For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHARITABLE. Means and includes patriotic, philanthropic, social services, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic or fraternal, either actual or purported.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. As defined in ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, § 1, or a not-for-profit organization incorporated pursuant to ILCS Ch. 805, Act 105, § 101.01 and ILCS Ch. 805, Act 110. § .01, or any other organization that has been granted tax exempt status from the State of Illinois or the Internal Revenue Service.
CHARITABLE PURPOSE. As defined in ILCS Ch. 225, Act 460, § 1, and as construed by the Illinois courts under that statute. For the purpose of this subchapter, solicitation for a CHARITABLE PURPOSE shall include solicitation for or on behalf of a charitable organization, as that term is defined in this section.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION. Any 1 or more of the following:
(1) The sale of, or seeking to obtain orders for the purchase of goods, wares, merchandise, food items or services of any kind, character or description, for any kind of consideration whatever;
(2) The sale of, or seeking to obtain prospective customers for any application or purchase of insurance of any type or kind or character; or
(3) The sale of, or seeking to obtain subscriptions to books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers or any other type or kind of publication.
NONCOMMERCIAL SOLICITATION. The request, by a person directly or indirectly, of money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value will be used for a religious or charitable purpose as those purposes are defined in this subchapter. NONCOMMERCIAL SOLICITATION shall also mean and include the following methods of securing money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that it will be used for a religious or charitable purpose as herein defined:
(1) Any oral or written request or exchange of religious literature for money or other thing of value;
(2) The distribution, circulation, posting or publishing of any handbill, written advertisement or publication;
(3) The public making of any announcement concerning an appeal, assemblage, athletic or sports event, bazaar benefit, campaign, contest, dance, drive, entertainment, exhibition, exposition, party, performance, picnic, sale or social gathering to be held within the village which the public is requested to patronize or to which the public is requested to make a contribution for any religious or charitable purpose connected therewith;
(4) The sale of, offer of or attempt to sell, any advertisement, advertising space, book, card, chance, coupon, device, magazine, membership, merchandise, subscription, ticket or other thing in connection with which any appeal is made for any religious or charitable purpose or where the name of any religious or charitable person is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement or reason for making any such sale, or when or where in connection with any such sale, any statement is made that the whole or any part of the proceeds from any such sale will go or be donated to any religious or charitable purpose.
NONRESIDENTIAL PREMISES. All buildings, structures, and units in the village occupied for nonresidential purposes.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock, association, church, religious sect, religious denomination, society, organization or league, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, agent or other similar representative thereof.
POLITICAL PURPOSE. Any activity in support of bona fide candidates for public office, or any matter related to the election, nomination, or performance of public officials, or issues presented to the electorate at any election.
RESIDENCE. Every separate living unit in the village occupied for residential purposes by 1 or more persons and contained within any type of building or structure.
RELIGIOUS and RELIGION. Mean and include the word “charitable” as defined herein, but shall be given their commonly accepted definitions.
SOLICITATION. Commercial solicitation and noncommercial solicitation, as those terms are defined herein. A SOLICITATION shall be deemed completed when made, whether or not the person making the same receives any contribution or makes any sale or receives any order as contemplated herein.
(Ord. 1997-09, passed 1-7-1997; Am. Ord. 2007-20, passed 9-11-2007)