HomeMy WebLinkAbout1510 - ORDINANCES - 3/30/1995 ORDINANCE NO. 1510
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 3 , 84 AND 5 . 52 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE, ADDING SUBSECTION
' 3 . 88 . 010 (143) TO INDICATE THE BUSINESS LICENSE
TAX FOR PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AND LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE PATROLS AND REPEALING
SECTIONS 5. 52 . 040, 5.52 . 060 THROUGH 5 . 52 . 090
AND 5. 52 . 120 THROUGH 5. 52 . 180.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Sections 5. 52 . 040, 5. 52 . 060 through 5. 52 . 090 and
5. 52 . 120 through 5. 52 . 180 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code are
repealed.
SECTION 2 . Section 3 . 88 . 010 (Graduated Scale License Tax
Categories) of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is added to read:
(143) Private Investigators.
SECTION 3 . The following sections of the Palm Springs Municipal
Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
3 . 84 . 280 Patrol, private. For conducting a private patrol or
night watch service, the tax shall be at the rate set forth in
section 3 . 90. 210 (r) .
5. 52 . 020 Permit required. No person, either as owner,
manager, employee, or otherwise, shall manage, conduct, carry on or
assist in the management, conducting or carrying on of the business
of private patrol unless under and by authority of a written permit
form the chief of police with the approval of the city manager.
Such permits to manage, conduct, or carry on any such occupation
shall be issued upon the written application of any person for
himself or an behalf of any corporation or association of persons.
The chief of police must first satisfy himself that the management,
conducting or carrying on of said private patrol will comport with
the public welfare, and for this purpose may consider any facts or
evidence bearing on the moral fitness and reputation of those who
will be in charge of said private patrol, and any other facts or
evidence tending to enlighten the chief of police in this respect.
A copy of the private patrol license issued by the State of
California Department of Consumer Affairs must be submitted with
the application. Persons aggrieved by the action of the chief of
police or city manager may appeal to the city council.
5 .52 . 045 Appeal procedure. Any appeal pursuant to Sections
5 . 52 . 020 or 5. 52 . 030 shall follow the procedure provided by Chapter
2 . 05 of this code.
-, 5. 52 . 100 Uniforms. Members of private patrols shall restrict
the color or their uniforms to grey, tan or black. All badges, cap
shields and shoulder patches worn by private patrolmen shall be
approved by the chief of police. All insignia placed on
automobiles operated by private patrols shall be approved by the
chief of police, and include the word "PRIVATE" in not less than
four inch capital letters.
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5. 52 . no Vehicles. Vehicles which can be mistaken for a �-A
police vehicle shall not be used by private patrols. ��`II
SECTION 4 . EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
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SECTION 5 . PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and
directed to certify the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the
same or a summary 'thereof or a display advertisement, duly
prepared according, to law, to be published in accordance with law.
ADOPTED the 30th day of May --_—, 1995.
AYES: Members Hodges, Kleindienst, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Maryanov '
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
.ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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by �� �—
✓'� City Clerk / Mayor
REVIEWED & APPROVED:—"'7 t q,•---
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ORdinance 1510 was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California in a
meeting 'held on the 30th day of May, 1995, and that same was published
in the DESERT SON, a newspaper of general circulation on
UDITHSUMICH '
City Clerk