§ 111.09 EXHIBITION OF PERMIT.

   Permittees are required to exhibit their permits at the request of any police officer or citizen.

(1994 Code, § 9-209) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 111.10 POLICE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE.

   It shall be the duty of all police officers to see that the provisions of this subchapter are enforced.

(1994 Code, § 9-210)

§ 111.11 PERMIT REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.

   (A)   Permits issued under the provisions of this subchapter may be suspended or revoked by the CityManager or Chief of Police for any violations as set forth below:

      (1)   Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement contained in the application for permit, or made in the course of carrying on the business of solicitor, canvasser, peddler, transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor;

      (2)   Any violation of this subchapter;

      (3)   Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor; or

      (4)   Conducting the business of peddler, canvasser, solicitor, transient merchant, itinerant vendor, as the case may be, in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.

   (B)   Suspension or revocation of a permit shall be given in writing, setting forth the specific grounds of the complaint and violations. Persons that have had permits revoked or suspended may appeal in writing to the City Manager to request a hearing be set within ten days.

   (C)   When reasonably necessary in the public interest, the Mayor may suspend a permit pending the revocation hearing.

(1994 Code, § 9-211) (Ord. 824, passed 8-27-2018)

§ 111.12 REAPPLICATION.

   No permittee whose permit has been revoked shall make further application until a period of at least six months has elapsed since the last revocation.

(1994 Code, § 9-212)

§ 111.13 PERMIT EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.

   Permits issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall expire 30 days from issuance and may reapply for a renewal for a renewal fee of $25 for each additional 30 days. Each renewal will require reapplication and verification of said details. Applicant will also be required to submit written statement from property owner that authorizes use of property location for the new period of time as set forth in § 111.08.

(1994 Code, § 9-213) (Ord. 824, passed 8-27-2018)

CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS

§ 111.25 PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No person shall solicit contributions or anything else of value for any real or alleged charitable or religious purpose without a permit from the city authorizing such solicitation; provided, however, that, this section shall not apply to any locally established organization or church operated exclusively for charitable or religious purposes if the solicitations are conducted exclusively among the members thereof, voluntarily and without remuneration for making such solicitations, or if the solicitations are in the form of collections or contributions at the regular assemblies of any such established organization or church.

(1994 Code, § 9-301) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 111.26 PREREQUISITES FOR PERMIT.

   The city shall, upon application, issue a permit authorizing charitable or religious solicitations when, after a reasonable investigation, he or she finds the following facts to exist:

   (A)   The applicant has a good character and reputation for honesty and integrity, or if the applicant is not an individual person, that every member, managing officer or agent of the applicant has a good character or reputation for honesty and integrity;

   (B)   The control and supervision of the solicitation will be under responsible and reliable persons;

   (C)   The applicant has not engaged in any fraudulent transaction or enterprise;

   (D)   The solicitation will not be a fraud on the public, but will be for a bona fide charitable or religious purpose; and

   (E)   The solicitation is prompted solely by a desire to finance the charitable cause described by the applicant.

(1994 Code, § 9-302)