711.02 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business or activity of peddler or solicitor in this Municipality without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter. Each and every person peddling or soliciting shall meet the requirements of Section 711.03 and pay the fees set forth in Section 711.04.

711.03 LICENSE APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)    Applications for licenses for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the Village Administrator or his designee on a form to be furnished by the Village Administrator or his designee, which shall require, at least, the following information:

      (1)   The name of the applicant and his physical description;

      (2)   The home address of the applicant and his social security number;

      (3)   The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or for whom he is soliciting;

      (4)   The length of the applicant's service with such employer or person for whom he is soliciting;

      (5)   All places of residence of the applicant and all employment during the preceding year;

      (6)   The nature and character of the goods to be sold or services to be furnished by the applicant or the purpose for which funds are being solicited;

      (7)   The names of other municipalities in which the applicant has recently conducted activities for which a license is herein required;

      (8)   That the applicant or his employer has complied with the requirements of Ohio R. C. Chapter 1716 pertaining to charitable solicitations, if applicable.

   (b)    The applicant shall furnish a recent photograph of himself not more than one year old. Such application shall be made at least forty-eight hours before the license is issued.

   (c)    If the Village Administrator or his designee determines after an investigation, that the information furnished under the requirements of subsection (a) hereof is correct, the applicant proposes to engage in lawful commercial or professional enterprise and neither the applicant nor the enterprise upon which the applicant proposes to engage constitutes a clear and present danger to the residents of the Municipality, he shall issue a license to the applicant.

711.04 LICENSE FEES AND TERM.

   The license fee charged by the Village Administrator or his/her designee for the license required by this chapter shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day; fifty dollars ($50.00) per week and one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month. All licenses shall expire on the date specified in the license.

(Ord. 5-2018. Passed 4-5-18.)

711.05 APPEALS.

   Any applicant who has applied for a license in accordance with this chapter and to whom the Village Administrator or his designee has, after an investigation, denied a license may appeal to Council. Notice of such appeal shall be filed with the Clerk-Treasurer within five days after the denial by the Village Administrator or his designee. Such appeal shall be heard by Council at the next regular meeting and its decision shall be final.

711.06 CARRYING AND EXHIBITING LICENSE.

   (a)   The license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be carried by any peddler or solicitor at all times when peddling or soliciting and shall be exhibited to any person being solicited and, on request, to any police officer.

   (b)   No person will engage in solicitation upon any residential premises after having been asked by the owner or occupant thereof to leave such premises or residence. Not more than two individuals will engage in solicitation upon any residential premises at the same time for the same goods or merchandise, services, or for religious or charitable purposes. Every person engaged in solicitation shall, at the time of initial contact with a prospective customer or donor, immediately identify himself and truthfully state the purpose of the solicitation.

(Ord. 5-2018. Passed 4-5-18.)