A. A license for a peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant shall be issued for the duration of the proposed activity, not to exceed the period from January 1st through December 31st of each year. In order to obtain such a license, the applicant shall pay to the Town a license fee as may be established by resolution of the Town Council, and set forth in Appendix A of this code. In the event the Town is the applicant for such a license, the Town shall not be required to pay any license fee.

B. The Town Clerk shall maintain a record of all peddler, solicitor and transient merchant license applications and license fees paid.

C. The Town Manager may approve the initial license upon payment of the license fee and the filing of a complete application. In the event the Town Manager denies a license application for cause, the applicant, upon written request, may appeal such denial to the Town Council. The applicant shall be given at least five (5) days’ written notice of the date and time when the Town Council will review the denial of the license by the Town Manager and shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The Town Council shall either affirm or reverse the decision of the Town Manager and shall state in writing the grounds for its decision.

D. Any licensee desiring to renew its license for an additional term shall file an application for renewal with the Town Clerk at least forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of its existing license. A renewal application shall be substantially similar to an application for a new license described in PMC 6.03.050. After the Town Clerk has certified that an application for renewal of a license is complete, and after applicant has paid the license renewal application fee as may be established by resolution of the Town Council, the application shall be presented to the Town Council. The Town Council may consider all relevant factors affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including whether the business is truly transient in nature and whether the business is having an adverse effect on permanent businesses in Town. The Town Council may approve the application for renewal of a license for a term not to exceed twelve (12) months, deny the application or approve the application with conditions. (Amended Ord. 685 §15, 2015; Amended Ord. 715 §2 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019)