(A) Upon receipt by the Village Clerk, the application shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall cause such investigation of the applicant’s business and background to be made. Applications shall be processed within five business days of the receipt of the application by the Chief of Police.
(B) (1) The application shall be approved unless the investigation discloses tangible evidence that the conduct of the applicant’s business would pose a substantial threat to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. In particular, tangible evidence that the applicant has committed the following will constitute valid reasons for disapproval of an application:
(a) Has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude;
(b) Has made willful misstatements in the application;
(c) Has committed prior violations of ordinances pertaining to itinerant merchants, peddlers, solicitors, and the like;
(d) Has committed prior fraudulent acts; or
(e) Has a record of continual breaches of solicited contracts.
(2) If the application is to be denied, the Chief of Police shall state the reasons for the denial and return the application to the Village Clerk, who shall notify the applicant the application is denied and no permit will be issued.
(C) If as a result of such investigation, the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the Chief of Police shall approve the application returning it to the Village Clerk, who shall, upon payment of the fees provided herein, deliver to the applicant a permit. Such permit shall contain the signature of the Village Clerk or his. her, or their designee, and shall show the name and address of the applicant, the subject matter of the solicitation, the amount of fee paid, the date of issuance, and the length of time that the permit shall be operative. The Village Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all permits issued.
(Ord. 2006-4, passed 9-19-2006; Ord. 2017-02, passed 1-17-2017)