No person shall engage in any of the following businesses within
the city without first obtaining a permit from the city manager as
herein provided:
(1)
Pawnbroker;
(2)
Secondhand
store;
(3)
House
moving;
(4)
House-to-house
solicitation of sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services;
(5)
Private
police or patrol system;
(6)
Peddling
goods, wares or merchandise from house to house or upon the public
streets.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968; Ord. 645 § 2, 1970)
Applications for the permits, accompanied by the required fee,
shall be filed with the city manager on forms supplied by the city.
The fee shall be as set by resolution of the city council and shall
be revised periodically to reflect the changes in the costs of processing
and investigation. The application shall be signed and verified by
the applicant and shall contain such information as may be deemed
necessary. The city manager may require that the applicant be fingerprinted.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968; Ord. 1006 § 7, 1981)
Upon receiving an application for a police permit, the city
manager shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant and
his employees and the type of business proposed. If the city manager
determines that the applicant and those persons associated with him
in the conduct of the business are of good moral character, that the
business proposed is not unlawful, and that the granting of such permit
will not be detrimental to the public safety and welfare, he shall
issue a nontransferable permit for such business. If the city manager
determines that the application does not satisfy the requirements,
he shall deny the application. If the application is denied, the applicant
shall be so advised by registered letter directed to the address shown
on the application or by personal service. Service shall be deemed
complete upon deposit of the letter in the United States Post Office.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968)
Whenever a permittee intends to engage in a different type of
business than that authorized by the existing permit, he shall so
advise the city manager in writing and shall furnish such additional
information as may be requested. The city manager may in his discretion
authorize the permittee to engage in the requested type of business
without requiring that application for a new permit be made.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968)
The city manager may revoke a permit issued under the provisions
of this chapter for any of the following reasons:
(1)
The
permitted has ceased to meet the requirements for issuance of a permit;
(2)
The
business has been operated in an illegal or disorderly manner;
(3)
The
permittee, or any person associated with him as principal or partner,
or in a position or capacity involving total or partial control over
the business for which the permit was issued, has been convicted of
a criminal offense involving moral turpitude.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968)
Any person aggrieved by any administrative decision made under this chapter may, upon the payment of a fee to be established by resolution or minute order, appeal the decision to the city council. The city council may also review any such decision on its own motion. The procedures for filing and hearing such appeals and reviews are set forth in Chapter 2.02 of this code, incorporated herein by reference.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968; Ord. 850 § 10, 1975)
Fees and permits required by this chapter shall be in addition
to any license, permit or fee required under any other chapter of
this code.
(Ord. 616 § 1, 1968)
