(A) Upon receipt of an application, the City Clerk will run a background check and verify the legitimacy of the business.
(B) The application shall be approved unless such 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:
(1) Has been convicted of a major misdemeanor or felony;
(2) Has made willful misstatements in the application;
(3) Has committed prior violations of ordinances pertaining to itinerant merchants, peddlers, solicitors, and the like;
(4) Has committed prior fraudulent acts; or
(5) Has a record of continual breaches of solicited contracts.
(Ord. 2017-O-07, passed 7-3-17)