(A) Required. No person shall conduct such non-commercial solicitation without a permit from the City Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 27-97)
(B) Application. A person desiring the permit required by the provisions of this section shall make written application to the City Clerk upon a form furnished by the City Clerk giving the information required upon such form.
(Prior Code, § 27-98)
(C) Issuance. The City Clerk shall issue the permit required by this section if he or she finds after conducting reasonable investigation that:
(1) The solicitation will not be a fraud on the public;
(2) The control and supervision of the solicitation will be under responsible and reliable persons;
(3) The solicitation will not be conducted for private profit or commercial reasons; and
(4) None of the persons who shall act as solicitors have been convicted of either a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(Prior Code, § 27-99)
(D) Appeal from denial. If the City Clerk refuses to issue the permit required by the provisions of this section, the applicant may appeal such action to the City Council by proper petition brought within 15 days from the Clerk’s action.
(Prior Code, § 27-100)
(E) Expiration. A permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be valid for the period stated upon it which shall be no longer than 90 days from the date the permit is issued.
(Prior Code, § 27-101)
(F) Revocation. The City Clerk shall revoke the permit issued pursuant to this section if the holder of the permit or any of his or her solicitors are convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, or has made a false statement in the application, or otherwise fails to meet the standards set forth in the subchapter concerning the issuance of permits.
(Prior Code, § 27-102)
Penalty, see § 10.999