(A) Application for a permit required by this subchapter shall be made to the City Manager upon forms prescribed by the official. The application shall be sworn to or affirmed and filed with the City Manager at least 15 days prior to the time at which the permit applied for shall become effective; provided, however, that, the City Manager may, for good cause shown, allow the filing of an application less than 15 days prior to the effective date of the permit applied for. The application shall contain the following information, or in lieu thereof, a statement satisfactory to the City Manager of the reasons the information or any item thereof is not furnished:
(1) A financial statement for the last preceding fiscal year of any funds collected for charitable purposes by the applicant, the statement giving the amount of money so raised, together with the cost of raising it, and final distribution thereof;
(2) A full statement of the general character and extent of the charitable work being done or to be done by the applicant, and showing how much thereof is being done or to be done within the city;
(3) A statement that the actual cost of the solicitation will not exceed 25% of the total amount to be raised, or, if the cost of solicitation is expected to exceed 25%, a statement of what the maximum cost is expected to be, together with a statement of any special facts tending to show that there are peculiar reasons which make a cost higher than 25% reasonable in the particular case;
(4) A statement to the effect that if a permit is granted, it will not be used or represented in any way as an endorsement by the city or by any department or officer thereof;
(5) A statement to the effect that if a permit is granted, no person under the age of 16 will be permitted to solicit money; and
(6) Other information as may be reasonably required by the governing body in order for the official to determine the kind and character and method of the proposed solicitation, when it will take place and for what period of time, and whether the solicitation is in the interest of, and not inimical to, the safety, convenience or welfare of the inhabitants of the city.
(B) If, while any application is pending, or during the term of any permit granted thereon, there is any change in fact, policy or method that would alter the information given in the application, the applicant shall notify the City Manager in writing thereof within 24 hours after the change.
(Prior Code, § 12-128)