(A) Licenses for peddlers, solicitors, and itinerant merchants shall be obtained from the Municipal Administrator. The applicant shall furnish a recent photograph, not more than one year old and approximately three inches by three inches square, provide fingerprints in duplicate and shall fill out an application.
(B) The application shall be made at least ten days before the license is required. The ten day waiting period shall not be waived by the Municipal Administrator.
(C) See § 35.70 for permit fee information.
(D) The applicant is required to provide proof that he or she has filled out all necessary forms with the city’s Income Tax Division.
(E) Licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year in which the license is issued.
(F) The license shall be exhibited in the place of business by itinerant merchants, shall be carried by any peddler or solicitor at all times when peddling or soliciting, and shall be exhibited to any person solicited or any police officer on request. In the case of peddlers or solicitors, an identification badge shall be issued which shall be worn while engaging in business.
(G) Any applicant who has applied for a license in accordance with this chapter, and to whom the Municipal Administrator has, after investigation, denied a license, shall be entitled to appeal to Council. Notice of the appeal shall be filed with the Clerk of Council within five days after the
denial of the license by the Municipal Administrator. Council, on appeal, may grant or reject the application for a license.
(H) All business done under a license issued under this chapter shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. No business shall be conducted on Sunday or on any federal holiday.
(I) No peddler, canvasser, or solicitor shall knock at the door of or ring the bell of any private home, apartment, or apartment building in the city where there is displayed at the entrance a notice reading "No Solicitors, Peddlers, or Canvassers Allowed," or which otherwise clearly purports to prohibit persons from doing so, unless the person is or has been invited upon the premises by the owner, lessee, or occupant thereof.
(J) No peddler, solicitor, or canvasser shall vex, annoy, or harass any person by importuning the person to purchase or to look at his or her goods or wares; nor shall any peddler, solicitor, or canvasser enter any private house or residence without being invited to come in.
(K) The applicant shall also deposit, before the license is issued, the sum of $100 to guarantee the cost of cleaning the premises and removing any property therefrom after the termination of the business. If the premises on which the business is conducted are not cleaned and all merchandise, property, refuse, and temporary structures are not removed therefrom and properly disposed of within 48 hours after the termination of the business, the Public Works Director shall immediately cause such work to be done and report the cost thereof to the Finance Director, who shall deduct the cost and return any balance of the deposit. The licensee shall be liable for any deficiency.
(Ord. 8683, passed 6-4-2018) Penalty, see § 113.99