(A) Within 30 business days of receiving a properly completed and filed application for a sidewalk vendor permit, finance staff shall conduct an investigation to determine compliance with this chapter and notify the applicant in writing of its determination to approve or deny the application. If an application is denied, the reasons for denial shall be set forth in a written notice and mailed to the applicant at the address shown in the application.
(B) Finance staff shall approve a permit application unless one or more of the following grounds for denial exists:
(1) The application seeks authorization for vending at a prohibited location under this chapter.
(2) The proposed vending location encroaches on a public sidewalk without maintaining a minimum four-foot clearance in keeping with applicable disability access standards.
(3) The applicant's vending operation, as described in the application, including the equipment to be used by the vendor, fails to comply with all applicable health, zoning, fire, building and safety laws, standards, conditions, and requirements of the State of California, the county, or the city.
(4) The applicant does not possess all federal, state, and local permits necessary for the proposed vending operation.
(5) The applicant has knowingly made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application.
(6) The applicant has had a permit issued pursuant to this chapter revoked within the preceding 12 months.
(7) The applicant has received three or more administrative citations for violations of this chapter within the preceding 12 months.
(8) The applicant is registered, or is required to register, as a sex offender pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 290.
(9) Within three years of the date of the application, the applicant has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction or pled nolo contendere to any felony offenses involving the sale of a controlled substance as specified in Cal. Health and Safety Code §§ 11054, 11055, 11056, 11057, or 11058, or at the time of application is on probation or parole for any offenses set forth in this section for an offense that was committed within three years of the date of the application.
(10) The applicant is indebted to the city for any unpaid fee, fine, or community service.
(Ord. 1309, passed 7-7-21)