777.01 DEFINITIONS.

   (a)   Panhandling, for the purpose of this chapter, shall mean to beg, ask, or solicit personal financial assistance to obtain an immediate donation of money or other item having value. Purchase of an item for an amount far exceeding its value, under circumstances where a reasonable person would understand that the purchase is in substance a donation, is a donation for the purpose of this chapter. Panhandling does not include passively standing or sitting with a sign or other indication that one is seeking donations, without addressing any solicitation to any specific person other than in response to an inquiry by that person.

   (b)   The central area of the City shall mean the Central Business District as set forth in Findlay's Zoning Code and map appended thereto.

(Ord. 2006-066. Passed 9-19-06.)