9.09.030 - Requirements for obtaining a city resident activity card.

(a)

Adults, eighteen years or older, who are residents of the City of Commerce, may obtain a resident activity card by presenting: (1) a current California identification, a current California driver's license, a United States passport, or a consulate identification; and (2) a current utility bill or three forms of monthly billings with a corresponding address for a residential unit. Acceptable monthly bills may include one of the following with a city residential unit address: a bill for wireless or Internet service; a credit card bill; a pay check stub; Medi-Cal documents; Social Security documents; TANF; child support documents; delinquent bill collection notices; car insurance documentation; college registration documentation; student loan statements; vehicle payment or registration documents; or any other bills considered to be reliable indicators of resident status by the director of the parks and recreation department.

(b)

Adults between the ages of eighteen to twenty-seven who live with their parents may obtain a resident activity card by providing: a current California driver's license; a current utility bill for their parent(s)' city residential unit or three forms of monthly billings for their parent(s)' city residential unit; and, the parent(s)' current resident activity card and any form of identification for the parent allowed under subsection (a) above. Such adult children may be exempt from the full-time residency requirement if their parent(s) have qualified for a resident activity card under subsection (a) above and they can establish that their part-time residence is due to their attendance at an educational institution outside of the City of Commerce.

(c)

Children may obtain a resident activity card once the child's parent(s) have satisfied the adult resident requirements in subsection (a) above and a copy of the child's birth certificate is provided. Children under the age of eighteen are exempt from the full-time residency requirement if their part-time residency is due to one of the following reasons: (1) the child's resident parent has joint custody of the child with another parent who is not a resident of the City of Commerce; (2) the child is attending an educational institution outside of the City of Commerce; or (3) the child's part-time residency is a result of unavoidable economic or social factors.

(d)

A non-resident grandchild of a city resident may obtain a resident activity card if: (1) the grandchild is eighteen years or younger; (2) the grandparent(s) qualify for a resident activity card under the provisions of subsection (a) above; (3) the grandparent(s) has provided proof of the grandparent-grandchild relationship that is deemed satisfactory by the director of the parks and recreation department; and (4) a copy of the grandchild's original birth certificate is provided.

(e)

City of Commerce employees who are not residents may obtain an employee family activity card for the employee and members of their immediate family that live in the same household as the city employee. Employees are required to provide proof of their city employment and proof that the immediate family members reside with them in the same household.

(f)

Fees required to be paid (if any) for the resident activity card or employee family activity will be established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 632, § 1, 1-4-2011)