(A) Application for a license shall be made upon a form provided by the City Administrator or his/her designee. The applicant shall verify under oath or other similar affirmation that the statements made by the applicant in the application are true, complete and accurate. In addition to the information required by the application of a business license, the applicant shall truthfully state in full the information requested on the application, to wit:
(1) Name and address of present place of residence and length of residence at such address; business address if other than residence address; also Social Security number;
(2) Address of place of residence during the past three years, if other than present address;
(3) Physical description of the applicant;
(4) Name and address of the person, firm or corporation or association by whom the applicant is employed or represents, and the length of time of such employment or representation;
(5) Name and address of employer during the past three years, if other than the present employer;
(6) Description sufficient for identification of the subject matter of the soliciting in which the applicant will engage;
(7) Period of time for which the license is sought;
(8) The date, or approximate date, of the latest previous application for license under this chapter, if
any;
(9) Whether a license issued to the applicant by the city, or any other municipality, has ever been revoked;
(10) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or ordinance of any other Illinois municipality regulating soliciting;
(11) Evidence that the applicant is authorized to solicit for the organization represented; and
(12) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony within the preceding ten years, or convicted of a misdemeanor or ordinance violation within the preceding five years, and the nature of the offense.
(B) If, during the pendency of any application for, or during the term of any commercial solicitation permit there is any change in any material information given in the application for such license, the applicant shall promptly notify the City Administrator or his/her designee in writing of such change.
(C) A commercial solicitation license shall expire 90 days after the date of issuance.
(D) A commercial solicitation license may be renewed by the applicant by reaffirming that the information in the prior application remains true, complete and accurate, or by submitting a new application, with any information that has changed from the prior application, and provided that the applicable requirements contained in this section are satisfied.
(Prior Code, § 121.22) (Ord. 2650, passed 3-27-1984; Ord. 2023-034, passed 6-27-2023)