The city clerk shall refer the application to the chief of police, who shall make a criminal history background investigation of the applicant. Upon completion, the chief of police, or his representative, shall forward the results of the investigation to the city clerk. If, as a result of the investigation, the applicant is not found to have committed any of the acts requiring denial as listed below, the city clerk shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, and approval of the city council, issue the license to the applicant. The city clerk shall deny the applicant the license if the applicant has:
A. Committed any act consisting of fraud or misrepresentation;
B. Committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for suspension or revocation of a license;
C. Within the previous ten (10) years, been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony directly relating to his or her fitness to engage in the occupation of peddler, solicitor or street vendor and including, but not limited to, those misdemeanors and felonies involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation;
D. Been charged with a misdemeanor or felony of the type defined in subsection C of this section and disposition of that charge is still pending;
E. Ever been charged of any crime involving sexual abuse against a child;
F. Been refused a license under the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that any applicant denied a license under the provisions of this chapter may reapply if and when the reasons for denial no longer exist; and
G. Made any false or misleading statements in the application. (Ord. 1347, 2011)