(a) Upon filing of the application for an operating permit, the City Clerk shall review and evaluate the application, along with the Chief of Police or his or her designee, who shall cause an investigation to be made. In determining whether an operating permit should be issued, the City Clerk shall evaluate whether the application is complete, and whether the applicant has violated any provisions of this chapter within the past year. Any driver with three or more points on his/her driving record or who is registered as a sex offender in this or another state shall be ineligible to operate a commercial quadricycle. Any application that does not include all of the information required by this chapter, is not supported by the materials required by this chapter, or if the applicant has two or more violation of this chapter in the past year, shall result in an automatic denial of an operating permit. The permit may also be denied based upon the factors set out in below Section 817.11.
(b) Before the issuance of an operating permit by the City Clerk, the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) shall inspect each quadricycle proposed to be used by the applicant and notify the City Clerk whether it satisfies the requirements of this chapter.
(c) If an operating permit is not approved, the applicant may file an appeal as provided in Section 817.11.
(d) The City Clerk shall approve, deny or approve with conditions an application which is complete for an operating permit within 21 days of its being filed.
(Ord. 09-2017. Passed 6-20-17.)