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No peddler or solicitor or any person pretending to be a peddler or solicitor, for the purpose of peddling or pretending to peddle or solicit, shall ring the bell or knock at any building whereon there is painted, affixed or otherwise displayed to public view any sign containing any or all of the following words:
“No Peddlers,” “No Solicitors” or “No Agents,” or which otherwise purports to prohibit peddling or soliciting on the premises.
(Ord. 10021. Passed 5-4-53.)
No peddler or solicitor shall represent by words, writing or action that he or she is some other peddler or solicitor, that he or she is a partner, employee or agent of any peddler or solicitor when in fact he or she is not the partner, agent or employee of such peddler or solicitor, or that he or she is the employee, representative, agent or partner of any person when in fact he or she is not the employee, representative, agent or partner of such person.
(Ord. 10021. Passed 5-4-53.)
No peddler or solicitor shall describe his or her wares in a loud voice or use any noise-producing device other than a soft chime, the limit of audibility of which shall be 100 feet from the source of such sounds, nor shall any peddler commit any breach of the peace in describing his or her wares or soliciting the sale of his or her products.
(Ord. 10396. Passed 6-21-54.)
The purpose is to regulate sales in parks and public grounds, and to permit the placement of newsracks on public sidewalks, while controlling the inconvenience, interference with pedestrian traffic and danger to public that could be caused by unregulated sales in parks and public grounds and unregulated placement of newsracks.
(a) Sales In Parks and On Public Grounds. No person shall sell or distribute on the streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds of the City, any goods, wares or merchandise without registration and permit as required by Euclid Codified Ordinance Section 753.03 et seq., except newsracks as provided for in subsections (b) through (i) hereof.
(b) Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
(1) “City”. The City of Euclid.
(2) “Newsrack”, Any self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit or other dispensing device installed, used, or maintained for the display and sale of newspapers or news periodicals.
(3) “Parkway.” That area between the sidewalks and the curb of any street, and where there is no sidewalk, that is between the edge of the roadway and the property line adjacent thereto. “Parkway” shall also include any area within a roadway, which is not open to vehicular travel.
(4) “Roadway.” That portion of a street improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(5) “Sidewalk.” Any surface provided for the primary use of pedestrians, on any public right-of-way under the jurisdiction of the City.
(6) “Street.” All that area dedicated to public use or public street purposes and shall include, but not be limited to, roadways, parkways, alleys and sidewalks.
(c) Registration of Location.
(1) Registration of newsracks may be made on forms approved by the Public Service Director for installation of newsracks on public property along the streets and thoroughfares in the City respecting newspapers circulated throughout the City. The registration must include the following information:
A. The location of each newsrack to be installed or maintained in the City by the registrant; and
B. The name, address, and telephone number of the registrant.
(2) No more than one registration shall be required per registrant, regardless of the number of newsracks the registrant maintains in the City. Any new location(s) shall require additional registration of such new location(s).
(3) From the above information the Director of Public Service shall register newsrack locations and shall notify the registrant if a location is in violation of the standards and criteria set forth in this ordinance.
(4) Such registration shall be required in order to regulate placement and maintenance of newsracks, and to identify the owner of each unit.
(d) Standards for Installation, Maintenance and Operation.
(1) No newsrack shall exceed 50 inches in height, 30 inches in width, or two feet in thickness.
(2) Newsracks shall be placed only near a curb or adjacent to the wall of a building. Newsracks placed near the curb shall be placed no less than 18 inches nor more than 24 inches from the edge of the curb. Newsracks placed adjacent to the wall of a building shall be placed parallel to such wall and not more than six inches from the wall.
(3) Newsracks must be secured to City property such as sidewalks by methods approved by the Director of Public Service.
(4) No newsrack shall be placed, installed, used or maintained:
A. Within five feet of any marked crosswalk.
B. Within 15 feet of the curb return of any unmarked crosswalk.
C. Within five feet of any fire hydrant, fire call box, police call box, or other emergency equipment.
D. Within five feet of any driveway.
E. Within five feet ahead of, and 25 feet to the rear of, any sign marking a designated bus stop or a bus bench.
F. At any location where five newsracks are already located. Groups of five newsracks must be at least 25 feet away from the next nearest newsrack.
(5) Each newsrack shall be maintained in a reasonably clean and safe condition and in good repair at all times.
(6) The registrant shall not use a newsrack for advertising signs or publicity purposes other than the publication within the newsrack.
