A. Permit Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to publicly solicit, either in person or by agent, upon the streets or other public places in the village without having first secured a permit therefor, which permit must be on the solicitor's person at all times when solicitation occurs.
B. Application For Permit: Application for a solicitor's permit shall be made to the village clerk at least one month in advance of the proposed date for the solicitation and shall set forth the full name and address of the applicant or applicants, the day or days requested for such permit, the specific location for which the solicitation is requested and such other information which the village clerk shall deem necessary. No date will be reserved for solicitation until all required documentation has been submitted to the village clerk.
C. Regulations For On Street Solicitation:
1. Solicitation on roadways within the village shall be allowed only at intersections where all traffic is required to come to a full stop.
2. Solicitation shall comply with the following regulations:
a. The soliciting agency shall be registered with the attorney general as a charitable organization as provided by "an act to regulate solicitation and collection of funds for charitable purposes, providing for violations thereof, and making an appropriation therefor".
b. The soliciting agency shall be engaged in a statewide fundraising activity. "Statewide fundraising activity" shall mean fundraising throughout the state of Illinois which occurs on the same day or days.
c. Any person engaged in the act of solicitation shall be sixteen (16) years of age or more and shall be wearing a high visibility vest.
3. No permit shall be issued to more than one person or agency on any given day or days, nor shall any permit be issued for more than three (3) consecutive days.
4. No permit shall be issued to any person or agency more than once in a calendar year.
5. Solicitation shall only be permitted on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays between the hours of:
6:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. from May 1 through September 30 and
7:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. from October 1 through April 30.
6. In case of an emergency or dangerous or potentially dangerous situation, as determined by the chief of police or his designated agent, or in the case of the conduct of any solicitor being deemed to be detrimental to the safety, welfare or best interest of the village, the village shall have the authority to suspend or revoke any solicitor's permit for such period of time as deemed necessary under the circumstances.
D. Insurance Required: Prior to the issuance of a solicitation permit, the applicant shall provide the village clerk with a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state of Illinois indicating that the insurance company will insure the solicitor and the business or organization represented by the solicitor against any injury to any person or property during the solicitation. Such certificate of insurance shall name the village as an additional party insured and provide, at a minimum, the following coverage:
1. Personal injury coverage of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per person and one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence.
2. Property damage coverage of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
(Ord. 3071, 2-14-2006; amd. Ord. 3295, 3-27-2012)