(a) Upon the Director of Public Safety's review of the application and criminal record check, the Director may refuse to issue a permit to the applicant under this chapter for any of the following reasons:
(1) The location and time of solicitation or peddling would endanger the safety and welfare of the solicitors, peddlers or their customers;
(2) An investigation reveals that the applicant falsified information on the application;
(3) The applicant has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or ordinance violation involving a sex offense, trafficking in controlled substances, or any violent acts against persons or property, such conviction being entered within the five years preceding the date of application;
(4) The applicant is a person against whom a judgment based upon, or conviction for, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation has been entered within the five years immediately preceding the date of application;
(5) There is no proof as to the authority of the applicant to serve as an agent to the principal; or
(6) The applicant has been denied a permit under this chapter within the immediate past year, unless the applicant can and does show to the satisfaction of the Director that the reasons for such earlier denial no longer exist.
(b) The Director's disapproval and the reasons for disapproval shall be noted on the application, and the applicant shall be notified that his application is disapproved and that no permit will be issued. Notice shall be mailed to the applicant at the address shown on the application form, or at the applicant's last known address.
(Ord. 2004-13. Passed 6-14-04.)