(A) The City Administrator and his/her designee shall have the following powers and duties, which shall at all times be performed without consideration of the content or viewpoint of the information being distributed by a solicitor:
(1) To administer and rule upon the applications for, and the issuance, renewal, suspension, denial and revocation of permits as set forth in this chapter.
(2) To take such further actions as the City Administrator and his/her designee shall deem necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to exercise such additional powers in furtherance thereof as are implied or incident to those powers and duties expressly set forth in this chapter.
(B) Solicitation licenses.
(1) A commercial or non-commercial solicitation license shall be required to solicit within the city.
(2) Solicitation without permit prohibited. lt shall be unlawful for any person not in possession of a current and valid commercial or noncommercial solicitation license to solicit within the city at any time after the effective date of this chapter.
(3) Solicitation without permit displayed. It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit within the city at any time if a current and valid commercial or non-commercial solicitation license is not displayed in plain view on the person who is soliciting after the effective date of this chapter.
(4) Solicitation in violation of license prohibited. lt shall be unlawful for any holder of a commercial or non-commercial solicitation license to solicit except in the manner authorized by, and in compliance with, the provisions of this chapter.
(5) Assignment or transfer of license prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a commercial or non-commercial solicitation license to assign or transfer a commercial or non-commercial solicitation license.
(Prior Code, § 121.21) (Ord. 2650, passed 3-27-1984; Ord. 2023-034, passed 6-27-2023) Penalty, see §
121.99