(7) All newsracks shall be white in color.
(e) Registration Revocation.
(1) Registration may be revoked by the Director of Public Service only after notice and hearing and only for either of the following causes:
A. Fraud, misrepresentation or any false statement contained in the registration; and
B, Noncompliance with or violation of any provision of this section or other ordinances regulating such registration. The content of any newspaper sold or any censorship thereof shall not be a good cause or reason for disapproval or revocation of a registration, except that pornographic material which violates other ordinances of the City or the general laws of the State shall not be permitted to be dispensed from dispensing devices.
(2) A person aggrieved by a determination of the Director of Public Service in revoking registration may appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Such appeal shall be made by filing a notice of appeal, including a statement of the grounds for the appeal, with the Zoning Commissioner within ten days after notice of the determination by the Director of Public Service has been given. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall set the time and place for hearing such appeal and notice of such time and place shall be given to the registrant in writing. The Planning and Zoning Commission may reverse, affirm or modify the decision of the Director of Public Service and any such decision made by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be final. If the Planning and Zoning Commission fails to hear and decide such appeal within 90 days of the date of docketing of such appeal on the Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, which shall be the first Planning and Zoning Commission meeting after the filing of such appeal, the appeal shall be sustained and the relief sought in the appeal shall be granted, except that such relief shall be limited to that provided herein to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(3) The Director of Public Service and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall have subpoena power to compel attendance of witnesses at the hearing. Included in the subpoena power contained herein is the power and duty to subpoena witnesses and compel the attendance of witnesses. If the Director or Commission must compel the attendance of witnesses on behalf of the appellant, such action shall be at the expense of the appellant.
(4) The filing of an appeal to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the final determination of the Director of Public Service under this section shall stay the decision of the Director of Public Service to revoke a registration until after the registrant has exhausted all rights of appeal provided by these Codified Ordinances and for seven days thereafter.
(f) Removal of Newsrack.
(1) The Director of Public Service may remove any newsrack on any street or sidewalk in a location in violation of this section after giving the owner notice with ten business days to respond. Any newsrack causing a traffic hazard or other hazard shall be removed at once, with notice given to the owner as soon as practical thereafter. A review hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission may be requested in writing by serving such request upon the Zoning Commissioner within 14 days of removal.
(2) The registrant, upon the removal of a newsrack for any reason, shall restore the property of the City to the same condition as when the device was initially installed, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
(g) Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application.
(h) Injunction. Any violation of this section is hereby declared to be a nuisance. In addition to any other relief provided by this section, the Law Director may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for any injunction to prohibit the continuation of any violation of this section. Such application for relief may include seeking a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and permanent injunction. The Law Director may also sue for damages on behalf of the City.
(i) Penalty. Any newsrack owner violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs of continues.
(Ord. 128-1969. Passed 6-16-69; Ord. 7-2003. Passed 1-6-03; Ord. 151-2006. Passed 9-18-06.)
Licenses and permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be assigned or transferred, nor shall they, or either of them, be used by and person other than the person to whom they were issued, except as follows: Where a person who himself or herself is not soliciting or peddling, has taken out licenses for bona fide employees, and such licenses are issued in the names of the employer and the employee, the license may be transferred subject to the following conditions:
(a) The license and the permit must be presented to the Chief of Police.
(b) The permit shall be retained by the Chief of Police.
(c) A notation must be made upon the license to indicate its transfer from one employee to another.
(d) The new employee must comply with the provisions of Section 757.03.
(Ord. 10021. Passed 5-4-53; Ord. 138-2002. Passed 7-1-02.)
(a) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked by the Mayor after notice and hearing, for any of the following causes:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation or any false statement contained in the application for a license;
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation or any false statement made to the Police Department in furnishing the information required by Section 757.03;
(3) Any violation of this chapter;
(4) Conviction of the licensee of any felony or crime involving moral turpitude;
(5) Conducting the soliciting or peddling in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to be a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the people of the City.
(6) Conducting the soliciting or peddling from any vehicle not registered with and/or licensed by the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles. This section shall apply only to a person or individual who has actually committed the above described acts of misconduct.
(Ord. 143-1966. Passed 8-8-66; Ord. 37-2011. Passed 4-4-11.)
(b) Notice of the hearing for revocation of a license shall be given in writing stating the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of hearing. Such notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the licensee at the address given on the application for the license, at least five days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(c) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Mayor shall have the right to appeal to Council. Such appeal shall be taken by filing a written statement of the grounds for the appeal with the Clerk of Council within fourteen days after notice of the decision by the Mayor has been given.
