who operate or manage I firarms or mumuoDs
business to obtalD. a conditional use pernnt. In addmon. they ate reqUired to obtam from 't1:
CIuef of Police a firearm. dealer pemut.
'Ibe Ordill<UU'iC penmIs tbe ?"",nl AcInmustrator alId the FlIUIlIl:1e Du'tdor to reveke
any IlWiUTed home occupIItIon penmt or bllllJ1eU license of an, person who operates or '
manaces a firearmI or m1llll.lions business in I ta1dendal d1Jtnct. In additIOn, the Zoning
AdrrumBlrator is authorized to 1'eVOk lilY such home occupation pemut 1f the Adminlsltatol
finds that the penmt IS no laager compItible Wlth reudent1al8Ctl.vibeB or determines that dl
to changes m law, the pemut u no longer vahd
TIle Oa:linance audIOnzts the City P1arlnm& Commimon. or the CIty Council on
appeal, to lSSUe I Ccmdibollll Use Pemut to I penon operab.I\B or manqing a tbearms or
mlllltbDl1J business If the fol1owlna CODdilionl ate met: (1) the busmess will not sjgnifieaiil
advendy affec:t the wdfale of 1he neapborhoocl raidents. (2) the busmess will not
conttibuto to an undue ccmcentnlion of amiIar ~ in the area; (3) the. bUBiDeu W'Ill
not deInmentaIIJ affect MIlby .....~NJrboocIs. IIkina: mto consideration the distance of the
busmeu 10 reaI"-tilll tunldi1\lI. clwrdIeI, tchoo1" hospltlls, plaYJfOUIICIs. parks, and odle
CllUt1nJ similar ~: (4) the busuless is compatlb1e WIllI existing and potcntIlI1 usei II
the general area, (5) the publtc bealth, safety and welfare ~ proleCted; (6) no harm to
adjacent propertIa will rmlU; and (7) the b1lliness u not located within 1,500 feet of anr
other SlIIUlat \IJe, lIIly day care flcdtty, or any school.
The 0rdiIlance Sdl forth tbe proclIllIlnS, tennI, and conditions for obtatnmg and
renewma a fuarmI pgiiUi. An appbcalioIl for a fuarms permit must be filed WIth ~
nl1..f nf Pnhlle and must c:ornam soec:1fied informatlon. A fee is also t1lq1Iited to be pIid.
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renewtIIj! a firearms pemut. An appL~n"" IOI' a nrearml pcnnu lUY. ~ ....... "'w "... A
Chief of Pohce and must COIlIam IpCClfied UI.~ A fee 13 also reqlJlmCi to be pa1d -:-
'The CJuef of Pohce 13 authonzedgan inveSt1ption to deI.emuIIe 1hat the apphl;'.a\loll
mcelS III. of the reqwrementa of and I.oI:Illaw 1k Chief ofPobce ~y det\y ,
the apphc:atioR wilen any of 11 It. nc pemutJ apIR one year after ~_ cIa~
of iIsuance or aulOlll8.tica1ly :opclIl ~ or ~tion. of the pemuttee's fedaal ~ .
licenIo RaIeWlll-applicl.tiOnl-U'C toqW1ed to be filed 4S daYI b..i'Ui:g the expiration dart oI;i -
the cunent pemnt<< eIsc 1M penDtl wd1 automabcaIIy ""'PU'" Pemutl lie not asmgnabIe_ or :
traRIfenblo U'i uy 1IIIIIDel'. and any IlleIiIpt to do to constinttCl pounds to revoke the ~
pemu.t. At1y CUCIIlJIIl;IllC c:onstitutiDi a JrOUIIcl for demit of the pernut II alJo a grouDd m~ '
revocation Any penon haviq been denied a pcrnnt or bad I permit revoked may appeai ~
a beannl eumincr. . ~ -
" The 0nSmance IetI forth the CCIIllihlIoDI upon wb1c:h a firearms pemut will be ~~:
by the Cbief of Pobca, inc1udin&' (1) the buineis will be carried on ODly at the street .' .
