§ 78-83. Conduct of business by peddlers.

(a)

Permit required. No trader or peddler shall offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise in the unincorporated areas of the county without first obtaining a permit from the license bureau of the county.

(b)

Location. Peddlers shall park the vehicle associated with the business on asphalt or concrete out of the right-of-way and conduct business only in locations zoned general commercial and in accordance with section 134-267 of the Cobb County Code.

(c)

Merchandise to be kept on vehicle; business license and permission from property owner required. Peddlers shall maintain all merchandise on a vehicle, and the peddler's business license shall be void if the peddler does not have in his possession at the location a business license and written notarized affidavit from the property owner authorizing the peddler to be engaged in business at the property owner's location.

(d)

All vehicles must be removed from the peddler's location each day.

(e)

No tents, tables, boxes, chairs, or any accessory to the business shall be allowed. Anything associated with the business, with exception of personnel, that is not on the vehicle shall be in violation of this division.

(f)

Only one sign permitted by the code enforcement division is allowed and shall meet the limits provided in the zoning ordinance and sign ordinance, and shall be on the vehicle.

(g)

Any violation of this division by any owner, licensee of the peddler business or any employee of the peddler within the past 12 months shall be cause for denial of the peddler's permit.

(h)

All vehicles shall be brought to the county business license division and approved by the business license supervisor or his designee prior to the approval of the permit. Only an approved vehicle may be used and in the event the peddler desires to use a substitute vehicle, the substitute vehicle must be approved by the business license division.

(i)

Only one vehicle is allowed for each location.

(j)

Violations. Any violations of the provisions in this section pertaining to peddlers shall subject the license to revocation.

(Ord. of 10-25-94; Code 1977, § 3-7-72; Ord. of 7-8-03; Amd. of 2-24-09)