§ 122.15 APPLICATION FOR OPERATOR'S PERMIT; CONTENTS

(A) Any person desiring to obtain an operator’s permit to conduct or otherwise operate the business of vending goods or services pursuant to this section shall submit an application to the Business License Official/Finance Department. The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in such amount established by resolution of the City Council. Any such permit shall be required to be renewed annually and a separate nonrefundable application fee paid yearly for the renewal application.

(B) Each applicant for an operator’s permit shall furnish the following information and documentation as part of or in conjunction with such application:

(1) The present or proposed address from which the business is to be conducted.
(2) The full true name under which the business will be conducted.
(3) The full true name and any other names used by the applicant.
(4) The present residence and business addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant.
(5) A description of the goods or merchandise which the business will vend.
(6) The number of vehicles to be owned, operated or controlled by the applicant and the makes, body styles,

years, serial and engine numbers, state license plate numbers, and names and addresses of the registered and/or legal owners of each vehicle.

(7) A description of the logo, color scheme, insignia, and any other distinguishing characteristics of applicant’s vehicles.

(8) A certificate of insurance or other additional proof as may be required by the City Attorney or Risk Manager showing evidence of a public liability and property damage insurance policy for vehicle liability coverage protecting the operator from all claims for damage to property or bodily injury including death, which may arise from the operation of vehicles under the permit or in connection therewith. The insurance shall provide coverage of not less than $100,000 for bodily injury for each person, $300,000 per occurrence and property damage coverage of $50,000 per occurrence. The insurance shall provide that the policy shall not terminate or be cancelled without 30 days advance written notice to the city.

(9) The full true names and residence addresses of all persons employed or intended to be employed or with whom the applicant has contracted or intends to contract as drivers and/or vendors and the respective capacities in which they will be employed including the California driver’s license numbers of all persons who will be employed or engaged as drivers of vehicles in conjunction with such business.

(10) The applicant, if an individual; or each of the directors, officers or stockholders holding more than 5% of the stock of the corporation; or each of the partners including limited partners, or profit interest holders, managers or other persons principally in charge of the operation of the existing or proposed business shall also furnish the following information:

(a) California driver’s license or social security numbers or any other legally acceptable governmental identification card containing the personal information and a picture of the above described natural persons.

(b) Dates of birth of the above described natural persons.

(c) The permit histories of the above described natural persons for the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, including whether such persons, in previously operating in this or any other city, county, state, or territory, have ever had any similar license or permit, or franchise revoked or suspended, and if so, the circumstances of such suspension or revocation.

(d) All criminal convictions including pleas of guilty or nolo contendere, suffered by the above-described natural persons, including code and ordinance violations, but excepting minor traffic offenses (any traffic offense designated as a felony shall not be construed as a minor traffic offense), stating the date, place, nature and sentence of each such conviction.

(11) The applicant, if other than an individual, shall also furnish the following information:

(a) Each business address of the applicant for the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the application and the inclusive dates of each business.

(b) The nature of the business or firm for the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the application.

(c) The permit history of the applicant for the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, including whether such applicant, in previously operating in this or any other city, county, state or territory, has ever had any similar license or permit, or franchise revoked or suspended and, if so, the circumstances of such suspension or revocation.

(d) All criminal convictions, including pleas of guilty or nolo contendere, suffered by the applicant including ordinance violations, stating the date, place, nature, and sentence of each conviction.

(12) Such other identification and/or information as the Business License Official/Finance Department may require in order to discover the truth of the matters required to be set forth in the application

(Ord. 1082, passed 5-18-94; Am. Ord. 1431, passed 12-5-18; Am. Ord. 1432, passed 12-5-18; Am. Ord. 1436, passed 2-6-19)