(A) (1) No peddler or solicitor shall enter, or attempt to enter, into or upon any premises wherein a sign or placard bearing a notice stating “No Solicitors” or “Peddlers or Solicitors Prohibited”, or any similar words prohibiting entry, is located, notwithstanding that said peddler or solicitor has a valid permit issued by the city.
(2) In addition, no peddler or solicitor shall enter, or attempt to enter, into or upon any premises where said peddler or solicitor has previously been informed by the resident that his or her presence is not welcome or permitted in the future.
(2) Any sign prohibiting peddlers or solicitors shall serve to prohibit all such actions.
(B) No peddler, solicitor or transient merchant shall call attention to his or her business or merchandise by crying out, blowing a horn, ringing a bell or any loud or unusual noise; nor shall any person engage in business after the hour of 8:00 p.m. or before 9:00 a.m. unless a previous appointment has been made; nor shall any person furnish false information on the application required in this section; nor shall any such person sell merchandise or services by means of statements which the person making them knows or should know are false or misleading.
(C) (1) Placard. Any resident of the city who wishes to exclude peddlers from the resident’s premises may place near the usual entrance to the premises a printed placard or sign bearing the following notice: “Peddlers prohibited”. The placard will be at least three and three-fourths inches long and three and three-fourths inches wide and the printing will not be smaller than 48-point type.
(2) Exclusion list. Any resident of the city who wishes to exclude peddlers from the resident’s premises may request to be placed on a list maintained by the city that would prohibit peddlers from entering onto the resident’s premises.
(3) Peddler prohibited. No peddler may enter upon any premises where such a placard or sign is placed or enter upon any premises of any resident whose name and address is listed on the exclusion list.
(4) Placard removal. No person other than the person occupying the premises may remove, injure or deface such a placard or sign.
(Ord. 2011-03, passed 3-22-2011) Penalty, see § 112.99