(A) The City Secretary's office shall issue the applicant a commercial home solicitation, commercial home distribution, or itinerant vendor permit if the City Secretary, or his or her designee determines that the application has been fully and accurately completed, the permit application fee has been paid, and that the applicant has satisfied each requirement of this chapter. If not, the City Secretary, or his or her designee, may deny the permit.
(B) A commercial home solicitation, commercial home distribution, or itinerant vendor permit may be revoked if the Mayor or City Secretary so determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that:
(1) A statement of fact contained in the application was false or materially misleading;
(2) The permit holder has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter;
(3) Any of the conditions of this chapter is, or has become applicable, to the permit holder; or
(4) The permit holder has engaged in a commercial home solicitation or commercial home distribution that involves the use of false, misleading, fraudulent, or deceptive acts.
(C) The City Secretary, or his or her designee, shall provide notice of the revocation by certified mail, personal service, or courier-receipted commercial delivery sent to the address provided on the permit holder's application.
(D) The permit holder may appeal the denial or revocation of a permit to the City Council of the City of Maud by filing a written notice of appeal to the City Council of the City of Maud within ten business days of delivery of notice of the denial or revocation. The City Council shall render a decision on the appeal within 30 business days of the date of the receipt of the appeal. The decision of the City Council shall be final. A revocation shall remain in effect for a period of one year, during which time the permit holder may not be issued another commercial home solicitation, commercial home distribution, or itinerant vendor permit.
(Ord. 20-0214, passed 2-18-2020)