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Torrance Municipal Code Art. 3 Permits
Torrance Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Torrance
Cite as: Torrance Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-05
228.3.1 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
a) It shall be unlawful, after May 31, 1971, for any person to act as an operator in the City without first securing a permit as prescribed herein.
b) An application for a permit shall be made to the Director upon a form prescribed by the Director. The application shall be signed by the applicant individually if a natural person; in the case of an association or partnership, by a member or partner thereof; and in the case of a corporation, by an executive officer thereof or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application, to which shall be attached the written evidence of his authority.
228.3.2 PERMIT FEE.
At the time of making an application for each permit, the applicant shall pay to the Director a permit fee of Five Dollars ($5.00).
228.3.3 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Upon the payment of such permit fee and compliance with other requirements imposed herein, the Director shall issue to each applicant a permit to act as an operator.
228.3.4 ASSIGNABILITY OF PERMIT.
A permit is not assignable and shall be valid only for the person in whose name it is issued.
228.3.5 DURATION OF PERMIT.
A permit issued under this Chapter shall be valid and effective without further payment of fees until suspended or revoked by the City.
228.3.6 REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
Whenever the holder of a permit fails to comply with any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the Director prescribed and adopted under this Chapter, the Director, upon hearing, after giving the holder ten (10) days notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing to show cause why his permit should not be revoked, may revoke or suspend the permit. The notice may be served personally or by mail in the manner prescribed in Section 228.5.6. for the service of a notice of a deficiency determination.
228.3.7 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT AFTER REVOCATION.
A fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be collected by the Director for the renewal or issuance of a permit to an operator whose permit has been previously suspended or revoked.
228.3.8 OPERATION WITHOUT PERMIT.
Any person who acts as an operator in the City without a permit, or after a permit has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation which so acts, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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