A. The City Clerk shall, upon receipt of an application for a license and the report of police investigation, set a date for a hearing on the application for permit, not more than thirty-five (35) days from the date of filing of the application. The City Clerk shall, in every case of application for such permit, notify the applicant in writing of the time and place of such hearing, which notice shall be given at least five (5) days prior thereto, unless the applicant waives such notice in writing. The notice may be given applicant by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office at Larkspur, California, postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at their last known address.

B. If, in the judgment of the City Council, a public notice of the hearing on any application for permit is advisable, the City Clerk shall cause a notice to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City. Such notice shall show the purpose or type of activity for which the permit is sought, the name and address of the applicant, and the time and place of the hearing upon their application.

C. Whenever a public notice is required, the applicant shall pay to the City Clerk the sum of five dollars ($5.00) before such notice is given, which payment shall not be in lieu of any license fee or other tax otherwise imposed by law. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1030 § 2(4), 2018; Ord. 265 § 73B, 1959)