§ 7-251 ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE.

   (A)   No license shall be issued until the third business day following the filing date.

   (B)   The Clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the application to the Police Department for an investigative report.

   (C)   Upon receipt of a copy of an application for a license from the Clerk, the Police Department shall conduct an investigation of the applicant to verify the truthfulness of the information contained in such application and shall within three business days of the filing date make a written report of its findings to the Clerk.

   (D)   On the fourth business day following the filing date, the City Clerk shall either:

      (1)   Issue the license; or

      (2)   Deny the license and give the applicant a written statement of the reasons for such denial.

(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)

§ 7-252 APPEAL FROM DENIAL.

   (A)   In the event the City Clerk denies an application for a license, the applicant shall have the right to appeal such denial to the City Manager. The appeal must be made in writing and must state the grounds for the appeal.

   (B)   The City Manager shall schedule and conduct a hearing on such appeals, such hearing to be held within five working days following his receipt of the appeal and the applicant shall be given three days written notice of the hearing. Within five business days after the hearing, the City Manager shall either:

      (1)   Order that the license be issued, or

      (2)   Give the applicant a written statement of the grounds for the denial of the applicant’s appeal.

   (C)   Appeals from the decision of the City Manager shall be to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice of the State of North Carolina.

(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)

DIVISION 4: EXHIBIT, TRANSFERABILITY AND DURATION OF LICENSES

§ 7-253 POSSESSION AND EXHIBITION.

   The respective license shall be in the licensee’s possession whenever the peddler, itinerant merchant or charitable solicitor is engaged in the respective business activities. Upon request, the licensee shall promptly display such license to any police officer or any person being solicited by the licensee.

(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 9-19-06; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)

§ 7-254 LICENSE CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED.

   Licenses issued pursuant to this Article VII are not transferrable.

(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)

§ 7-255 DURATION AND RENEWALS.

   (A)   Licenses shall expire at midnight, the thirtieth day of June of each year.

   (B)   If a business is begun after January 31 and before July 1, the amount of the tax due is half the amount otherwise due.

(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 3-18-97; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09)

DIVISION 5: REVOCATION, APPEALS, AND ENFORCEMENT