Section
Soliciting Door-to-Door
121.01 Registration; certain information required; temporary solicitation
121.02 City not liable
Soliciting Other than by Door-to-Door
121.15 Definitions
121.16 Prohibitions
121.17 Soliciting in an aggressive manner
121.18 False or misleading representations
121.99 Penalty
SOLICITING DOOR-TO-DOOR
(A) Any person, group, organization, business or corporation, profit or non-profit, that intends to engage in door-to-door within the city shall be required to register with the designated party at the Police Department on forms created for that purpose by the designee of the City Manager providing identifying information, including times and dates of proposed activity, parties that will be participating, locations of the activity, purpose of the solicitation and other information reasonably required to regulate the activity.
(B) Any person, organization, group, business, or corporation, profit or non-profit, intending to engage in solicitation on a temporary basis shall be required to purchase a city business license notifying the Occupational License/Net Profit Division of the Finance Department of the type of solicitation along with the name of each individual participating in the door to door solicitation. Any such solicitation shall be conducted only during daylight hours, but no later than 8:00 p.m.
('83 Code, § 121.15) (Ord. 136-1983, passed 10-6-83; Am. Ord. 78-2010, passed 8-5-10) Penalty, see § 121.99
SOLICITING OTHER THAN BY DOOR-TO-DOOR
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PUBLIC PLACE. A publicly owned building and premises appurtenant thereto, any public park, sidewalk, median or other right of way open to the general public and includes alleys, bridges, buildings, driveways, parking lots, parks, plazas, skywalks and streets.
SOLICIT and SOLICITATION.
(1) To make any request in person while in a public place, for an immediate grant of money, goods or any other form of gratuity from another person(s) when the person making the request is not known to the person(s) who are the subject of the request.
(2) However, the terms SOLICIT and SOLICITATION shall not mean the act of passively standing or sitting with a sign or other indicator that a donation of money, goods or any other form of gratuity is being sought without any vocal request other than a response to an inquiry by another person.
(Ord. 113-2015, passed 12-10-15; Am. Ord. 114-2016, passed 10-13-16)
It is unlawful for any person to solicit in the following places or under the following conditions:
(A) In any public transportation vehicle;
(B) Within 20 feet of an automatic teller machine or public entrance to a business;
(C) From any operator or occupant of a motor vehicle or from any person entering or exiting a motor vehicle;
(D) On private property without permission from the owner;
(E) From any person engaged in the act of placing money in a parking meter or from any person engaged in the act of locating money on his or her person or within his or her personal belongings for any activity including a purchase or donation;
(F) Within any private parking garages or private parking lots;
(G) At any bus stop;
(H) Within 20 feet of any crosswalk;
(I) While standing in line waiting to be admitted to a commercial establishment;
(J) Within any outdoor dining area; or
(K) Within any median or in a street.
(Ord. 113-2015, passed 12-10-15; Am. Ord. 114-2016, passed 10-13-16) Penalty, see § 121.99
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