(A) A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the City of St. Matthews. A license may be suspended or revoked for the following reasons:
(1) Revocation of the license by Metro Louisville;
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement contained in the application for a license;
(3) Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement made in connection with the selling of goods or offer of services;
(4) Any facts or conditions which would justify the denial of the original application;
(5) Evidence that any person granted a permit has a criminal conviction demonstrating a proclivity toward crimes of a pecuniary, sexual, or violent nature;
(6) Attempting to solicit at any home which has posted a clearly visible non-solicitation sign;
(7) Failure to conduct himself or herself at all times in an orderly and lawful manner;
(8) Unwanted distribution of flyers or written materials:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any solicitor, peddler or canvasser to leave a handbill, fiver or other material upon any private premises where the owner or occupants have posted at the entry to the premises, or at the entry to the principal building on the premises, a sign bearing the words "No Trespassers," "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors," or words of similar import;
(b) It shall be unlawful for any solicitor, peddler or canvasser to leave a handbill, fiver or other material upon any private premises which is not securely attached thereto. Provided, however, it shall be unlawful to damage any property to securely attach any handbill, fiver, or other material to a premise;
(c) It shall be unlawful for any solicitor, peddler or canvasser to leave a handbill, fiver or other material upon any private premises, without the owner's express permission, which is temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant in any of the following circumstances:
1. It is apparent that such property is unoccupied or vacant; or
2. A distribution from any date prior has not been removed;
(d) It shall be unlawful for any solicitor, peddler or canvasser to leave a handbill, flier, or other material upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb or curbstone, flagstone or any other portion or part of any public way or public place, or any lamppost, electric light, sign, hydrant, mailbox, tree, or upon the piers, columns, trusses, girders, railings, gates or other parts of any public bridge or viaduct, or other public structure or building; and
(e) It shall be unlawful for any solicitor, peddler or canvasser to leave a handbill, flier or other material upon anv automobile or other vehicle that is parked upon any street, public parking lot, or commercial parking lot, without the express consent of the owner of the vehicle, and when acting with the consent of the owner, upon any automobile in a manner that is not securely attached thereto.
(9) The discovery of any legitimate reason that the applicant presents a risk to citizens if permitted to engage in activities as a solicitor;
(10) Any non-payment of any civil penalties for previous violations of this chapter; and
(11) Conducting the business of vending or peddling under this chapter in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public.
(B) This section shall be self-executing, and the suspension or revocation shall be effective immediately.
(C) It is unlawful for any person whose license has been suspended or revoked to continue in the business of vending or peddling or keep the license issued to him/her in his/her possession and control, and the same shall immediately be surrendered to the City of St. Matthews.
(Ord. 21-01, passed 1-12-21)