Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

5.30.070 Prohibitions.
(a) Towing authorization. A permittee shall not attach a vehicle to a tow unit on a non-emergency towing
assignment without first receiving authorization to do so by the registered owner, legal owner, driver, or other person
in control of said vehicle.
(b) Vehicle repair or alteration, when permitted. A permittee hereunder shall refrain from making any repairs or
alterations to a vehicle without first being authorized by one of the persons listed in Section 5.30.060. Parts or
accessories shall not be removed from vehicle without authorization except as necessary for security purposes. Under
such circumstances the parts or accessories removed shall be listed on the itemized statement and stored in the
business office. This section shall not be construed to prohibit permit-tees from making emergency alterations
necessary to permit the removal by towing of such vehicle.
(c) General. The general prohibitions common to all businesses as specified in Title 5 shall be applicable. (Ord.
4010 §4, 1979; Ord. 3970, 1978.)
5.30.080 Applications and Issuance.
(a) Issuing Authority. The issuing authority shall be Tax and Permit Inspector and the application for a permit
shall be filed with the Tax and Permit Inspector. No permits shall be issued without the approval of the approving
authority.
(b) Approving Authority. The approving authority shall be the Board, unless an appeal is filed. If the
application for a towing permit is approved, the Board shall promptly notify the Tax and Permit Inspector who shall
then issue the towing permit.
(c) Applications, Approval. The Police Chief is granted authority to approve the application form for a towing
permit and request the information that he deems necessary to satisfy the objectives of this chapter. Upon the filing
of an application, the Board shall cause an investigation to be made, and shall approve a towing permit if it finds that
the conduct or operation of a towing operation would not be detrimental or injurious to the public welfare, and that
the applicant is of good character and of good business repute, and has not been convicted of theft or embezzlement,
or of any offense involving the unlawful use, taking or conversion of a vehicle belonging to another, and is otherwise
a fit and proper person to conduct a towing operation, or if the applicant is a corporation, its officers, directors and
principal stockholders are of good character and of good business repute, and have not been convicted of theft or
embezzlement, or of any offense involving the unlawful use, taking or conversion of a vehicle belonging to another,
and are otherwise fit and proper persons to conduct such business, otherwise, the application shall be denied only
after the Board shall conduct a hearing on said application. (Ord. 3970, 1978.)
5.30.090 Appeal.
Any action taken by the Board pursuant to this chapter is appealable to the City Council. The action of the Board
shall be final when any action is taken or if notice is required to be given, at the time such notice is served. Such an
appeal must be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.30.050 of this Code. (Ord. 5136, 1999; Ord. 4217, 1983;
Ord. 3970, 1978.)
5.30.100 Grounds for Suspension or Revocation.
It shall be grounds for suspension or revocation if any permittee, his agent or employee or any person connected
or associated with the permittee as partner, director, officer, stockholder, general manager, or person who is
exercising managerial authority of or on behalf of the permittee has:
(a) Knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of a material fact in an application for a
permit, or in any report or record required to be filed with the Board; or
(b) Violated any provision of this Title, regulations adopted pursuant thereto or of any statute relating to his
permitted activity; or
(c) Been convicted of a felony or any crime involving theft, embezzlement or moral turpitude; or
(d) Committed any act constituting dishonesty or fraud; or
(e) A bad moral character, intemperate habits or a bad reputation for truth, honesty or integrity; or
(f) Committed any unlawful, false, fraudulent, deceptive or dangerous act while conducting a permitted
business; or
(g) Published, uttered or disseminated any false, deceptive or misleading statements or advertisements in
connection with the operation of a permitted business; or
(h) Violated any rule or regulation adopted by the Board relating to the permittee's business; or
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