South San Francisco, 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: Yes — a permit. The Police Department's Frauds and Schemes page says the city has municipal laws prohibiting door-to-door sales without a permit. The code chapter itself could not be read, so the permit's name, who issues it and whether it is per rep are not confirmed here. For the full list of questions, use the City Clerk Call Sheet.
• Where it comes from: Not read. The statement sits on a Police Department page, but no city page we read names the issuing office.
• Fee: Not published where we looked. The Police section of the city's FY 2026-27 Adopted Master Fee Schedule has no solicitor, peddler or door-to-door line, and the code chapter was blocked.
• Hours you may knock: Not read. The code chapter was blocked, and no city page we read lists door-to-door hours.
• What the rep carries: Not read. The code chapter was blocked.
• What takes the time: Not read. The code chapter was blocked.
• Code: South San Francisco Municipal Code, hosted on eCode360 (linked from the City Clerk's Municipal Code page). The chapter and section numbers were not read.
• Read it yourself: South San Francisco Police Department — Frauds and Schemes · City of South San Francisco — FY 2026-27 Adopted Master Fee Schedule (PDF) · City of South San Francisco — Municipal Code (City Clerk) · South San Francisco Municipal Code (eCode360 — blocked) · checked 23 September 2026

Ask the clerk, and write the answer down:

• What the door-to-door sales permit is called, which office issues it, and whether it is per rep or per company
• What the permit costs, since it is not on the FY 2026-27 Master Fee Schedule
• What hours door-to-door sales are allowed, and the code section
• Whether a background check, fingerprints or a badge are required, and how long approval takes

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