(A) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, except for a religious or registered 501(c)(3) organization, to sell or offer for sale, any goods, wares, merchandise, magazines, papers or periodicals, or canvas or solicit any other business or occupation at any special event, as defined in § 9.20.010, and if the special event is a parade, within 100 yards of any parade route on the day of the parade; provided that established indoor businesses along a parade route shall be exempt from the prohibitions of this section.
(B) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, within any portion of the public right-of-way, including but not limited to public streets, highways, sidewalks and driveways, to solicit/peddle, or attempt to solicit/peddle, employment, business or contributions of money or other property from any person traveling in a vehicle along a public right-of-way, including but not limited to public streets, highways or driveways.
(C) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, while the occupant of any vehicle, to solicit/peddle, or attempt to solicit/peddle, employment, business or contributions of money or other property from a person who is within the public right-of-way, including but not limited to a public street, highway, sidewalk or driveway.
(D) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to accost any other person in, or on, any public place, or in, or on, any place open to the public for the purpose of begging or soliciting alms. “Accost” means walking up to and approaching an individual. “Alms” includes, but is not limited to, charitable donations, money or other charitable aid. Religious and registered 501(c)(3) organizations are exempt from this prohibition.
(`78 Code, § 5.34.170.) (Ord. 3011 § 6 (part), 2009; Ord. 3004 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1797 § 1 (part), 1986.)