No person at any time shall operate, drive, or park, or cause to be operated, driven, or parked, upon any street, sidewalk, or public property within the city, without first obtaining written permission therefor from the director of finance, any advertising vehicle, sound truck, or commercial vehicle with its sound amplifying equipment in operation or with any sound or signaling device in operation for the purpose of advertising goods, wares, or merchandise sold at or from such vehicle or for the purpose of attracting or calling attention to such vehicle.

Applications for the permission required by the provisions of this section shall be made to the director of finance in accordance with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe therefor, and such permission shall be given only for during the hours from 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. and only if the operation of any such advertising vehicle, sound truck, or commercial vehicle shall not be inimical to the public welfare, health, or safety or cause such sounds or noises to be emitted or created as will disturb the peace of the citizens of the city. (Ord. 396 § 1. 2002 Code § 3-1.28).