An application in writing shall be filed with the City Clerk for a license under this chapter. Such application shall set forth the applicant’s name; permanent and local address; and business address if any; local and permanent telephone number; physical description; and a recent photograph. The application shall also set forth the applicant’s employer, if any, and the employer’s address, telephone number, the nature of the applicant’s business, three communities in which the applicant has solicited on behalf of such business within the past two years, and the length of time sought to be covered by the license. Applicants for a license shall also provide a copy of a current Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) background check, or shall make payment to the City for the costs associated with conducting a DCI background check.