As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
ANTI-SOLICITATION PROPERTY.
Any property in the city that has been:
(1) Posted with signs containing the words “No Solicitors” or “No Trespassing” or other words of similar import thereon; and
(2) Registered by an owner or occupant thereof with the City Clerk as property to which uninvited residential solicitors are prohibited.
ANYBODY.
Any human being, organization, or combination thereof in the form of an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION.
The in-person solicitation of contributions, donations or pledges, the sales, rental, or leasing of goods or service, or orders or subscriptions therefor, including, without limitation, the activities of those historically known and identified as peddlers, hawkers, canvassers, itinerant vendors and transient merchants, provided they are involved in the provision of sales, rental, or leasing of goods or services.
EVERYBODY.
Every human being or organization, or combination thereof in the form of an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
NOBODY.
No human being or organization, or combination thereof in the form of an individual. corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
NON-COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION.
All solicitation other than commercial solicitations as defined herein.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
A tax-exempt organization and the members, employees, or volunteers acting on its behalf, under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).
PERMIT REVIEW OFFICER (PRO).
The City Administrative Officer or, in the absence of the City Administrative Officer, the Police Chief.
REGISTERED SOLICITOR.
A solicitor who has obtained a city occupational license, if necessary, and registered with the City Clerk for and been granted a residential solicitation permit, or engages in solicitation under the authority of a group solicitation permit, as provided in § 118.02(A). The application shall be applied for by completing a solicitor registration form as provided in § 118.02(B), or a group solicitation registration form as provided in § 118.02(C).
SOLICITOR.
Anybody who engages in commercial solicitation.
UNINVITED RESIDENTIAL SOLICITATION.
A commercial solicitation at a residence in the city, without prior appointment or other invitation therefor by an owner or occupant of the residence.
(Ord. 2013-15, passed 8-19-13)