(A) The zoning office is authorized to grant a license to any person or entity upon registration and payment by such person of a $100 registration fee, plus an additional fee of $25 for each individual transient vendor. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to the city.
(B) The zoning office shall maintain a registration log where all transient vendors and home solicitation sales individuals or entities shall register. This registration may be made at the zoning office during regular office hours. All transient vendors shall register at least 48 hours prior to the date they desire to sell goods, wares or merchandise in the city, exclusive of weekends.
(C) Transient vendors or home solicitation sales individuals shall be required to fill out a transient vendors application at the time they register, and they shall sign in and out on the log. The application form shall list all employees, vehicles and license numbers for those vehicles that will be in the city. If the transient vendor intends to sell from a fixed location and/or locations, the transient vendor shall provide the address of each location and written documentation from the owner or lessee of that property indicating that the transient vendor has permission to sell its goods, wares or merchandise at that location.
(D) All companies, corporations, businesses or organizations shall provide to their transient vendors or home solicitation sales individuals a copy of the transient vendor permit signed by the Zoning Inspector and designating that the transient vendor is in fact authorized to sell, offer for sale, or solicit orders for its goods, wares or merchandise within the city, for it or under its authority or agency. A transient vendor or home solicitation sales individual shall maintain a copy of the signed permit on his or her person while doing business in the city and shall produce the permit for inspection upon the request of any person. If the permit is issued for a fixed location or locations, the permit shall specifically identify each location.
(E) A transient vendor application or log that contains false or untrue information shall give the city cause to cancel the registration and to commence prosecution pursuant to § 113.99.
(F) A license issued to a transient vendor by the zoning office shall be valid for a period of 90 days and said period shall commence on the date of registration. The license shall be renewable upon payment of a $100 renewal fee, plus an additional fee of $25 for each additional transient vendor for an additional 90-day period.
(Ord. 95-20, passed 1-23-1996; Ord. 01-27, passed 11-27-2001; Ord. 05-10, passed 6-14-2005; Res. 2007-R86, passed 12-11-2007)