jll1d1ess IisbI4 on the permit, (2) the. pemuttes mUSt abletYC all feden1. ~, and local - ~
constraints on the opcratioo of the penmtted buunesa; (3) p1sto1s or revolvers may not be > 'J
dehvaat to the purcbuer less dIIft IS da)'l after the appbcation for the purchaie; (4) tbc : ' .
pemuIleC is Mq\Ilmd to bep camplete Qd- cumnt rcccxds of III. fuarml transactwnl8Dd'a.: -
comp1eIe lIMIltory of all firearmJ in IfOCt; (S) ihe permittee lrnlSt ~~ to City lR~'
of tbc busiMIa premlseI &lid NIXlIda; (6) firearmS must be dehvaed to purchaaen ~ .
and atI= IeCIlIely wrapped- or in a locbd tClIdI1Derj ('7) the penm.ttec u requited to ~ .-
aD requl1ed pemulI, mcludntl a busmesa bcelIte and applicable ZlJIliJl& and bwldm& petmI.\~ ~
The O!<:ltllllllCe requires an pcnons 1K:aued under' the 0rdmII1c:e to adhere to dfe . ~ ~ -
foUowma secunty IlIeII\RI. (1) 10 provide IllCUrC klckI, wmdowl, and doors, wIequaIC ''\ ~
Uahtina, and fire IIl4 theft alums .. IlpIcdiecl by the Onef "f Pobcc; and (2) to -- an ~-
fireums IDd DlUlllt1Ol1s on tile premises aut of RICh of Ihe customerS in lodred facilitia.. ~ ~ :
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The Ordinance plOYi4cs that DO permit will be iuued unless the ~ has ~:,,;..-
obtamed a pobcy of ml\lilllCe iIppI1>~ by the CIty. The mmim\llllliabillty Junita ~. ~
are not leis than One Million Dol1an for damap to Ill' destnx:tioD of property III any oDe 1-
mci.dent, and One MiIbon Dollars for Ihe death or injury to any one. penon. The penmt' 6 .
may be c:ancelI.ed llIUIIedlatel)' if tile lalulrcd iIuIlrInCe pohciea are a110wed to expire, i.lIO 2 .
addit1ona1l1111lI11lCe has been IeClftd prwr 10 lht expn'atton date. - .:.' ~
The Otdmanc:e pnMdcs that any penon already c:onductmg a fireanm or munitionl;.~ -
blllillcss must COlllply with tile proviIioM of Ibis ()rrh~ However, emtin& ~IMnm ~
not requl1ed 10 obtam a conchtional ute pennit. : i-
A V10laIum of this Qrdulanc:e constltuICS a misdemeanor for each day a violatlOll ~~ .
occurs, pw"~h1e by up 10 one year m Jail, or a FIve Hundrod Dollar fine. or both. < - . !,;- .
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'Ibt Q:rdmanCe wdI apue nine months from November 28, 1~. the dale of its . . "
sdoplion . - -:-
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Ordmanc:e NumIM!r 1831 (CCS) was adop&ed OIl. November 21,1995, IllII ~ '
become effect1ve 30 day. !tom its adoptloft. .
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I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk. do hereby certJfy that Oldmanc:e Number 18;li.
(CCS) had its lint n:adina on NO'\ItIlIber 14. 1995, and bad 1lI teCOIld readilll Oft ~.
21, 1995, and. was pused by the followm8; vote. ' .
Aya: Council members: Abdo. B:mer, 0enIer, Holbrook. O'Connor;
:RoseI1IteIn
Noes:
Council manbcn.
AbstaIn:
Counc11 memben:
Ablli:llt.
COUIlC1l memben GteenberI
1st MARIA M. ~fEWART.' :
City CJ.ert:
The full text of the above Qrrll.."nce is aY81labl.c upon request from the office ot 1he :
CltyClert, ~~ at 168S Main Su=, Room 102. Santa Momc:a. Phone: (310) 4S8'-t:Z1i'
Pub December 5, 1995 .~
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