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MJK/kc 4-20-77 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1357 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTION 1-17 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO THE USE OF STATE SUMMARY CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION BY SPECIFIED OFFICIALS WHEN INVESTIGATING APPLICATIONS OF LICENSES AND PERMITS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: amended section Section 1. That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby by adding a section, to be numbered 1-17, which said reads as follows: Sec. 1-17. Criminal Conduct; Issuance of licenses and permits. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, conviction ~n- cluding pleas of guilty and nole contendere) of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or an activity related to the business or occupation for which the license or permit is sought, shall be prima facie disqualification of an application for the following city licenses or permits: (1) Bingo; (2) Public dancing; (3) Peep show; (4) Massage establishment; massage technician; (5) Pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers; (6) Charitable solicitation; (7) Pool and billiard games; (8) Companies and individuals engaged in operating vehicles for hire, including, but not limited to taxicabs and ambulances; (9) Figure model, figure model studio. (b) The city licensing authority, however, may disregard such conviction if it is found and determined by such licensing authority that mitigating circumstances exist. In making such determination, the city licensing authority shall consider the following factors: (1) The type of license or permit for which the person is applying; (2) The nature and seriousness of the offense; (3) The circumstances surrounding the conviction; (4) The length of time elapsed since the conviction; (5) The age of the person at the time of the conviction; ~ (6) The presence or absence of rehabilitation or efforts at rehabilitation; (7) Contributing social or environmental conditions. (c) The city licensing authority shall give notice of disqualification to an applicant disqualified under this provi- sion. Such notice shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed to the applicant at the address shown on the application and shall specify the reason or reasons for disqualification, including, but not by way of limitation, the conviction or convic- tions deemed disqualifying by the licensing authority. An applicant who is disqualified for a city license or permit may appeal such determination of disqualification pursuant to the uniform hearing and appeal procedure set forth in Chapter 3 of this Code. -1-