As used in this chapter:
(a) “Commercial canvassing or soliciting”, unless expressly provided for otherwise, means traveling from residence to residence within the Municipality, without having a previous appointment to visit the residence or residences visited for the purpose of exposing or offering for inspection or sale, goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs or any other property, tangible or intangible, of any nature whatsoever, or services, or for the purpose of taking or attempting to take orders for the purchase of goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, or other property, tangible or intangible of any nature whatsoever, for future delivery, or of services to be furnished or performed in the future. The solicitation by a newspaper carrier of customers for a newspaper which he regularly delivers or will regularly deliver shall not be included in this definition.
“Non-commercial canvassing or soliciting” means the soliciting of services, funds or other property for charitable, political or religious purposes anywhere within the Municipality.
(b) “Canvasser” or “solicitor” means any person who engages in canvassing or soliciting.
(c) The “time of sunset” means the time published by the National Weather Service or NOAA as the time of sunset at Cleveland Hopkins Airport.
(Ord. 2003-47. Passed 10-20-03.)