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§ 121.04 TERM OF PERMITS.
   Permits issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period of the calendar year unless revoked or suspended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
('81 Code, § 5.44.040) (Ord. 830, passed - -85)
§ 121.05 TRANSFERABILITY.
   No permit issued under this chapter shall be transferred or assigned, and any attempt at assignment or transfer shall be void.
('81 Code, § 5.44.050) (Ord. 830, passed - -85) Penalty, see § 121.99
§ 121.06 REVOCATION.
   (A)   Whenever it shall be shown that any person to whom a permit has been issued has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, the License Collector shall suspend the permit, after giving written notice to the permit holder of not less than two business days, in person or by registered special delivery, postage prepaid, and addressed to the permit holder at the address specified in the permit application or any amendment thereto, of the suspension and proposed revocation, stating with specificity the reason therefor. However, the two-day notice shall not be required if the License Collector determines there is a need to protect the public safety, in which case the permit shall be suspended immediately.
   (B)   The permit holder may file with the City Manager, within 10 days of the date of the notice of suspension and proposed revocation, a written request for a hearing, which request shall have the effect of staying the suspension until the City Manager has rendered his decision, except in instances where the suspension is necessary to protect the public safety. The City Manager shall hold a hearing within 10 days after the filing of such request.
   (C)   At the hearing, the City Manager shall hear all relevant evidence, shall consider the merits of the proposed revocation, including any actions which have been taken to cure the alleged violation, and shall render a decision thereon within one business day after the hearing. The decision shall be communicated in writing to the permit holder within one day thereafter, and shall state with specificity the reasons therefor.
   (D)   In the event that the permit holder does not request a hearing within 10 days after the date of the notice of suspension and proposed revocation, the permit shall be revoked, and the revocation shall not be appealable.
('81 Code, § 5.44.060) (Ord. 830, passed - -85)
§ 121.07 APPEALS TO CITY COUNCIL.
   Any applicant or permit holder aggrieved by an action of the City Manager to deny, revoke or refuse to renew a permit may appeal to the Council by filing with the City Clerk a statement addressed to the Council setting forth the facts and circumstances regarding the action of the City Manager. Such appeal shall be filed within 10 days after the disputed action of the City Manager, and the Council shall hear the appeal at its next regular meeting, but not earlier than five calendar days after the receipt of the appeal. The filing of such an appeal with the City Council shall not stay the action of the City Manager. At the time of the appeal hearing, the Council shall not receive new testimony, but shall review the record of the hearing of the City Manager and shall determine the merits of the appeal, and it shall render a decision thereon within three business days after the hearing. The decision shall be communicated in writing to the appellant within two days thereafter, and shall state with specificity the reasons therefor. The action of the Council shall be final and appealable to the Superior Court of the state pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1094.5. Such an action in the Superior Court shall be filed within 90 days following the Council's action, pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1094.6.
('81 Code, § 5.44.070) (Ord. 830, passed - -85)
§ 121.08 MANNER OF SOLICITATION.
   (A)   Solicitations pursuant to permits under this chapter:
      (1)   Shall not be conducted by any person under the age of 16 years, unless supervised by an adult and in compliance with all laws of the state; and
      (2)   Shall not be made at any house, apartment or other dwelling unit, nor at any business to which is affixed a sign indicating “No Solicitors” or similar indication that no solicitation contact is desired by the occupants thereof.
   (B)   No solicitor shall:
      (1)   Affix any object to the person of any member of the public without first receiving express permission therefor;
      (2)   Persistently and importunely engage in commercial solicitation with the person being solicited after he or she has indicated that he or she is not interested in the solicitation;
      (3)   Intentionally and deliberately obstruct the free movement of any person on any street, sidewalk or other public place, or any place open to the public generally.
   (C)   The permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be shown to the person from whom a contribu-tion is sought upon request.
('81 Code, § 5.44.080) (Ord. 830, passed - -85) Penalty, see § 121.99
§ 121.09 RECEIPTS.
   Upon request, the permit holder shall issue to the customer a written receipt for the sale or order of any goods, wares, newspapers, magazines, books, merchandise, services, or any other item or exchange of value, which receipt shall be signed by the permit holder and shall plainly indicate his name, the date, the items or services purchased, and the amount received.
('81 Code, § 5.44.090) (Ord. 830, passed - -85)
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