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A waiting period, not to exceed twenty-four hours after receipt of the completed application for a license to peddle, vend, solicit or request contributions, shall be required for the purpose of having the Police Department make an independent inquiry of the requirements specified in Section 725.04.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
The City Manager, before issuing the license required by this chapter, shall collect from each licensee one dollar ($1.00) for each license issued under this chapter. Each separate person shall have an individual license in order to solicit within the City.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire not later than ten days following the date of issuance. Such a license may be revoked or suspended at any time by the City Manager if the holder:
(a) Is found to have misrepresented any statement on the application for a license to peddle, vend, solicit or request contributions;
(b) Violates any of the provisions of this chapter;
(d) Is found to be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving force, violence, fraud, theft, or a sexually-oriented offense.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
A representative of a charitable organization, as defined in Ohio R.C. Chapter 1716, may be required, if requested by the City Manager or his or her designee, to provide certification that such organization is duly registered with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
No person required to obtain a license to solicit, peddle, vend, or request contributions under this chapter shall register a false or fictitious name or address or represent by words or action that he or she is the employee, agent, partner or representative of any person or organization, when in fact, he or she is not the employee, agent, partner, or representative of such person or organization.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
(a) All peddling, vending, soliciting and requests for contributions other than in conjunction with canvassing activity, permitted under this chapter may be made only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(b) All canvassing permitted under this chapter may be made only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
(a) The City Manager shall maintain the do-not-solicit list. Any property owner, or tenant, if the property is leased, may elect to add or remove his or her residence to or from the list, at any time, by:
(1) Calling or visiting the City’s offices;
(2) Directing an email request to the City through a link to be maintained on the City’s website for that purpose;
(3) Checking the appropriate box on the residence’s Germantown utility bill when such option is provided annually; or
(4) Returning a request form to be included annually in the Germantown newsletter.
(b) The do-not-solicit list shall be updated as follows:
(1) Every person who elects to add his or her residence to the do-not-solicit list shall be required to re-register such residence every five years. Any residence that is not re-registered in accordance with this section shall be removed from the do-not-solicit list.
(2) On a periodic basis, the City Manager shall compare the do-not-solicit list to the utility database to identify which residences on the do-not-solicit list have been transferred or sold since being registered. The City Manager shall remove any such residence; and
(3) The do-not-solicit request form will be provided to all new residents in the New Resident Packets that the Police Department hand delivers. The New Resident Packets are provided to new residents when the Utility Department receives notice of a new account holder.
(c) The City Manager shall provide a copy of the do-not-solicit list to each person issued a license pursuant to Section 725.04. In addition, any person may obtain a copy of the do- not-solicit list by:
(1) Visiting the City’s offices during normal business hours;
(2) Visiting the City’s Police Department any time twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week; or
(3) Accessing a copy from the City’s website.
(d) No person shall enter onto the property of any residence listed on the do-not-solicit list maintained in accordance with subsection (a) hereof for the purpose of contact canvassing, peddling, vending, soliciting or requesting contributions.
(e) No person shall knock at the door or ring the doorbell of any residence, apartment or other dwelling unit in the City upon which is clearly displayed at the entrance a notice that reads “NO SOLICITORS” or that otherwise clearly purports to prohibit peddlers, contact canvassers, vendors, solicitors or persons requesting contributions, unless such person is or has been invited upon the premises by the occupant thereof.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
The City Manager shall give notice of a refusal to issue a license required by this chapter to the applicant. The applicant may appeal such refusal to Council by filing a written notice of appeal with the Clerk of Council within ten days after such refusal and at least seven days before the Council meeting at which the appeal shall be heard. The appeal shall state briefly the grounds for appeal. The applicant may appeal before Council in person or by attorney. The decision of Council shall be final.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 13-72. Passed 12-2-13.)