(A) The Police Chief or his or her authorized representative shall have 30 days from the date the application is accepted as complete in which to investigate the application and background of the applicant. Upon completion of the investigation, the Police Chief or his or her designated representative shall approve or deny the permit. The Police Chief may refuse to issue a permit for escort or figure model for any of the following reasons, which reasons will be set forth fully in writing and delivered to applicant:
1. The applicant has been convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in § 10-6-14(C)5. and (C)6. of this chapter, or convicted of an offense outside the state that would have constituted any of the described offenses it committed within the state. A permit may be issued to any person convicted of any of the crimes described if such conviction occurred more than five years prior to the date of the application;
2. The applicant has been licensed or registered in any state as a prostitute;
3. Any false statements made in the initial application for escort or figure model permit;
4. That the applicant has had an escort or figure model permit denied or revoked for cause by this city within the last five years;
5. That the applicant is not at least 18 years of age; and
6. That the applicant has not paid the required fee to the city’s Finance Department.
(B) Any refusal to issue a permit pursuant to this section or the suspension, or revocation of a permit under the provisions of § 10-6-16 of this chapter is appealable to the City Council in accordance with the provisions of § 10-6-2 of this chapter. After denial of any such appeal, the applicant may seek prompt judicial review of such administrative action in any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.5.
(Ord. 493, passed 4-18-2000)