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5.16.060 - Permit application form and accompanying data and identification.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

Local law · Updated May 13, 2025 · 2,277 sections

The text

Applicants for a permit to engage in the business of a sidewalk vendor shall file with the director of finance an application, which shall contain or be accompanied by the following: (1)

A full identification of the applicant and all persons to be directly or indirectly interested in the permit, if granted;

(2)

The residence and business addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant;

(3)

The exact nature of the proposed business;

(4)

If an employee or agent, a full identification of the employer or principal;

(5)

The location or places of transacting business and place of residence for the past two years;

(6)

Prior convictions of a crime, misdemeanor, or violation of any law, the nature, place, and date of such offense, and the disposition of the same;

(7)

A photograph of the applicant who will make the actual contacts incidental to the activity of peddling or soliciting, which photograph shall have been taken within sixty days immediately prior to the date of the filing of the application, shall be two inches by two inches in size, and shall show the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;

(8)

In the event the proposed activity involves the sale of any food products or substances for human consumption which can be contaminated by handling, a statement by a reputable physician in the county, dated not more than ten days prior to the submission of the application, certifying the applicant to be free of contagious infections and communicable diseases;

(9)

A statement as to whether any city or licensing authority has ever refused to issue or to renew or has revoked a license for the conduct of the business for which the permit and license are sought, together with an accurate statement of the reasons therefor;

(10)

A receipt from the director of finance showing a permit fee payment for the application form to cover the costs of the investigation of the facts to be stated in such application form;

(11)

Such other information as the city's law enforcement agency may deem reasonably necessary for the protection of the public safety, morals, and general welfare of the community;

(12)

A valid California Department of Tax and Fee Administration seller's permit to the extent required by law;

(13)

Additional state licensing from state and local agencies to the extent required by law.

(Ord. No. 705, § 2, 1-15-2019)