(A) Upon the filing of an application pursuant to § 5.40.040, the License Officer shall issue the certificate of registration when the License Officer has determined that the following facts exist:
(1) That all of the statements made in the application are true;
(2) That the applicant or the organization to which the charitable funds solicited will be donated has obtained tax exemptions as provided in Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code § 23701 if so claimed on the application;
(3) That the applicant has not had a certificate of registration for the solicitation of charitable contributions revoked by the city within the last two years, unless special facts are presented showing that the grounds for revocation are no longer present;
(4) That the applicant has not, or if the applicant is not an individual, those members of the applicant who will have direct control and supervision of the solicitation in the city and such applicant's principal officers and managers have not been convicted in any court within the last five years of any crime or misdemeanor involving fraudulent solicitation practices.
(B) The License Officer shall serve upon the applicant by registered mail within three days of the filing of the application, a certificate of registration to conduct such solicitation, or if the certificate of registration is denied, a written statement of the reasons for such denial and a notice to the applicant that an immediate appeal in writing may be taken to the Development Review Committee. A copy of the certificate of registration and the supporting documentation or the statement of the License Officer setting forth the reasons for denial of the application shall be maintained in the office of the License Officer and shall be open to public inspection during the normal city business hours.
(`83 Code, § 5.40.050) (Ord. 80-13 § 1 (part), 1980; Ord. 82-46 § 5, 1982)