(a) Applications for licenses for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the Chief of Police, on a form, along with the license application fee, to be furnished by the Chief of Police, which shall require, at least, the following information:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) If the applicant is an individual, a physical description of the applicant;
(3) The applicant's social security number or federal identification number;
(4) The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or for whom he is soliciting, if any, and the length of the applicant's service with such employer or person;
(5) If the applicant is an individual, all places of residence of the applicant and all employment during the preceding year;
(6) The nature and character of the goods to be sold or services to be furnished by the applicant or the purpose for which funds are being peddled or solicited; or
(7) The names of other municipalities in which the applicant has recently conducted peddling or solicitation activities.
(b) Each application shall be granted (and, if granted, the license issued) or denied within a reasonable time period after the Chief of Police receives the completed application. Within a reasonable time period means promptly after the submission of the license application and determined in part by the number of jurisdictions, contacts, and other sources of information the Chief of Police, or his designee, must contact to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements set forth in subsection (c) below. Should an application not be approved within fifteen business days of its submission, it shall be deemed denied for purposes of an appeal set forth under Section 741.05.
(c) If the Chief of Police determines, after an investigation, that the information furnished under the requirements of division (a) above is correct, that the applicant proposes to engage in lawful commercial or professional enterprise, and that neither the applicant nor the enterprise upon which the applicant proposes to engage constitutes a clear and present danger to the residents of the Municipality, then the Chief of Police shall issue a license to the applicant.
(d) The license application fee charged by the Chief of Police shall be as set forth from time to time by ordinance. All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire six (6) months after the date the license is issued.
(e) A license application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is hereby adopted and established for the six-month licenses issued under this chapter. Said fee is non-refundable and shall be charged for each individual proposed peddler or solicitor.
(Ord. 12-12. Passed 3-12-12.)
(f) In the event that the Chief of Police or his designee determines that the City would be best served by a background check by means of electronic fingerprinting or other electronic means to perform a background investigation on any person seeking a license to engage in the activity of peddler or solicitor within the meaning of this Chapter 741, the applicant shall, in lieu of submitting a license application fee as set forth in Section 741.03(e), agree to submit to and bear the expense of such electronic background check as directed by the Chief of Police or his designee.
(Ord. 16-17. Passed 5-23-16.)