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 The Colony
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 15. PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS

  § 15-7. Investigation; term; fee; denial.  

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  • (a)

    It shall be the duty of the chief of police to investigate each applicant for a permit or license before issuance of such permit or license. Such permit, if granted, shall be issued after payment of fee established by resolution of the city council.

    (b)

    Within ten working days of the receipt of the application, the police chief shall either issue a license, as provided by this chapter, or notify the person applying that the application does not comply with the requirements of this chapter.

    (c)

    The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee. An additional application and fee will be required for each person soliciting, make home solicitations and distributing commercial handbills. Such fees shall be established by resolution of the city council. A fee is not required for charitable solicitations, soliciting for charitable purposes or for a city based organization. This fee shall not apply to persons engaged in representing a business having an established location within the city which is not a transient business.

    (d)

    A license pursuant to this chapter shall expire at the termination of the solicitation period specified in the permit application or 180 days from the date of issuance, whichever is less.

    (e)

    The chief of police may refuse to issue such permit if it is found that the applicant has been convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving a crime of moral turpitude, or any arrest within the past 12 months, or if any of the information furnished on the application blank is found to be false, if the applicant fails or refuses to furnish the information required, or if the type of business or goods to be sold will violate some law of this state or ordinance of the city. Any applicant who has been refused issuance of a permit or license under this section shall have the right of appeal to the city manager. The city manager's decision regarding an appeal shall be final. Any applicant who has been refused issuance of a permit or license under this section shall not be entitled to reapply for a period of six months from the date of the refusal.

( Ord. No. 2016-2194 , § 2, 1-19-2016)