(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon residential property within the city, without being invited to do so by the owners or occupants of the subject property, in order to peddle and/or solicit city residents by knocking upon residential doors, or by ringing doorbells, or to otherwise, so as to cause or attempt to cause residents to open their doors; unless the person doing the peddling and/or soliciting activity has first registered with the City Clerk, and received from the City Clerk a license to solicit or peddle.
(B) Any person who is an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor shall obtain a license before engaging in such activity within the city.
(C) The fee for the license required by this chapter shall be fifty dollars ($50) per application.
(D) No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable or assignable.
(E) All licenses issued under this chapter shall extend to the end of the calendar year in which it is issued. Upon expiration of a license, the peddler or solicitor shall cease and desist all such activities in the city until and unless a new license is obtained.
(F) This chapter prohibits any person who is an itinerant merchant, peddler, or solicitor from distributing any handbills, advertisements, or commercially-related solicitation documents without first having obtained a license from the City Clerk. This chapter is not intended to prevent the lawful distribution of written materials other than commercial solicitation and business advertising.
(G) Licensed individuals may engage in solicitation, peddling, or canvassing any day of the week from 10:00 a.m. until sunset, but in no event later than 7:30 p.m. local time.
(Ord. 2013-08-02, passed 10-10-13; Am. Ord. 2023-08-02, passed 9-14-23) Penalty, see § 112.99