2010-49 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 50.1 - TRANSIENT MERCHANTS

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within the last five(5)years of any offense relating to theft, burglary or fraud, or the applicant has ever been convicted of any felony sex offense,felony offense related to use of a firearm, manslaughter, first or second degree murder, or home invasion as defined in the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961, 720 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq., or any similar offense under the laws of the United States or another State. (c) The applicant or his employer has had a license issued pursuant to the Chapter revoked for cause. (d) The applicant or his employer has had an application submitted pursuant to this Chapter denied within the last three(3)years. (e) The applicant, its partners, officers or listed shareholders has knowingly furnished false or misleading information on any application for a license required under this Chapter or any investigation into any such application. 5. FEE. The fee for Transient Merchant or Itinerant Vendor licenses shall be Ten dollars ($10.00) per day, Twenty-Five dollars ($25.00) per week, Fifty dollars ($50.00) per month, and Two Hundred Fifty dollars ($250.00) per year, payment of which shall accompany each application for said license. Applications for such licenses shall be submitted to the Finance Department. This fee shall be required for each individual involved in the business. 6. WAIVER OF BOND. The posting of a surety bond or cash deposit for Transient Merchant or Itinerant Vendor licenses is hereby expressly waived pursuant to the provision of the Act. 7. WAITING PERIOD. No Transient Merchant or Itinerant Vendor license shall be guaranteed to be issued sooner than fourteen (14) days after the submittal of an application to the Finance Department for the same. 8. RESTRICTIONS. (a) No one shall engage in the business of selling or soliciting between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. (b) Whenever a licensee shall make sales from a vehicle,the vehicle shall be stopped at the right-hand curb of the street or at the extreme right-hand edge of the pavement. No sales shall be made from any vehicle except from the curbside thereof. (c) No person shall engage in the business of selling or soliciting at any residence or business at which there is displayed upon said premise a notice prominently displayed, on which is printed the legend, "NO SOLICITORS", or words to that effect. (d) No licensee shall remain at any residence after being asked by an occupant to leave. (e) No person shall engage in the business of selling or soliciting using a truck or other vehicle over four tons. No licensee shall make sales from a vehicle in excess of four tons. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit use of a vehicle in excess of four tons for the purpose of delivering merchandise that has been