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5.43.090 SINGLE EVENT ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

(a) Every person who owns, leases, or is otherwise in lawful possession of property and who proposes to permit or allow another person to arrange for and provide entertainment on such property in the City of San Mateo, shall file an application for an entertainment permit under the provisions of 5.43.050 (unless such person has already obtained an entertainment permit) and in addition, shall file an application with the Police Chief for a single event entertainment permit. The applicant for a single event entertainment permit shall pay a filing fee, as established by resolution adopted by the City Council from time to time, which shall not be refundable.

(b) The single event entertainment permit application shall include the following information:

(1) If the person who will arrange and provide entertainment is an individual, the applicant shall state their legal name, including any aliases, address, and submit satisfactory written proof that he or she is at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) If the person who will arrange and provide entertainment is a partnership, the applicant shall state the partnership's complete name, address, the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and attach a copy of the partnership agreement, if any.

(3) If the person who will arrange and provide entertainment is a corporation, the applicant shall provide its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of California, the names and capacity of all officers and directors, the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process.

(4) The application shall contain a description of the type of entertainment for which the permit is requested and the proposed address where the entertainment will be provided, plus the names and addresses of the owners and lessors of the property.

(5) The application shall include the address to which notice of action on the application is to be mailed.

(6) The application shall disclose whether the person who will arrange and provide entertainment has in the past been issued an entertainment permit by the City of San Mateo, or by any other jurisdiction, and if so, shall disclose the issuing agency, the dates during which the permit was valid. In addition, the applicant shall disclose whether the person who will arrange and provide entertainment has ever had an entertainment permit, or similar authorization revoked or voluntarily surrendered because of the violation of permit conditions.

(c) The entertainment authorized by a single event entertainment permit shall be limited to the type and location of entertainment specified in the permit application. The permittee shall not permit or allow entertainment not described in the permit application to be provided.