(a) Filing an Application. An application for a permit shall be filed with the director not less than five business days prior to the commencement of soliciting activities. Upon the filing of an application, the director shall, within five business days of the date the application is made, grant or deny the requested permit pursuant to the standards set forth in this chapter. In the event the director fails to act upon an application within the time presented herein, the permit shall be deemed granted.
(b) Contents of an Application. An application for a permit shall include the following information:
(1) If the applicant is an individual, the applicant’s correct legal name, driver’s license number and state issuing driver’s license, date of birth, resident address, and telephone number;
(2) If the applicant is not an individual, the applicant’s correct legal name, taxpayer identification number (if applicable), address of its principal office, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant’s principal officers and executives;
(3) The name, address and telephone number of the person or persons who will be in direct charge of conducting the solicitation;
(4) The names and general description of all fund raisers or solicitors who are or will be conducting solicitation activities within the city;
(5) A description of the method or methods to be used in conducting the solicitation and the locations in the city where the solicitation is to be conducted;
(6) The time when such solicitation will be made, giving the intended dates and hours of day for the commencement and termination of the solicitations, if specifically known, or, in the alternative, a statement that soliciting will take place within the hours provided for by this chapter;
(7) A statement to the effect that, if a permit is granted, it will not be used or represented in any manner as an endorsement by the city or by any department or officer thereof;
(8) The signature of the applicant if the applicant is an individual, of the managing general partner if the applicant is a partnership, or of an officer authorized to bind the applicant if the applicant is a corporation or an association;
(9) The applicant’s city business license identification number, if applicable; and
(10) If the applicant is unable to provide any element of the required information, an explanation of the reasons why any information required herein is not available must be provided.
(Ord. 788 § 26 (part), 1999)