The following shall be grounds for denying a permit under this chapter:
(A) The failure of the applicant to obtain and show proof of having obtained any required county permit;
(B) The failure of the applicant to truthfully provide any of the information requested by the city as a part of the application, or the failure to sign the application, or the failure, to pay the required fee at the time of application;
(C) The conviction of the applicant within the past 5 years from the date of application, for any violation of any federal or state statute or regulation, or of any local ordinance, which adversely reflects on the person's ability to conduct the business for which the permit is being sought in an honest and legal manner or that will not adversely affect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city. These violations shall include, but not be limited to, burglary, theft, larceny, swindling, fraud, unlawful business practices, and any form of actual or threatened physical harm against another person;
(D) The revocation within the past 5 years of any permit issued to the applicant for the purpose of conducting business as a peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant; and
(E) The applicant is determined to have a bad business reputation. Evidence of a bad business reputation shall include, but not be limited to, the existence of more than 2 complaints(s) against the applicant with the Better Business Bureau, the Attorney General's Office, or other similar business or consumer rights office or agency, within the preceding 12 months, or 4 complaints filed against the applicant within the preceding 5 years.
(Prior Code, § 18-153) Penalty, see § 114.99