(a) Each application shall be granted (and, if granted, the license issued) or denied within a reasonable time period after the Chief of Police receives the completed application.
(b) Within a reasonable time period means promptly after the submission of the license application and determined in part by the number of jurisdictions, contacts, and other sources of information the Chief of Police, or his designee, must contact to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements set forth in subsection (c) below. Should an application not be approved within fifteen business days of its submission, it shall be deemed denied.
(c) After an investigation, the Chief of Police shall issue the license unless it is determined that the applicant:
(1) Submitted an incomplete application;
(2) Proposes to engage in an unlawful commercial or professional enterprise;
(3) Made a false statement on the license application;
(4) Has not complied with all applicable provisions of this Chapter;
(5) Has been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or code violation involving a sex offense, traffic in controlled substances, or any offense of violence, with any such conviction being entered within the seven (7) years preceding the date of application;
(6) Has been convicted of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or has been convicted of a theft offense within seven (7) years preceding the date of application; or
(7) Proposes to engage in conduct that constitutes a clear and present danger to the residents of the City.
(c) All licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall expire six (6) months after the date the license is issued. A license application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) is hereby adopted and established for the six-month licenses issued under this Chapter. Said fee is non-refundable and shall be charged for each individual proposed peddler or solicitor.
(d) No person shall directly or indirectly make or perpetrate any misstatement, description or fraud in connection with any solicitation or peddling for any purpose in the City or in any application or report filed under this Chapter.
(e) The Chief of Police may revoke at any time any license for violating any provision of this Chapter.
(f) The license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be carried at all times by the peddler or solicitor. Licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter are nontransferable and shall not be used by any person other than the person identified on the license.
(Ord. 2018-34. Passed 6-18-18.)