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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMC-792 .- '. 1 ORDINANCE NO.MC-792 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION 5.04.495 AND ADDING SECTIONS 5.04.496, 5.04.497 AND 5.04.498 OF 3 THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TRANSIENT MERCHANTS AND TEMPORARY BUSINESSES. 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO 5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 6 SECTION 1. Section 5.04.495 of the San Bernardino 7 Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 "5.04.495 Transient merchants and temporary businesses 9 prohibited. 11 10 It shall be unlawful for any person to sell merchandise, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 motor vehicles, trailers, foodstuffs, stuffed animals, fruits, vegetables, medicine, eggs, furniture, bakery goods, or similar items from a temporary stand or other temporary location upon any public street, alley or other public place, doorway of any room or building, unenclosed building, or vacant lot, or parcel of land, either paved or unpaved. This section does not apply to businesses with licenses issued pursuant to another section or sections of this Chapter. The purpose of this section is to make it unlawful for a person or persons to sell or commence to sell those items listed above at locations that have not been approved, and to prohibit transient merchants and temporary businesses." SECTION 2. Section 5.04.496 is hereby added to the San 25 Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows: 26 27 28 "5.04.496 Property owner responsibility for transient merchants and temporary businesses. As a property owner it shall be unlawful to authorize or DAB/ses/Merchan3.ord May 14, 1991 1 .. 11 MC-792 1 allow the sale of merchandise, motor vehicles, trailers, 2 foodstuffs, stuffed animals, fruits, vegetables, medicine, 3 eggs, furniture, bakery goods, or similar items from a 4 temporary stand or other temporary location upon any 5 doorway of any room or building, unenclosed building, or 6 vacant lot, or parcel of land, either paved or unpaved, 7 unless a license is otherwise allowed and granted pursuant 8 to this Chapter. A property owner shall be conclusively 9 presumed to have allowed a commercial activity occurring on 10 his property." SECTION 3. Section 5.04.497 is hereby added to the San 12 Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows: 13 "5.04.497 Seizure; hearing 14 In addition to any criminal action which may be taken, any 15 authorized officer may seize the items offered for sale 16 contrary to Sections 5.04.495 and 5.04.496 and hold said 18 17 items pending a hearing before the City Clerk or his/her 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 designee. Said hearing must be had within thirty (30) days following the giving of notice of such seizure to the seller. If the seller is unavailable or unknown, notice of the hearing may be posted at the location where the items were offered for sale. At the hearing the City Clerk or his/her designee shall determine whether a license pursuant to this Chapter has been issued. If he or she determines that such license has not been issued he or she may destroy or otherwise dispose of the items or may return such items to the seller upon the payment of all costs of the seizure and hearing by the seller. If the items are evidence in a DAB/ses/Merchan3.ord May 14, 1991 2 '" 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 MC-792 1 criminal proceeding they shall not be returned or destroyed 2 pending release by the appropriate authorities. If the 3 items seized are perishable and the value thereof in the 4 estimation of the seizing officer is greater than $100.00, 5 the items shall be sold, if possible, and any money 6 received shall be the subject of the hearing. If the value 7 of the perishable items are in the estimation of the 8 seizing officer $100.00 or less, they may be destroyed or 9 otherwise disposed of, but the hearing shall still be noticed. Any animals seized pursuant to this Section shall be impounded, returned or disposed of pursuant to Chapter 6.24. If the seller or his or her agent does not appear for the hearing provided for in this Section the items shall be deemed abandoned and may be disposed of as other surplus City property. As used in this Section "officer" or "authorized officer" shall mean any police officer of the City of San Bernardino, any of the officers specified in Section 9.90.0l0.A.7 of this code with regard to animals, and any of the officers specified in Section 9.90.0l0.A.5 and Section 9.90.0l0.A.6. SECTION 4. Section 5.04.498 is hereby added to the San 23 22 Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows: 24 25 26 27 28 "5.04.498 Penalty Violation of Sections 5.04.495, and 5.04.496 shall be a misdemeanor. This Section is in emphasis of Section 1.12.0l0.A. and not in contradiction thereof. Stating the penalty for the violation of these sections shall not be construed as affecting the penalties for any other DAB/ses/Merchan3.ord May 14, 1991 3 . 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ~ MC-792 1 AN ORDINANCE...RELATING TO TRANSIENT MERCHANTS AND TEMPORARY BUSINESSES. 2 3 provision of this Code." 4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 5 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 6 Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 17th 7 8 day of June , 1991, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ESTRADA X REILLY X HERNANDEZ X MAUDSLEY X MINOR X POPE-LUDLAM -- MILLER X 9 C(~~~ ~ The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this /j'~ day of June , 1991. ~/~ 1om.Minor,. yor Pro.Tem City of San Bernardino Approved as to form and legal content: JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney BY:~I?~~ C/ DAB/ses/Merchan3.ord June 5, 1991 4