Any applicant for a permit pursuant to these provisions shall obtain from, complete and return permit application to the License Collector, along with a copy of the company's insurance policy, who shall forward the completed application to the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall have a reasonable time in which to investigate the application and the background of the applicant. Based upon such investigation, the Chief of Police, or his representative, shall issue a permit or deny same.
The City Building Division and the Fire Department shall inspect the premises proposed to be devoted to that of an automobile storage facility and shall make recommendations to the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police shall not issue a permit if, based upon his investigation, he finds any one or more of the following:
(1) Evidence shown that the permit applicant has deliberately falsified the application; or
(2) The permit applicant fails to furnish the information and documents required by this chapter; or
(3) The preceding record of such permit applicant reveals a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to a misdemeanor or felony crime of moral turpitude; or
(4) The preceding record reveals that the permit applicant permitted, through an act of omission or commission, his or her employee or agent to engage in any type of offense, misdemeanor, or felony, involving moral turpitude. Under such circumstances, the conduct of the applicant's employee or agent, if such conduct resulted in a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, will be considered imputed to the permit applicant for purposes of denial; or
(5) It determines that an inspection or investigation by the City Building Division, Police Department, or Fire Department reveals a deficiency, violation or course of conduct that endangers the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the public; or
(6) The operation as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not comply with all applicable laws including, but not limited to, the Anaheim Municipal Code; and
(7) The preceding record reveals that the permit applicant has conducted his business in an unethical or discourteous manner; or
(8) The applicant is not of the age of eighteen years or older;
(9) The applicant's fee schedules are more than fifteen percent above rates charged by the City of Anaheim's contracted Police Towing Services.
In the event the permit is denied by the Chief of Police, written notice of such denial shall be given to the applicant specifying the grounds for such denial. Notice of the denial of the permit shall be deemed to have been served upon personal service of the applicant or when deposited in the United States mails with postage prepaid and addressed to the applicant at his last known address. Such refusal to issue a permit may be appealed to the City Council under the procedures as set forth below.
Within thirty days from the date of denial, any person denied a permit pursuant to these provisions by the Chief of Police may appeal to the City Council in writing stating reasons why the permit should be granted. The City Council may grant or deny the permit, and such decision shall be final upon the application. Also, the City Council may elect, on its own motion, to review any determination of the Chief of Police granting or denying a permit.
All permits issued hereunder are nontransferable. (Ord. 4289 § 2 (part); December 1, 1981.)