(a) Applications for permits for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the Mayor on a form to be furnished by the Village, which shall require, at least, 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 federal identification number;
(4) The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed, or for whom he is soliciting, if any, and the length of the applicant's service with such employer or person;
(5) If the applicant is an individual, all places ofresidence of the applicant and all employment during the preceding year;
(6) 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 peddles or solicited;
(7) The names of other municipalities in which the applicant has recently conducted peddling or solicitation activities;
(8) If the applicant is a recognized charitable not-for-profit organization, proof of tax exempt status.
(b) Applicants who are individuals shall furnish a recent photograph of himself or herself not more than one year old.
(c) Applications shall be made at least forty-eight hours before the permit is issued.
(d) If the Mayor 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 constitute a clear and present danger to the residents of the municipality, he shall issue a permit to the applicant upon payment of the fee as set by Council in the Schedule of Rates and Fees which shall be valid for thirty (30) consecutive days.
(Ord. 07-998. Passed 5-7-07; Ord. 20-1182. Passed 10-19-20.)