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CC - ACTION ITEM: Introduction of a Proposed Ordinance Amending Titles 7, 9, 13 and 15 of the Culver City Municipal Code to Dissolve the Committee on Permits and Licenses (COPL), to Remove References to COPL-Issued Permits for Various Businesses, and to Remove Regulatory Provisions for Fortune Telling and Figure Studio/Modeling Businesses as Part of the COPL Dissolution Implementation.
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Meeting Date: January 13, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Michael Bruckner/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6023
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/08/2025)
Department Approval: Michael Bruckner, Assistant City Manager (01/06/2025) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council introduce an Ordinance (Attachment 1) amending Titles 7, 9, 13 and 15 of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) to dissolve the Committee on Permits and Licenses (COPL), to remove references to COPL-issued permits for various businesses, and to remove regulatory provisions for fortune telling and figure studio/modeling businesses as part of the COPL dissolution implementation.
BACKGROUND
The CCMC establishes the Committee on Permits and Licenses (COPL) for the purpose of providing, "a procedure to expedite the processing of various applications for permits and business licenses, in order to avoid encumbering the Councilmanic agenda with such routine matters." Although the COPL has the authority to issue and revoke a variety of business-related permits and certificates of compliance, its primary function has historically been to issue special event permits.
The COPL was intended to streamline various permitted activities; however, it has proven itself to be a less than efficient process. Frequently, permit applications have been processed administratively,...
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