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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING RMC
APPEAL PROCEDURES RELATED TO BUSINESS
PERMITS SUBJECT TO RPD REVIEW
Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee
January 15, 2025
Riverside Police Department
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2 • RMC currently provides several different procedures for administrative appeals for business permits subject to RPD review – Appeal heard by Administrative Hearing Officer
– Appeal heard by Safety Committee Hearing
– Appeal heard by Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee • Goal of the proposed Ordinance is to:
– Remove individual appeal language from 10 RMC sections – Add RMC Section 1.17.121 outlining a uniform appeals procedure • All permit appeals to be heard by ‘Administrative Hearing Officer’
BACKGROUND
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3 • 5.28 – Poolrooms
• 5.52 – Massage Establishments
• 5.40 – Vehicle for Hire/Animal
Drawn Vehicle
• 5.80 – Entertainment Permit
• 5.95 – Firearm Dealers License
• 6.24 – Tobacco Retail
Establishment
• 6.90 – Pawnshop & Secondhand
Dealer
• 9.40 – Adult Oriented Business
• 9.42 – Fortuneteller and Occult Arts
• 9.60 – Liability for False Report and for
Extraordinary Police Services or
Responses
Amended RMC Sections (Proposed)DISCUSSION
Appeal language to be removed from the following RMC sections:
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4 • The following sections are proposed to be added to the RMC:
– 1.17.121 – Appeal procedure for RPD review of business permits – 1.17.400 – Appeal of extraordinary police response bill (EPRB) – 1.17.410 – EPRB appeal hearing procedures
– 1.17.420 – EPRB appeal ruling
– 1.17.430 – Judicial review of EPRB appeal ruling
• RMC Section 1.17.121 is the uniform appeal procedure for permits requiring RPD review
• Other sections listed address extraordinary police response bill and the need for further clarification of appeal procedures
DISCUSSION
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5 1.17.121(D): This section specifically states that should an appeal be timely filed, the denial, revocation, or suspension of a permit shall be stayed pending a determination by an
Administrative Hearing Officer.
Similar language was not included in 1.17.400-430 because extraordinary police response bills do not prevent businesses from operating; rather businesses are charged for the cost of extraordinary police responses.
1.17: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
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6 That the Safety, Wellness, and Youth Committee:
1. Receive this report summarizing the proposed ordinance amending the Riverside Municipal Code to include a uniform appeal procedure for various types of businesses and their permits; and
2. Recommend that City Council adopt the proposed ordinance amending Chapters 1.17, 5.28, 5.40 , 5.52, 5.80, 5.90, 5.95, 6.24, 9.40,
9.42, and 9.60 of the Riverside Municipal Code to include a uniform appeal procedure for various types of businesses and their permits, including the extraordinary police response bill procedure.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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