(a) Every applicant for a license shall make an application in writing to the Mayor or her designee, which application shall set forth the name under which the business is to be conducted, the name of every person owning or having an interest in the business, the name of any person to be employed in the business, the location where the business is to be conducted, and the type of secondhand articles to be purchased, sold, or exchanged. The application must be made by the person who is to conduct or manage the business.
(b) No license shall be issued or renewed to any applicant if the applicant, any of the persons owning or having an interest in the business, or any employee of the business has been convicted of any felony or any crime involving fraud, theft, receiving or possessing stolen property in the five years immediately preceding the date of the license application. Applicants shall grant the City of Stow authorization to run standard police background investigations on the applicant, the owners and any employees of the to-be-licensed business. The Mayor or her designee shall not issue a license until all background checks are completed on persons required by this article. Applicants denied a license may re-apply annually.
(c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to applicants operating a secondhand dealer business within the City of Stow as of the date this chapter first became effective for a period of five years, provided that any transfer in ownership or new employees hired by any such applicant after the effective date of this chapter shall nonetheless be subject to subsection (b). On the fifth anniversary of the effective date of this chapter, subsection (b) shall apply to all Secondhand Dealer licensees and applicants with no exception.
(Ord. 2017-65. Passed 8-10-17.)