§ 113.03 LICENSE APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Applications for licenses for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the City Manager on forms to be furnished by the City Manager, which shall require, at a minimum, the following information:

      (1)   The name of the applicant;

      (2)   If the applicant is an individual, a physical description of the applicant;

      (3)   The applicant’s Social Security number or the business federal identification of whom the individual is employed;

      (4)   The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or for whom he is vending, peddling or soliciting;

      (5)   The nature and character of the goods to be sold or services to be furnished by the applicant or the purpose for which funds are being vended, peddled or solicited;

      (6)   The names of other municipalities in which the applicant has conducted vending peddling or solicitation activities within the past six months;

      (7)   Verification that the applicant or his or her employer has complied with the requirements of R.C. Chapter 1716 pertaining to charitable solicitations, if applicable;

      (8)   If the applicant is a recognized religious or charitable not for profit organization, proof of tax exempt status;

      (9)   Verification of registration with the City Auditor if wages earned will be subject to §§ 36.15 through 36.31; and

      (10)   Such other information as the City Manager may require.

   (B)   In lieu of items mentioned above, an individual, business or organization may present his, her or its application for and license number of an approved State Department of Taxation transient vendor’s license and/or the County Auditor’s transient vendor’s license.

   (C)   Applications shall be made at least 72 hours before the license may be issued.

   (D)   If the City Manager or his or her designee determines, after an investigation, that the information furnished under the requirements of division (A) above is correct; that the applicant proposes to engage in lawful commercial or professional enterprise and that neither the applicant nor the enterprise upon which the applicant proposes to engage constitutes a clear and present danger to the residents of the municipality, he or she shall issue a license to the applicant.

   (E)   The license fee charged by the City Manager shall be $5 per day or $25 per month, whichever is less or as established by separate City Council ordinance. Licenses shall expire on the date specified in the license.

(Prior Code, § 11.04.03)