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ORDINANCE NS-2159 199 Page 3 SECTION 4: That section 32-85 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 32-85. Notice of denial of permit. The chief of police, or his authorized representative, within the period of time specified in section 32-84, shall notify the applicant of his intention to deny an application for a permit. Service of such notice shall be made personally or by United States mail. The notice shall include the reasons for denial and be accompanied by a statement that the applicant may appeal such denial in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3 of this code. SECTION 5: That section 32-89 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 32-89. Permit suspension or revocation -- Hearing. Upon receipt of a request for hearing by permittee, as provided in this article, the chief of police, or his designee, shall notify permittee by United States mail of the time and place of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days after the chief of police's receipt of a request for hearing, unless the permittee waives this time period in which case the hearing may be held on a later date. Any hearing, once commenced, may be continued by the chief of police or at the request of the permittee. At the conclusion of such hearing, the chief of police, or his designee, may render a decision which shall become effective immediately; or in the alternative, the chief of police, or his designee, may elect to render a written decision which shall be furnished the permittee by United States mail not less than two (2) working days following the conclusion of the hearing. Such written decision shall become effective two (2) working days after the date of mailing of the notice. The decision of the chief of police, or his designee, may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3 of this code, and the permittee shall have the burden of proving that the decision rendered by the chief of police, or his designee, was unreasonable, erroneous or a clear abuse of discretion. SECTION 6: That section 32-91 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 32-91. Insurance required. Before an application for a permit to operate a towing operation will be received or acted upon, the applicant must furnish the chief of police, or his designee, satisfactory evidence of insurance as required by state law. 3