1 ORDINANCE NO. ____________
AN ORDINANCE OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5.04.050
OF THE LANCASTER MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC
BUSINESSES
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.050 of the Lancaster Municipal Code provides that certain businesses are subject to additional application requirements when applying for a new or renewal business license; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 5.04.050 of the Lancaster Municipal Code to add the following additional requirements:
(a) an applicant for a new or renewal license for any alcoholic beverage establishment, as defined in Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, shall submit with its application for a new or renewal business license evidence that the applicant has been granted a conditional use permit or minor use permit if required under Title 17; and (b) an applicant for a new or renewal license for any recycling facility, as defined in Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, shall submit with its application evidence that the applicant has been granted the required entitlement identified under Title 17 of the Lancaster Municipal Code and a signed written acknowledgment that the applicant’s operation of such recycling facility shall not occupy, obstruct, or otherwise interfere with required off -street parking spaces, drive aisles, landscaped areas, or pedestrian accessways.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER DOES HEREBY ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lancaster hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. Section 5.04.050 of the Lancaster Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
5.04.050 - Additional application requirements of specific businesses.
A. Upon submittal of a complete application for a new
or renewal license for one of the following businesses, the city manager shall conduct an investigation and criminal background check on the applicant(s):
1. Massage establishment (owner/operator and any massage therapist who does not have a current and valid state
certificate), as set forth in Chapter 5.34.
2. Towing operation (owner/operator and individual tow
truck drivers), as set forth in Chapter 5.32.
3. Taxicab operation (owner/operator and individual taxicab drivers), as set forth in Chapter 5.28.
4. Liquor store, mini-mart or convenience market, as defined in Title 17, that sells alcoholic beverages.
5. Smoke shop, tobacco shop.
6. Hookah lounge.
7. Internet lounge or internet café.
B. An applicant for any of the licenses identified in
subsection A shall be required to pay for and obtain electronic fingerprint scans, known as live scan, the results of which will be used in conducting the criminal background check.
C. An applicant for a new or renewal license for any
alcoholic beverage establishment, as defined in Title 17, shall ensure that any employee who serves or sells alcoholic beverages undergoes and passes responsible alcoholic beverage server training at least once every three (3) years, and shall maintain and make available for city inspection a list of employees who serve or sell alcoholic beverages and records documenting each employee's compliance with the responsible server training. New employees who will serve or sell alcoholic beverages shall undergo and pass such training within thirty (30) days of commencement of employment.
D. An applicant for a new or renewal license for any
alcoholic beverage establishment, as defined in Title 17, shall develop and implement practices and procedures to prevent the purchase and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages by underage persons.
E. An applicant for a new or renewal license for any
alcoholic beverage establishment, as defined in Title 17, shall submit with its application evidence that the applicant has been granted any conditional use permit or minor use permit required under Title 17.
F. An applicant for a new or renewal license for any
recycling facility , as defined in Title 17, shall submit with its application evidence that the applicant has been granted the required entitlement identified under Title 17 and a signed written acknowledgment that applicant’s operation of such recycling facility shall not occupy, obstruct, or otherwise interfere with required off-street parking spaces, drive aisles, landscaped areas, or pedestrian accessways.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsectio ns, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance , and shall cause the same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
I, Andrea Alexander, of the City of Lancaster, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading on the __________ day of ________________, 2026, and placed upon its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of the City Council on the ____ day of ________________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ ______________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES }ss
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
CITY COUNCIL
I, ________________________________, ___________________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, ________.
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