[Adopted by Ord. No. B-8 (Sec. 5-1 of the 1973 Revised General Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AUCTIONEER
Any person who conducts a sale by selling to the highest bidder.
DANCE HALL
Any hall where dances are usually held.
JUNK DEALER
Any person who goes from place to place by traveling on the streets, roads or highways from house to house and purchasing old papers, rags, metals or any other type of junk materials.
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LOT
Any lot parcel or area used for the purpose of selling new or used motor vehicles.
[Added 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
PEDDLER
Any person who goes from place to place by traveling on the streets, roads or highways from house to house and carries with him goods, wares or merchandise of any description for the purpose of selling and delivering them to purchasers.
SOLICITOR
Any person selling goods by sample or taking orders for future delivery with or without accepting an advance payment for the goods.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fomrer definition of “used car lot,” which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-30.
[Amended 3-5-1984 by Ord. No. 2-84; 7-15-1985 by Ord. No. 34-85; 6-20-1988 by Ord. No. 22-88]
No person shall engage in the usual activities of solicitor, peddler, auctioneer, junk dealer or used car dealer without first having obtained a license to engage in such activity from the Township Clerk, and no solicitor, peddler or junk dealer shall cause bells to be rung by him or use his vehicle for the solicitation of business or the attraction of customers in the Township after 9:00 p.m. or before 10:00 a.m., except that frozen dessert trucks may operate until sunset.
A. 
All applications for licenses shall be in writing on forms furnished by the Township, signed by the applicant or the agent of the applicant and presented to the Township Clerk. The application shall state the name of the applicant, the correct name under which the business is being operated, the residence of the applicant and such other pertinent information as may be considered necessary to properly consider the application. All applicants shall register with the Police Department of the Township. All applicants for solicitors' and peddlers' licenses shall be fingerprinted and photographed by the Township Police Department for purposes of identification.
B. 
All applicants for solicitors' and peddlers' licenses who use a licensed motor vehicle shall provide the Township Clerk with an insurance certificate evidencing at least $100,000 liability coverage insurance.
[Added 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. D-308; amended 3-21-1983 by Ord. No. 8-83]
C. 
Any person aggrieved by a denial of his or her application may appeal to the Township Council. Such application shall be taken within 14 days after notice of the denial of the application has been mailed to such person’s last known address.
[Added 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
D. 
The Township Council shall set a time and place for hearing on such application, and notice of such hearing shall be given to the peddler or solicitor via standard mail at the last known address, at least five days prior to the date set for hearing. The Township Council may affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the Clerk.
[Added 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
[Amended 6-23-1997 by Ord. No. 22-97; 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005]
A. 
The following annual fees are hereby established for licenses issued pursuant to this article:
(1) 
Solicitors, additional person(s): $25.
(2) 
Peddlers and solicitors with vehicle: $100.
(3) 
Auctions, per auction: $100.
(4) 
Junkyard keepers and junk dealers: $1 per square foot, $100 minimum.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 247, Junkyards.
(5) 
Motor vehicle sales lots:
[Amended 10-25-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
(a) 
Smaller than 5,000 square feet: $500.
(b) 
Larger than 5,000 square feet: $750.
(6) 
Ice cream trucks: $100.
[Added 6-12-2006 by Ord. No. 27-2006]
B. 
All licenses shall expire at the end of the calendar year. The above fees shall be charged for the full calendar year or any part thereof.
C. 
A service fee of 25% shall be retained by the Township on applications that are rejected.
No peddler shall have an exclusive right to any location, nor shall he be permitted to operate from a fixed location or in any congested area where his operations might impede or inconvenience the public. For the purpose of this section, the judgment of a police officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested or the public impeded or inconvenienced.