Definitions Zones Allowed Business
License
Process
Entitlement Process
Burbank Definition: “Dangerous or deadly weapons” includes, but is not limited to: any dirk or dagger; any knife with a blade three inches (3") or more in length, and any snap blade or spring blade knife, regardless of the length of the blade; any ice pick or similar sharp stabbing tool; any straight edge razor or any razor blade fitted to a handle; any
dangerous or deadly weapon within the meaning of any law of this State restricting the use thereof; and any cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or device capable of
inflicting grievous bodily harm; and any firearm other than one carried pursuant to a valid permit, issued by a duly authorized governmental authority, or an ordinary rifle, shotgun, or handgun lawfully carried for purposes of
hunting or other lawful sport.
Same as General Retail
Uses
BMC: 3-4-111
BMC 5-3-801
None
Glendale GMC 9.25.030
Definition: “Firearm”:
1. Means any gun, pistol, revolver, rifle, or any device, designed or modified to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.
2. Includes:
a. A firearm, as defined in California Penal Code Section 16520 or any successor legislation.
c. An imitation firearm, as defined in California Penal Code Section 16700(a) or any successor legislation.
“Sale” or “sell”: 1. Means any transaction, with or without the exchange of consideration, which:
a. Transfers ownership, title, possession, or control of a firearm, or ammunition, or both; or
b. Gives, loans, leases, or delivers a firearm, or
ammunition, or both.
2. Includes the act of placing an order for any of the aforementioned transfers.
IMU
(Industrial/Commercial
Mixed-Use Zone)
IMU – R
(Industrial/commercial-
Residential Mixed Use
Zone)
C-2 (Community
Commercial Zone)
C-3 (Commercial Service
Zone)
CR (Commercial Retail
Zone)
CH (Commercial Hillside
Zone)
GMC: 9.24.010
GMC: 9.24.020
GMC: 9.24.070
None
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GMC: 30.70.070:
Firearms, weapon sales “Firearms, weapon sales” means
the retail sales of guns, ammunition, and related products and accessories.
For the purpose of
calculating Parking,
Firearm/weapon sales are
equivalent to general
retail uses.
Pasadena PMC: 8.85.10:
"Pistol, revolver and firearm capable of being concealed upon the person" means any device designed to be used
as a weapon from which is expelled a projectile by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion and which has a barrel less than twelve inches in length.
"Assault weapon" means, except as provided in subsection C of this section, the following: Any semiautomatic action, center fire rifle or carbine which was designed to accept a detachable magazine with a capacity of twenty rounds or more, including, but not limited to, the following firearms or their copies: AR 15 semiautomatic assault rifles, Uzi
semiautomatic assault rifles or carbines, Ingram Mac-10 semiautomatic assault carbines, Ingram Mac-11
semiautomatic assault carbines, Heckler and Koch 93
semiautomatic assault rifles, Heckler and Koch 91
semiautomatic assault rifles, AK-47 semiautomatic assault rifles, AKM-47 semiautomatic assault rifles, all Avtomat Kalashnikov weapons, Thompson semiautomatic carbines
and any other semiautomatic carbines manufactured by
Auto Ordinance
PMC 17.80.020:
Firearm Sales (land use)
The retail sale of firearms or ammunition by
a firearms dealer, whether it is the principal sales item or incidental to the overall sales. This use
includes firearms dealers that transfer and lease
any firearms.
PMC 17.50.110 – Home
Occupations: 2.
Guns and ammunition
shall not be sold as part of
a Home Occupation
Permit except that a home
occupation for a gunsmith
or firearms collector
licensed by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms as a gunsmith or
firearm collector is
allowed.
PMC: 17.24.030
IG (General Industrial) –
Requires a Conditional
Use Permit for approval
Parking is 3 spaces per
1,000 sq. ft.
PMC: Article 2
- Chpt. 5.35
(5.35.30)
Conditional Use Permit if
proposed in an IG zone –
in the Commercial
Industrial Zoning District
and East Pasadena
Specific Plan (EPSP)
Subarea D1 District
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Los
Angeles
“Firearms” shall be defined as any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun or other device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which a projectile is expelled through a barrel by the force of an explosion or any other form of combustion, or any device which is capable of being altered so as to expel a projectile in such manner.
“Ammunition” shall be defined as any projectile designed to be expelled through the barrel of a firearm by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion.
The sale of firearms
and/or ammunition in
the C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5,
CM, M1, M2 and M3
Zones.
(See Entitlement Section)
Article 1
Business
Taxes
Sec. 21.167.1
Sales of
Firearms and
Ammunition
(For every
person selling
any firearms
and
ammunition,
the tax shall be
$106.43 per
year or
fractional part
thereof for the
first
$18,000.00 or
less of gross
receipts, plus
$5.91 per year
for each
additional
$1,000.00 of
gross receipts
or fractional
part thereof in
excess of
$18,000.00.)
Sec. 12.24: Conditional
Use permits and Other
Similar Quasi-Judicial
Approvals.
Authority of the Zoning
Administrator for
Conditional Uses/Initial
Decision. The following
uses and activities may be
permitted in any zone,
unless restricted to certain
zones or locations, if
approved by the Zoning
Administrator as the initial
decision-maker or the Area
Planning Commission as
the appellate body:
The sale of firearms
and/or ammunition in the
C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5, CM,
M1, M2 and M3 Zones. In
addition to the findings
otherwise required by this
section, the Zoning
Administrator shall also
consider whether the
proposed use will result in
an over‐concentration of this
use in the area, and the
number of firearms available
for sale at the site.
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14 10
3 36
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 Burbank Glendale Pasadena Los Angeles
Licensed Firearms Dealers Per City
Firearm Retail Stores
110,277
47,339
19,935
7,386
0 20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
Los Angeles Pasadena Glendale Burbank
Per Capita Population
Licensed Firearms Dealers Per Capita
1 per 110,277 1 per 47,339 1 per 19,935 1 per 7,386
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