11B - ORDINANCE HEARING-APPEAL PROCE

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thereof, has been denied by the chief of police or designee, may appeal such denial as provided in Chapter 3 of this Code. Section 14. Pertinent subsections of section 12-162 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby amended to delegate the City Manager's decision to the relevant executive director, such that it reads as follows: Sec. 12-162. Escort permit; renewal application. (e) The chief of police shall have thirty (30) calendar days in which to investigate the application and background of the applicant. (f) The city manager, within an additional thirty (30) days after investigating the application shall grant the permit, or renewal thereof, only if he finds that all of the requirements of subsections (h)(1) through (4) of section 12-156 of this article have been met, and, in addition, if he finds that the following additional requirements have been met: (1) The applicant has furnished an acceptable medical certificate in compliance with subsection (c) (1) of this section 12-162; (2) The applicant has not had an escort bureau, introductory service or escort permit or other similar license or permit denied or suspended or revoked for cause by the City of Santa Ana or any other city or county located in or out of this state within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application; (3) The applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (4) The applicant has not been convicted or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to a misdemeanor or felony crime of moral turpitude or a misdemeanor or felony crime involving sexual misconduct including, but not limited to, all offenses listed in Penal Code Section 290, Penal Code Sections 311.2 through 311.7, Penal Code Sections 314 through 318, and subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), or (h) of Section 647 of the Penal Code, or any offenses involving pimping, pandering, prostitution or lewd conduct. (g) If the chief of police or designee does not find that all of the requirements set forth in subsection (f) of this section 12-162 have been met, he shall deny the application for the permit or renewal thereof. In the event the application for the permit, or renewal thereof, is denied by the chief of police or designee, written notice of such denial shall be given to the applicant specifying the ground or grounds of such denial. Notice of denial of the application for the permit, or renewal thereof shall be deemed to have been served if it in fact is personally served on the applicant or when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid and addressed to the applicant at his or her residence address as set forth in the application for the permit or renewal thereof. Any applicant whose application for an escort permit, or renewal thereof, has been denied by the chief of police or designee, may appeal such denial as provided in Chapter 3 or this Code. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 6 of 9 11 B-6