Pleasanton, California: door-to-door solicitor permit

Partly read: the permit answer is sourced, but the fee or the hours could not be read from the city’s own pages. The clerk questions below cover the gap.

• The answer: The code could not be read, so the permit rule itself is unconfirmed. What the city does publish: its Master Fee Schedule lists Solicitors & Certain Businesses under the Police Department's Special Permits. Separately, the Business License page says any person conducting business in the city must obtain a business license. The chapter that says who needs the solicitor permit is on eCode360, which blocked every read.
• Where it comes from: The solicitor fee is listed in the Police Department section of the Master Fee Schedule; the code that names the issuing office was not read. The business license comes from the Business License Office, 200 Old Bernal.
• Fee: Police Special Permits, Solicitors & Certain Businesses: $10 under Each Employee and $25 under Permit Fee (Master Fee Schedule, Police section Eff 01.01.2026). The business license tax is separate and was not read. The Business License page adds a 2.5% convenience fee on card payments.
• Hours you may knock: Not read — the Pleasanton Municipal Code on eCode360 blocked every attempt, and no city page read for this card states solicitation hours.
• What the rep carries: Not read — the code chapter could not be opened.
• What takes the time: Not read. The same Police fee section lists Fingerprinting- Livescan at $25 for residents and $40 for non-residents, but nothing read ties fingerprinting to the solicitor permit.
• Code: Pleasanton Municipal Code, hosted on eCode360 (linked from the city's site); not readable for this card. The Business License page points to Section 5 of the Municipal Code for business license rules.
• Worth knowing: Use the City Clerk Call Sheet to confirm the permit rules, hours and badge rules with the city before a team knocks.
• Read it yourself: City of Pleasanton — Master Fee Schedule (PDF) · City of Pleasanton — Business License · Pleasanton Municipal Code (eCode360) — blocked · checked 22 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• Which code chapter covers door-to-door solicitors, and whether the police special permit is per rep
• Whether the $25 permit fee and the $10 per-employee fee both apply to a sales team
• The hours solicitors may knock, and whether a no-soliciting sign rule applies
• Whether a fingerprint or background check is part of the solicitor permit, and how long it takes

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