No person, persons, copartnerships, corporations or other association of individuals shall conduct or operate any activity or business within the corporate limits of the city nor shall any license provided for in section 5.04.030 of this chapter be granted or issued to any applicant therefor without the applicant having first signed and filed with the city clerk accompanied by the license fee required, a form of application provided by the city containing such information as may be required by the city in order to enable it to determine whether or not
such licenses should be granted. Any business which conducts sales door to door must have any of its employees or contractors that will be conducting such solicitations licensed and the background checks required by this chapter conducted on any such individuals, including any individuals that are subsequently employed after the issuance of the initial license or any renewals thereof. The application shall be reviewed by the city clerk or the clerk's designee as well as by the chief of police or the chief's designee and other department heads as the clerk deems appropriate and each may perform additional investigation into the applicant, the applicant's proposed employees, the location and any other facts deemed relevant to determine whether or not the license should be issued. If approved, the city clerk or the clerk's designee shall issue the license. If the application is rejected and the license denied by the city clerk or the clerk's designee, the applicant may, within twenty five (25) days of the denial, request a hearing before the city council to offer evidence why the application should be considered. A majority vote of the governing body is sufficient to issue or deny said applicant a license after said hearing.
Grounds for rejection of an application include, but are not limited to, a record of criminal convictions, association with criminal elements of the community which give rise to the potential for criminal activities, drug crimes, fencing of stolen property or laundering of funds and/or drugs, history of aggressive solicitations or product misrepresentations, complaints with consumer protection agencies, better business bureaus or other similar agencies in other jurisdictions, has given false or misleading information on the application or in response to subsequent inquiries, or any other facts or history that indicates an applicant may engage in conduct inimical to the health, safety, welfare, or business interests of members of the general public with whom applicant may come in contact in the course of carrying out the enterprise for which the application is sought. (Ord. 691, 2010)