HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1318ORDINANCE NO. 1318
ORDINANCE AMENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR BINGO LICENSES
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does ORDAIN as
follows:
Section
1.
Chapter
6.43
of the
Burlingame
P4unicipal
Code is hereby
amended
to read
as
follows:
"Chapter 6.43
6.43.010 Purpose. It is the intention of the City Council
to authorize the licensing of bingo games in the City of Burlingame
pursuant to Section 19 of Article IV of the Constitution of the
State of California and Section 326.5 of the California Penal Code.
6.43.020 Licenses - Issuance, Renewal, Suspension,
Revocation.
A. The License'Clerk shall issue licenses to conduct bingo
games in the City to applying organizations which qualify for such
licenses under Penal Code Section 326.5; provided, that no license
shall be issued to any organization which has not submitted an
application to the License;Clerk;which is complete with the inform-
ation required pursuant to Section 6.43.040 or which has submitted
an application which indicates that the organization does not
qualify for a license under state law.
B. Original licenses shall be valid from the date of
issuance until the next following June 30. Renewed licenses shall
be valid for one year from July 1 until the next following June
30. A license which is suspended or revoked pursuant to sub-
section C shall not be deemed valid. Each licensee shall pay a
yearly license fee in an amount established by resolution of the
City Council.
C. The City Council shall have the power to revoke a
license or to suspend a license for periods up to its scheduled
expiration date if the Council finds that the licensee or any
person functioning on behalf of the licensee has violated any
provision of this chapter or any provision of state law pertaining
to the operation of bingo games. No suspension or revocation
shall take place unless and until the City Council shall have
conducted a hearing on the matter, with at least ten (10) days
written notice to the licensee.
6.43.030 License requirement. No person, or organizatior
shall operate, copduct, carry on, or cause, allow, permit or suffer
pursuant to a valid license in full force and effect issued to an
organization authorized to conduct such a game.
6.43.040 Application for license to conduct bingo game.
"4 Any organization desiring to conduct a bingo game in the City shall
apply to the License Clerk for a license to do so on a form provided b
the License Clerk. The applicant shall provide the following inform -
organization.
B. The day of the week and hours of the day when the
bingo games will be played.
C. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner
of the property at which it is proposed to conduct the bingo game.
D. If the organization which proposes to conduct the
bingo games does not own the property where the games are to be
played, whether the property is leased to the organization.
E. If the organization does not lease or own the property,
whether its use is donated to the organization.
F. The functions of the organization which are conducted
in the building where the bingo games are to be played, other than
the bingo games themselves.
G. The type of organization which is going to conduct the
bingo games (i.e., labor organization; agricultural or horticult-
ural organization; fraternal organization; mobilhome park assoc-
iation; senior citizen organization; one of the following types of
non-profit organization: cemetery company; religious organization;
charitable organization; organization for testing for public
safety; literary organization, educational organization; amateur
sports organization; organization for prevention of cruelty to
animals; business league, chamber of commerce, or board of trade;
civic league; club).
H. The section of the Revenue and Taxation Code under
which the organization is exempt from the California bank and
corporation tax, with documentation verifying the claim for
exemption.
I. The name(s),address (es), and telephone number(s) of
the individuals in charge of the bingo game, and how such person(s)
can be reached during business hours.
6.43.050 Number of days per week of operation - limit.
No person or organization shall operate, conduct, or carry on, or
cause, allow, permit, or suffer to be operated, conducted, or
carried on on behalf of any organization any bingo game in the
day of such calendar week.
6.43.060 Use of facilities for bingo - limit per week
No person or organization shall operate, conduct, or carry on,
or cause, allow, permit, or suffer to be operated, conducted, or
carried on on behalf of any organization any bingo game in the
City within any building, structure, lot, or premises within any
calendar week if two bingo games have been conducted, carried on,
or operated within such building, structure, lot or premises duri
the same calendar week.
6.43.070 Hours of Operation - limit. No person or organiz-
ation shall operate, conduct, or carry on, or cause, allow, permit,
or suffer to be operated, conducted, or carried on on behalf of
any organization any bingo game in the City between the hours of
eleven p.m. of one day and eight a.m. of the following day."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be published as required
by law.
Mayor'
I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burling
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of
M=rh 1986, and was adopted thereafter at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 7th day of
April 1986, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, BARYON, LEMBI, MANGINI
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSTAINING: COUNCILMAN PAGLIARO
3/7/86 City Clerk
3/21/86