§ 5.69.060. Permit application process.

A.

Filing. Any person desiring a permit required by this Chapter, shall make application on forms to be provided by the Director of Financial Management. Such application shall include the name and address of the applicant, the proposed location, and such other information deemed pertinent by the Director of Financial Management.

1.

The person whose signature appears on the application shall attest that they are a duly authorized representative of the applicant and that the information contained in the application is true and correct.

2.

The application shall be filed under penalty of perjury. False statements therein will constitute grounds for denial or revocation as applicable.

3.

An incomplete application shall not be accepted for processing.

4.

A nonrefundable investigation fee, as set by a City Council resolution, shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.

B.

Change in Contents. Any change in any information in the application, which occurs after the application has been filed and prior to City Council approval, must be submitted in writing to the Director of Financial Management within ten calendar days after the change has occurred.

C.

Investigation. On receipt of the application, the Director of Financial Management shall refer it to all concerned City departments for investigation. Such departments shall file their reports and recommendations regarding the approval or denial of the permit with the Director of Financial Management within sixty days after the application is filed, except where circumstances beyond the control of the City justifiably delay such response.

D.

Hearing.

1.

The Director of Financial Management shall transmit the application, together with the reports and recommendations of the City departments, to the City Council for hearing and shall notify the applicant of the time and place of the hearing which shall be held before the City Council on the first available hearing date.

2.

Prior to the hearing, the Director of Financial Management shall give the applicant notice of the recommendations of the City departments.

3.

At the hearing, if the City Council determines that the application is complete and truthful; that where the applicant is an entity, it is a bona fide entity, organized and conducted for a lawful purpose; that the applicant, the persons interested in the ownership and the operation of the entity and the officers and trustees of the entity are law abiding persons and persons who will operate and conduct the business or activity in a lawful manner; and that the public peace, welfare and safety will not be impaired, then the application shall be approved. Otherwise, it shall be denied. However, despite City Council approval of the application for the permit, the applicant shall not operate his/her business (or activity) until a permit is actually issued by the Director of Financial Management. Upon approval of the application, the Director of Financial Management shall issue the permit provided that the applicant has met all conditions imposed by any City department, has complied with all applicable laws, and has paid the applicable license tax and permit fees. The applicant shall have a maximum one hundred eighty (180) days after City Council approval to obtain the permit. Failure to do so within that period shall render the City Council approval void, unless an extension of the compliance period is granted by the City Council before the compliance period has expired.

(Ord. C-7423 § 33, 1996)