Legal Documents of Baneberry

Code of Baneberry

Baneberry
Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 1 : Peddlers, Solicitors, Etc.

9-105 : Application for permit.

  1. Applicants for a permit must file with the city recorder a sworn written application containing the following:

    1. The full name, home address, permanent business address (if any), telephone number, driver's license number, and proof of identity;
    2. A recent clear photograph approximately two inches (2") square showing the head and shoulders of the applicant;
    3. A copy of the vendor's current State of Tennessee sales tax permit together with written documentation from the state comptroller that all sales taxes that may be due and owing by the vendor have been fully paid;
    4. A brief description of the nature and character of the business, and the quality of the food, beverages, goods or merchandise to be sold;
    5. If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials therefrom establishing the exact relationship;
    6. The length of time for which the right to do business is desired;
    7. The specific location, if any, in which the vendor intends to conduct business;
    8. A written statement from the property owner consenting to applicant's use of his property for the sales activities indicated in the permit application;
    9. The names of at least two (2) reputable local property owners who will certify as to the applicant's good moral reputation and business responsibility or in lieu of the names of references, such other available evidence as will enable an investigator to evaluate properly the applicant's moral reputation and business responsibility;
    10. A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted of any crime or misdemeanor or for violating any municipal ordinance; the nature of the offense; and, the punishment or penalty assessed therefor; and
    11. The last three (3) cities or towns, if that many, where applicant carried on business immediately preceding the date of application and the addresses from which such business was conducted in those municipalities.
  2. All applicants shall submit and consent (in writing) to a criminal background check, which shall be conducted by the city police department and the recorder.
  3. An applicant shall provide the recorder all applicable permits or licenses required by any state or federal agency or government as a condition of conducting any business or trade as described herein. All peddlers, canvassers, solicitors, transient merchants, temporary merchants or seasonal merchants that sell or distribute "fireworks" as defined by Tennessee Code Annotated, § 68-104-101, et seq., shall provide the required applicable permit as a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer or seasonal retailer from the State of Tennessee Fire Marshal. (Ord. #215-11, June 2015)
Date Last Updated: 06/20/2022
Codification Date: 06/20/2022

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Donna Hernandez

Vice Mayor - Tom Carter

City Commissioner - Gary Zander

City Manager - Thomas Nuzzi

City Attorney - Doug Drinnon