(A) The City Council shall approve the issuance of the permit if it finds:
(1) All the information contained in the application and supporting data is true, and the applicant made no false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of fact on the application or any other documents required by the city.
(2) The applicant and any other person with a financial interest, or who will be directly engaged in the management and operation of the fortune telling establishment has not been convicted of any violation of this chapter or any law relating to (a) fraud, theft, or any offense involving moral turpitude; (b) an offense involving the use of force or violence upon the person of another; (c) an offense involving the use or possession of dangerous drugs or narcotics; (d) an offense requiring registration under Cal. Penal Code § 290; or (e) a violation of Cal. Penal Code § 647(b) (prostitution).
(3) The operation as proposed by the applicant complies with all applicable laws including but not limited to the city's building, zoning, health and sign regulations.
(4) The applicant agrees to abide by and comply with all conditions of the permit and this chapter.
(B) The City Council shall deny the permit application if any of the conditions set forth above are found against the applicant.
(C) If the City Council approves the permit, the City Manager shall issue the permit provided that:
(1) The fee required by § 5.76.030 has been paid.
(2) The application has posted a surety bond with the City Clerk in the principal sum of $10,000 executed as surety by a good and sufficient corporate surety authorized to do surety business in the state. The form of the bond shall have been approved by the City Attorney and shall have been given to ensure good faith and fair dealing on behalf of the applicant and as a guarantee of indemnity for any and all loss, damage, theft, or other unfair dealings suffered by any patron of the applicant within the city during the term of the permit.
(D) The term of the permit shall not exceed one year. The City Council, in its discretion, may grant a permit for a period less than one year and may impose reasonable conditions on the granting of the permit as the Council deems necessary for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare.
(`83 Code, § 5.76.060) (Ord. 85-28 § 1 (part), 1985)