(A) Except as otherwise provided, a permit is required for an itinerant vender, peddler, solicitor, handbill distributor, or any individual to personally, or through an agent or employee:
(1) Solicit funds; or
(2) Deposit any commercial handbill in or upon another’s property.
(B) A permit shall not be required for:
(1) Any person making deliveries of newspapers, newsletters, or other similar publications on an established customer delivery route, when attempting to establish a regular delivery route, or when publications are delivered to the community at large;
(2) The solicitation of funds for charitable purposes by a person when such solicitation occurs on premises owned or controlled by the person soliciting funds or with the permission of the person who owns or controls the premises, when previously invited to the premises for the solicitation;
(3) The deposit of commercial or noncommercial handbills directly to another individual on a public sidewalk designed for pedestrian use; or
(4) Organizations whose membership consists primarily of persons under 18 years of age, such as school organizations, youth sports organizations, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and religious and charitable youth organizations.
(Ord. 150526F, passed 5-26-2015)