§ 5.65.030. Permit—Application.

A.

Each person, before obtaining a permit to carry on the business of a swap meet operator or display/selling event promoter, who conducts events as set forth in Subsections 5 and 6 under Subsection 5.65.010.E, shall make a written application to, and upon forms furnished by the Director of Financial Management, which shall be signed by the applicant. In addition to any other information which may reasonably be required by the Director of Financial Management, the application shall show the true name of the applicant, his/her fictitious name or names, if any, his/her age, his/her present address in the City or elsewhere, the name under which the applicant conducted any similar business, if any, and the place of his/her residence at such time within twelve (12) months preceding the date of the application. At the time the application is filed with the Director of Financial Management, the applicant shall be photographed and fingerprinted by the Police Department.

In the event the applicant is a corporation, an officer of the corporation shall furnish the information required above, and, in addition, shall furnish the names of all other corporation officers.

B.

The Director of Financial Management shall issue the permit to the applicant or deny the application within sixty (60) days from the date thereof. Grounds for denial of the application shall be:

1.

The applicant has had a previous license or permit to engage in the business of a swap meet operator or display/selling event promoter revoked or suspended by any jurisdiction.

2.

The applicant, based upon his/her past penal record, would be a poor risk in the business of swap meet operator or display/selling event promoter.

C.

Each swap meet vendor shall register with the swap meet operator prior to the vendor's doing business on the operator's premises. The registration form must be approved by the Director of Financial Management and shall provide at least the following information: name and address of vendor; vehicle license number; date, positive identification such as driver's license number, or bona fide governmental identification. The form shall consist of four (4) parts with the original retained by the Department of Financial Management, a copy sent to the Police Department, one (1) copy retained by the swap meet operator and one (1) copy retained by the swap meet vendor. The swap meet operator shall retain his/her copy of the registration form for a period of three (3) years.

D.

Each display/selling event vendor for an event described in Subsections 5 and 6 under Subsection 5.65.010.E shall register with the event promoter. The registration form shall provide the following information: name and address of vendor, business name, business address if different from residence, phone number, date and driver's license number and the vendor's California seller's permit number (State Board of Equalization sales tax number), if any. This registration form shall be submitted to the Department of Financial Management not more than ten (10) days after the event.

(Ord. C-7423 § 32, 1996)