Compton City Zoning Code
§ 30-48.3
Permit Requirements and Standards.
[Ord. #2247]
a.
General Provisions. Unless otherwise exempt, it shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to place, operate, maintain or allow an unattended donation box on any property without first obtaining a permit from the City pursuant to this section. All donation boxes must be placed, operated and maintained in accordance with all the provisions of this section.
b.
Initial Permit Application. Applicants interested in placing an unattended donation box on private property shall first submit a permit application to the Planning and Economic Development Department. Applications that do not include all of the requested information and/or documents shall be deemed incomplete and will not be processed. The permit application shall be made on a form provided by the Planning Department and shall include the following information as to each unattended donation box:
1.
The name, address, e-mail, website (if available) and telephone number of the applicant or operator and the owner of the donation box;
2.
Written proof sufficient to establish that the operator who will utilize the unattended donation box is qualified to solicit donations of salvageable personal property pursuant to Section 148.3 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, as amended;
3.
The physical address of the property owner's real property and a drawing (or site plan) sufficient to indicate the proposed location of the unattended donation box on the property owner's real property, as well as the size of the proposed unattended donation box and the written consent of the property owner to place the unattended donation box on his/her real property; and
5.
A nonrefundable application and processing fee in the amount established by resolution or ordinance of the City Council. This fee shall be in addition to any fee or tax imposed by the City pursuant to any other provision of the Compton Municipal Code (Code).
6.
Any additional information which the Director may deem necessary for the proper disposition of the application.
c.
Permit Renewal Applications. If an operator is in compliance with this section, a permit may be automatically renewed for each successive year by timely payment of the renewal fee established by resolution or ordinance of the City Council and the filing of a complete permit renewal application by or before the expiration date of the existing permit. Applications that do not include all of the requested information or documents shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be processed.
d.
Review of Permit Application. Once submitted, a complete permit application or renewal application will be reviewed and acted upon within 15 City business days. If the applicant is not notified in writing by the fifteenth City business day of approval, denial or extension of the permit review period, the permit application or renewal application shall be deemed approved.
e.
Issuance of Permits. Upon a finding by the Director that the application is complete, accurate and compliant with this section, a permit shall be issued.
1.
A permit issued hereunder shall be valid for one unattended donation box. A separate permit shall be required for each donation box.
2.
The term of the permit shall expire one year from the date of issuance.
3.
No operator to whom a permit has been issued shall transfer, assign, or convey such permit to another person or operator.
4.
Prior to the expiration of the permit, the operator or property owner may voluntarily cancel the permit by notifying the Director in writing of the intent to cancel the permit. The permit shall become void upon the Director's receipt of a written notice of intent to cancel the permit.
f.
Denial of Permit. If an application for a permit is denied, the Director shall notify the applicant in writing within that time period specified in paragraph d above of the cause for such denial.