Commerce Municipal Code Ch. 5.20 Commercial Advertising Vehicles

No person at any time shall operate, drive or park or cause to be operated, driven or parked upon any street, alley, parkway, sidewalk or public property within the city, without first obtaining written permission therefor from the city clerk, any advertising vehicle, sound truck or commercial vehicle with its sound amplifying equipment in operation or with any sound or signalling device in operation for the purpose of advertising goods, wares, or merchandise sold at or from the vehicle or for the purpose of attracting or calling attention to the vehicle. Application for the permission required hereunder shall be made to the city clerk in accordance with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe therefor. Permission shall be given only if the vehicle will not be inimical to the public welfare, health or safety or cause such sounds or noises to be emitted or created as will disturb the peace of the citizens of the city.

(Prior code §4249(part)).

The city clerk must refer the application to the county sheriff and may, in his discretion, rely on the decision of the county sheriff whether the same will be inimical to public welfare, health or safety or will disturb the peace.

(Prior code §4249(1)).