(a) The Village Clerk shall establish and maintain a Do Not Knock Registry.
(b) Any person lawfully in possession or in charge of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling within the Village may request that the Village place and maintain the residence, house, apartment or dwelling on the Do Not Knock Registry by making a request on a form supplied by the Village Clerk. The request shall contain:
(1) The name of the person completing the form;
(2) The street address of the residence, house, apartment, or dwelling to be placed on the registry;
(3) The date; and
(4) Any other information reasonably required by the Village to verify the identity of the person completing the form as the person lawfully in possession or in charge of the premises.
(c) Every person who requests that the Village place and maintain his or her residence, house, apartment or dwelling on the Do Not Knock Registry shall be required to re-register his or her residence, house, apartment, or dwelling every two years. Any residence, house, apartment, or dwelling that is not re-registered shall be removed from the registry pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.
(d) Any person lawfully in possession or in charge of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling within the Village may request that the Village remove his or her residence, house, apartment, or other dwelling from the Do Not Knock Registry by submitting a request on a form supplied by the Village Clerk.
(e) After being placed on the Do Not Knock Registry, a residence, house, apartment or other dwelling shall remain on the registry until one of the following occurs:
(1) The Village Clerk receives a request to remove the residence, house, apartment, or dwelling from the registry pursuant to subsection (d);
(2) The Village receives notice that the person who submitted the request to have the residence, house, apartment, notice, or dwelling added to the registry pursuant to subsection (a) is no longer a lawful possessor or occupant of the premises; or
(3) The expiration of two calendar years, expiring on December 31 of the second full calendar year from the date of the form submitted pursuant to subsection (c).
(f) The Village Clerk shall provide a copy of the current Do Not Knock Registry to each person issued a peddler or solicitor license pursuant to Section 860.03. A copy of the Do Not Knock Registry shall also be available for public inspection in the Village Clerk’s office during regular business hours and on the Village’s website.
(g) The failure to add a residence, house, apartment or other dwelling to the Do Not Knock Registry, or to remove a residence, house, apartment, or other dwelling from the registry, shall not be grounds for any claim against the Village.
(h) No peddler or solicitor or non-commercial advocate shall enter or remain on private premises listed in the Do Not Knock Registry, and which are also posted with a sign or notice in accordance with Section 860.12, above, unless invited to the premises by a person lawfully in possession or in charge of the premises.
(Ord. 2014-03. Passed 5-12-14.)