Within five days after receiving notification by certified mail that his application for a permit to solicit under this chapter has been denied, any applicant may file a written request for a public hearing on the application before the City Manager, together with written exceptions to the findings of fact upon which the City Manager based his denial of the application. Upon the filing of such a request, the City Manager shall fix a time and place for the hearing and shall notify the applicant thereof. The hearing shall be held within five days after the request is filed. At the hearing the applicant may present evidence in support of his application and exceptions. Any interested person may, in the discretion of the City Manager, be allowed to participate in the hearing and present evidence in opposition to the application and exceptions.
Within ten days after the conclusion of the hearing the City Manager shall render a written report either granting or denying the application for a permit. In this report the City Manager shall state the facts upon which his decision is based, and his ruling upon any exceptions filed to his original findings of fact upon the application. This report shall be filed in the City Manager's office for public inspection and a copy shall be served by certified mail upon the applicant and all parties to the hearing. (Ord. 1977-122. Passed 7-19-77.)