(a) Any operator's permit may be suspended or revoked by the finance director for any of the following reasons:
(1) Provision of false information on the permit application;
(2) Failure of the permittee to notify the finance director within ten business days of any change in the information supplied by the permittee upon which issuance of the permit was based, occurring subsequent to the issuance of the permit;
(3) There is substantial evidence of a violation by the permittee, any employee, subcontractor of the permittee, or any other person acting on the permittee's behalf, of this chapter or any other local, state, or federal law constituting a misdemeanor or felony while in the course of conducting vending operations pursuant to the permit;
(4) While in the course of vending, driving of a vehicle by a vendor not possessing a valid driver’s license, or operation of a vehicle found by police inspection to be unsafe and in violation of the California Vehicle Code;
(5) Vending in any way or manner, or of any goods or product, so as to cause an identifiable risk of harm to the public.
(b) Written notice of suspension or revocation, setting forth the grounds for suspension or revocation, shall be served on the offending permittee. The notice shall advise the operator of the right to file a written appeal and be heard at a hearing, provided such appeal is filed with the city manager within ten business days of the date of the notice. Upon receipt of a timely appeal, the permittee shall be given notice of a hearing to be held before the city manager, or designee, within thirty days of the date of said notice. The city manager, or designee, may reverse, modify or affirm the decision of the finance director. Unless immediate suspension is necessary to prevent a significant and immediate risk to the public health and safety, a suspension or revocation shall be stayed until expiration of the appeal period or the decision on the appeal. The decision of the city manager or designee shall be final.
(c) No person whose permit is revoked shall be eligible to apply for an new permit for a period of one year following such revocation.
(d) Notices required or permitted to be served pursuant to Sections 4.60.030 or 4.60.040 may be served personally, or by mailing by certified or registered mail with proof of delivery at the residential address of record, or by licensed courier or delivery service with proof of personal delivery, or in any other manner provided by law.
(Ord. 605 §1 (part), 2006).