For purposes of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUSINESS. Any trade, occupation, profession, work, commerce, avocation or other activity, including all devices, machines, vehicles, appurtenances and equipment used therein, owned,
operated and conducted for private profit or benefit by any person, directly or indirectly on any premise within the town, to include peddlers and solicitors.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION (NPO). Any operation, facility, or program of service or outreach, existing within, or providing service to town residents, whether housed in a physical building or structure within the town or not, specifically organized to use any and all surplus revenues to further or enhance its purpose or mission. Such NPO's are specifically exempt from the provisions and requirements of this chapter and are not required to obtain a business registration certificate hereunder. NPO's include, but are not limited to, churches, schools, hospitals, clinics, mental health facilities and counseling centers, food banks, senior centers, day-care facilities, and offices or distribution, storage, or processing centers or facilities owned and/or operated by or on behalf of charitable organizations, foundations, or government entities. The gathering, maintaining, and updating of data and information regarding the buildings and contacts for, or associated with such NPO's, for the purposes of public safety planning and preparedness, is provided for under the Dallas Fire Department Pre-incident Planning Program Survey requirements.
PEDDLER. Any person who travels by foot, motor vehicle or other conveyance, from place to place, selling, or offering for sale goods or services.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, association, or corporation.
SOLICITOR. Any person who travels by foot, motor vehicle or other conveyance, from place to place seeking to obtain orders for the purchase of goods or services for future delivery or performance.
(Ord. passed 10-10-2015)