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5.15.020 INVESTIGATION—APPEAL.

(a) A duplicate of the application designated in Section 5.15.010 shall be referred to the Police Department and such other city departments as the Tax Collector deems necessary for inspection, investigation and recommendation. No permit shall be issued without written approval of the Chief of Police.

(b) If, as a result of such an investigation, the character and business responsibility of applicant are found to be satisfactory, and the business will comply with applicable provisions of this code, the Chief of Police and other departments shall endorse on the application their recommendations and deliver the application to the Tax Collector who shall, if the application is approved, upon payment of the prescribed business tax, issue to the applicant the permit to operate along with a business tax certificate. Such permit shall contain the signature of the issuing officer and shall show the name, address and photograph of the permittee, if applicable, the class of permit issued and the kind of goods to be sold thereunder or the kind of services to be rendered, the amount of fee paid, the date of issuance, and the length of time the same shall be operative, as well as the permit number.

(c) If, as a result of such an investigation, the applicant's character or business responsibility or that of his or her employer is found to be unsatisfactory, the Chief of Police or other department head shall endorse on such application his or her findings and reason for disapproval and return such application to the Tax Collector, who shall notify the applicant that his or her application is disapproved and that no permit will be issued.

(d) A permit which may be issued under this chapter may be refused by the City for any of the following reasons:

(1) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statements contained in the permit application or made in the course of carrying on the business;

(2) Any violation of this title;

(3) Conviction of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(4) Failure to file the documents required under the provisions of this title;

(5) Conducting the business in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public.

(e) In the event the application has been disapproved, applicant may appeal as provided in this title.