Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS›Chapter 6.39 — ICE CREAM TRUCK PERMITS
San Jose Municipal Code Part 3 Permits and Licenses
San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Jose
Cite as: San Jose Municipal Code Part 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
6.39.310 - Permit and license procedures.¶
The procedures set forth in Chapter 6.02 shall govern the application for, investigation, approval, denial, suspension, revocation, and renewal of any business permit and employee license issued pursuant to this chapter, except as specifically provided in this part.
(Ord. 24602.)
6.39.320 - Permit and license fees.¶
A. Fees for the ice cream truck business permit and employee license applications and renewal applications shall be as set forth by the schedule of fees established by city council resolution.
B. There shall be no fee for a trainee license.
(Ord. 24602.)
6.39.330 - Trainee license procedures.¶
A. An application for a trainee license shall be filed with the chief of police on a form provided by the police department and shall contain or be accompanied by the following information about the applicant:
Name, complete residence address and residence telephone number;
Height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and sex;
The name and address of the business operator for whom the applicant will be a trainee;
The time period, not to exceed three days, during which the applicant will be a trainee;
Such other information as the chief of police considers necessary for the identification of the person and the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare.
B. After the applicant submits a completed application, the chief of police shall issue a trainee license.
C. It shall be unlawful for a permittee to have any person work as a trainee without such person having first obtained a trainee work license from the chief of police.
D. The trainee work license shall be valid for a period of no more than three days.
(Ord. 24602.)
6.39.340 - Exemption from peddler permit.¶
Ice cream truck business operators and employees shall be exempt from the peddler permit requirements of Chapter 6.54, except to the extent that provisions of that chapter are expressly adopted as part of this chapter.
(Ord. 24602.)
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