(d) Council shall set the time and place for hearing such appeal and notice of such time and place shall be given by the Clerk in the manner described in subsection (b) hereof.
(Ord. 10021. Passed 5-4-53.)
Conviction and punishment of any person for peddling or soliciting without a license shall not excuse or exempt such person from the payment of any license fee due or unpaid at the time of such conviction and nothing in this chapter shall prevent prosecution for any violation of any provision of this chapter.
(Ord. 10021. Passed 5-4-53.)
No home improvement contractor, real estate broker, salesman or any agent thereof, or other person, shall telephone or personally call upon, or mail or hand deliver literature to, the home of an owner of a single home, concerning improvement work or a listing for sale of real estate of such home owner, or for any purpose relating to the sale of such owner's property, after receiving a written notice not to communicate with such home owner for such purpose, so long as the notice is submitted in accordance with the procedure outlined herein.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any person who has publicly listed and/or advertised his or her home for sale.
(a) Notice. The written notice referred to hereinabove shall be deemed sufficient as to any home improvement contractor, real estate broker, salesman, any agent thereof, or other person, so long as the following specific requirements have been satisfied:
(1) The home owner has signed a written form listing the address of such home, specifically stating the he or she does not wish to have home improvement work done to his or her home or to sell his or her home and that he or she does not wish to be contacted in person at his or her home or by telephone, or receive hand-delivered or mailed literature soliciting a home improvement contractor or real estate listing or sale by any real estate broker, salesman or other person.
(2) This written notice, or the contents of the written notice, have been communicated to the licensed broker, or other person, either by the home owner directly or by representatives of the City, in accordance with the procedure hereinafter described. Notice to home improvement contractors or a licensed broker shall be notice to all salesmen and other employees of that contractor or broker.
(3) The homeowner form described in paragraph (a)(1) hereof may be negated by the same form of written notice to that effect communicated to the contractor, broker, salesman or other person.
(b) Records and Procedure. The Building Commissioner is authorized and directed to maintain records for the purposes set forth in this section, which records shall be open at all reasonable times for inspection by the public.
Upon receipt of the written notice described in subsection (a) hereof, from a homeowner or homeowners, the Building Commissioner shall submit in writing to the home improvement contractor, real estate brokers or other affected persons doing business in the City, a list of those persons, together with their respective addresses, who have invoked the terms of this section by notifying the Building Commissioner, in writings that they did not wish to be contacted in person or by telephone, or to receive mail or hand-delivered literature soliciting a home improvement contractor or a listing or the sale of his or her real estate.
(c) Venue. In the event of a violation of this section by telephone call or mail from outside the limits of the City, the violation will be deemed to have been committed either at the place where the telephone call or mail was originated or at the home of the recipient of such telephone call or mail.
(Ord. 26-1984. Passed 2-6-84.)
(a) Anyone who peddles or solicits from vehicles frozen treats including, but not limited to, popsicles, ice cream and frozen dairy products, shall have any vehicle used for such peddling or soliciting inspected by the person within the Police Department whose duty is to register and issue permits per Section 757.03.
Inspection shall take place before any permit per Section 757.03 is issued. Such permit will not be issued unless all vehicles to be used by the applicant for peddling and soliciting frozen treats are equipped with the following:
(1) Two six-inch or larger flashing amber lights in front and on top of the vehicle;
(2) Two six-inch or larger flashing amber lights in the rear and on top of the vehicle;
(3) Front and rear vehicle signs with the words “SLOW-CHILDREN” displayed in eight-inch black letters on a yellow background.
(b) No peddler's or solicitor's permit shall be issued to any owner or operator of such vehicle unless such owner or operator presents proof of liability insurance in the minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(c) No person who has been convicted of three or more traffic offenses in any jurisdiction within the last two years shall be permitted to operate such vehicle used for peddling or soliciting frozen treats. No peddler's or solicitor's permit shall be issued to any owner or operator of such vehicle until driving records of every operator of such vehicle are provided to the Police Department.
(d) Peddlers and solicitors of frozen treats who peddle or solicit their products from vehicles must:
(1) Sell their products from only the passenger side or curb side of the vehicle; and
(2) Flash front and rear amber lights, as described above, when stopped for the purpose of peddling or soliciting.
(Ord. 79-1990. Passed 3-19-90.)
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