(A) Applications for licenses for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the City Manager on a form to be furnished by the City Manager, which shall require, at least, the following information:
(1) The name of the applicant, his physical description and date of birth;
(2) The home address of the applicant and his social security number;
(3) The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or for whom he is soliciting or peddling, along with the phone number of the company or person;
(4) The length of the applicant’s service with such employer or person for whom he is soliciting or peddling;
(5) All places of residence 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 solicited;
(7) The names of other municipalities in which the applicant has recently conducted activities for which a license is herein required;
(8) That the applicant or his employer has complied with the requirements of R.C. Chapter 1716 pertaining to charitable solicitations, if applicable.
(B) The applicant shall furnish a recent photograph of himself taken within the preceding year, which is to be approximately three-inch by three-inch square. Such application shall be made at least one day before the license is issued. The city may, if desired, provide a digital photograph to the applicant and/or licensee.
(C) If the City Manager determines after an investigation that the information furnished under the requirements of division (A) of this section is correct, the applicant proposes to engage in a lawful commercial or professional enterprise and neither the applicant nor the enterprise upon which the applicant proposes to engage constitutes a clear and present danger to the residents of the city, he shall issue a license to the applicant.
(‘73 Code, § 751.03) (Am. Ord. 11-2003, passed 4-9-03)