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Permits shall be carried by the permittee or conspicuously posted in its place of business and the permit shall be exhibited to any officer or citizen upon request. In the case where more than one individual shall be involved in the activity or solicitation, the applicant shall make sufficient copies of the permit to be made available to each peddler or solicitor acting on behalf of the group, organization or legal entity.
(Ord. 81, passed 7-12-93)
(A) The fee for any permit required to be issued under this chapter shall be established annually by ordinance as part of the City Fee Schedule. Until the next fee schedule is adopted, the fee for a permit under this chapter shall be $100. The fee shall be payable at the time of the filing of the application.
(B) No fee shall be required from any bona fide charitable, religious, civic, educational or political organization, provided the proceeds of any sale or solicitation are being used for the legitimate purposes of the organization.
(Ord. 81, passed 7-12-93; Am. Ord. 148, passed 9-22-08)
It is unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any peddler, solicitor or transient merchant to:
(A) Engage in solicitation for any unlawful business or organizational purpose or activity;
(B) Engage in harassment, intimidation, deception, exert pressure, threaten or any other unlawful practice during the course of solicitation or sale;
(C) Refuse to leave the premises when requested by the owner, lessee, person in charge thereof, or the person being solicited;
(D) Call attention to the business or activity by crying out, blowing a horn, ringing a bell or any loud or unusual noise;
(E) Display merchandise or make sales or solicitations directly from vehicles or trailers on city streets or alleys; or
(F) Engage in business after the hour of 8:00 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m., unless a previous appointment has been made for a different time.
(Ord. 81, passed 7-12-93) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) No permittee shall have any exclusive right to any location in the public streets or alleys, nor shall any be permitted a stationary location thereon, nor shall be permitted to operate in a congested area where the operation might impede or inconvenience the public use of the streets or alleys. For the purpose of this chapter, the judgement of a police officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested and the public impeded or inconvenienced.
(B) No peddler, solicitor or transient merchant shall sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise or personal property of any nature whatsoever within the city from a stationary location on public or private property without first obtaining the written consent of the property owner or authorized occupant.
(Ord. 81, passed 7-12-93)
(A) (1) Permits issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the Council of the city after notice and hearing for any of the following causes:
(a) Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement contained in the application for the permit;
(b) Fraud, misrepresentation or incorrect statement in the course of carrying on the business as solicitor, canvasser, peddler, transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor;
(c) Any violation of this chapter;
(d) Conviction of any crime or misdemeanor; or
(e) Conducting the business of peddler, canvasser, solicitor, transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor, as the case may be, in an unlawful manner or in a manner as to constitute a breach of peace or to constitute a menace to health, safety or general welfare of the public.
(2) Notice of the hearing of revocation of a permit shall be given by the City Clerk in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and place of hearing. The notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the permittee at his or her last known address or address set forth on his or her application at least seven days prior to the date set for hearing, or shall be delivered by a police officer in the same manner as a summons at least five days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(B) No permittee whose permit has been revoked shall reapply until at least six months have elapsed since the last previous revocation.
(Ord. 81, passed 7-12-93; Am. Ord. 94, passed 12-13-99)