Permit - Grounds for denial.
San José Municipal Code § 11.76.080
in effect11.76.080 - Permit - Grounds for denial.
The chief of police shall deny the issuance of an operator's permit to operate a cart on the sidewalks of the city for the following reasons:
A. The applicant is not a disabled person as defined in this chapter;
B. The physical or mental disability of the applicant is so severe as to make the operation of a cart on the sidewalks dangerous to pedestrian users of the sidewalks or to the disabled person;
C. The applicant has not attained sufficient expertise in the operation and manipulation of the cart so as to enable him to safely operate the same under normal operating conditions;
D. The applicant had obtained a previous permit which had been suspended as herein provided, and said suspension is still in effect on the date the new permit application gas filed;
E. The applicant's previous permit had been revoked within two years last past because of a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of operating a cart on the sidewalks while under the influence of alcohol and/or illegal drugs;
F. Refusal by applicant to furnish a statement sworn to under oath on penalty of perjury regarding disability when requested by the chief of police;
G. Refusal by applicant to take a cart operating test when requested by the chief of police.
(Prior code § 3816.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.76ELCA_11.76.080PERODEFetched: 11/1/2026