For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. The area that is adjacent to and within ten feet of the edge of the street, highway or roadway. However, the term does not include a sidewalk or an area that is separated from the edge of the street, highway or roadway by a sidewalk.
SOLICITATION, SOLICITING, SOLICITED or any other action form of the word SOLICIT. The act of asking, begging, pleading or in any other such manner, communicate, whether orally, by written and/or printed material, hand signing or by any other method, direct or implied, by an individual or group of individuals for the purpose of receiving or obtaining money, alms, gifts or items of value, real or intrinsic for said individual, for said group of individuals or a for-profit organization or a non-profit organization, individual, person or more than one person, organization, couple, family, relationship, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, club, company, corporation, business trust, establishment, religious institution or religion, association or the like or chapter or affiliate thereof, for the purposes of giving, use, sustenance, purchase, barter or any other such form.
SOLICITOR. The person soliciting.
(2012 Code, § 19-201)