The license and permit hearing board shall formulate all necessary rules and regulations governing the applications to be made for a permit required by this chapter and Chapters 5.28, 5.36 and 5.68, investigation of such application and concerning the hearing before the board on such application. The board shall require reports from the police department and other city officials and agencies concerning the character, fitness, qualifications of any such applicant as well as concerning the effect on the public health, peace, welfare and safety of the granting of any such application. Any applicant shall be entitled to a public hearing before such board and to reasonable notice of the time and place of such hearing and the right to be represented by counsel and to present all pertinent and relevant evidence pertaining to such application.
(Prior code § 9-3)
The license and permit hearing board, after investigation or hearing, shall have the power to grant or deny a permit required by this chapter and Chapters 5.28, 5.36 and 5.68. Such board also may, in those cases where it is deemed that the public interest will be best served, refer the granting of such permit to the city council for a public hearing thereon without taking further action. Such board, or the city council, shall grant or refuse any application for a permit where it determines upon the evidence submitted and within its sound discretion that the public peace, health, safety, morals or welfare of the city and its inhabitants will be best served by granting or refusing such permit. If such permit is granted the board or the city council may impose such terms, conditions and restrictions upon the operation and conduct of such business, not in conflict with any paramount law, as it may deem necessary or expedient to protect the public peace, health, morals or welfare of the city or its inhabitants. If a permit is denied, the license fee for such business shall be refunded, but the permit fee therefor shall not be refunded.
(Prior code § 9-4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 5.28, 5.36 and 5.68 providing for the issuance of permits for the certain businesses by the license and permit hearing board or the city council, the city clerk may issue permits for businesses named in this section without submission of the same to the license and permit hearing board or the city council when he or she has obtained the necessary clearance from the police department, health department or other investigating agency, and where he or she has received no evidence indicating that the public health, safety or welfare or the purposes of this chapter or Chapters 5.28, 5.36 and 5.68 will be injured by the granting of such a permit, and where in addition there are no protests or objections to such permit. In the event any such condition should exist, the city clerk shall refer the application for a permit to the license and permit hearing board, or the city council if so directed by the license and permit hearing board. In addition, the city clerk may refer any applications for hearing before the license and permit hearing board without considering the same himself in his discretion, and the city clerk shall refer all applications for permits for the enumerated businesses for hearing before the license and permit hearing board when the action of the city clerk would be to deny such permit. This section applies to the following enumerated businesses:
A. 
Ambulances;
B. 
Ambulance drivers;
C. 
Auction establishment or auctioneer;
D. 
Bankrupt stock, bankrupt sales or close-out sales;
E. 
Guard;
F. 
Hawkers and retail vendors of food and ice cream products;
G. 
Locksmith;
H. 
Patrollers;
I. 
Pawnbroker;
J. 
Secondhand dealer;
K. 
Solicitor.
(Prior code § 9-5; Ord. 911 § 3, 1990; Ord. 1085 § 4, 1998; Ord. 1190 § 3, 2009; Ord. 1242 § 4, 2016)
Any person applying for a permit to operate as a sidewalk vendor shall include the following information:
A. 
The name and current mailing address of the applicant;
B. 
A description of the type of food, beverage, or merchandise to be sold, as well as hours of operation, a description of the cart, and any additional information that will explain proposed use;
C. 
A description and photograph (including signage and colors) of any stand to be used in the operation of the business;
D. 
A certification by the sidewalk vendor that to his or her knowledge and belief, the information contained on the application is true;
E. 
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sales tax number, if any, of the sidewalk vendor;
F. 
If the sidewalk vendor is an agent of an individual, company, partnership, or corporation, the name and business address of the principal;
G. 
A valid permit issued by the Los Angeles County health department.
(Ord. 1265 § 2, 2019)