All solicitors shall comply with the following regulations:
A. "No Solicitation" Notices: No person shall solicit at or in any premises that has posted on or near its principal entrance a sign bearing the words "No Trespassing", "No Peddlers", "No Solicitors", or any other similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of such premises desire not to be solicited or to have their right to privacy disturbed, unless the occupants have specifically requested such solicitation. The Chief of Police or the Chief of Police's duly authorized designee may make available weatherproof cards bearing a notice of the type herein described for posting on or near the principal entrance to any premises.
B. Do-Not-Solicit List:
1. No person shall solicit at or in any address, which is listed on the do-not-solicit list. It shall be the duty of all solicitors to carry on their person the do-not-solicit list while soliciting. 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:
a. Calling or visiting the Village's Police Department; or
b. Directing an email request to the Village's Police Department through a link to be maintained on the Village's website for that purpose.
2. 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 (5) years. Any residence that is not re- registered in accordance with this section shall be removed from the do-not-solicit list. Any person may obtain a copy of the do-not-solicit list by:
a. Visiting the Village's Police Department during normal business hours;
b. Accessing a copy from the Village's website.
C. No Solicitation From Vehicles: No person shall solicit from a motorized vehicle at any time in any location within the Village.
D. No Advertising Or Use Of Sound: No person shall advertise any solicitation at any time within the Village by use of signs, sound, or any other method. Nor shall any person use music or any other sound when soliciting.
E. Principal Approach And Entrance Only: Every solicitor shall approach a premises only by using the principal approach route thereto, and every solicitor shall attempt to make contact with the occupants thereof only at the principal entrance to such premises.
F. Discontinuance On Request: No solicitor shall solicit any person or premises at any time after any such person or the occupant of such premises requests that the solicitor leave the premises or otherwise cease soliciting.
G. Hours When Solicitation Prohibited: Except only as provided in subsection 3-11-6C of this chapter, no person shall solicit anywhere in the Village at any time between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) A.M.
H. Immediate Identification: Every solicitor shall immediately identify himself or herself and the purpose of the solicitation to each person being solicited.
I. Display Of Permit: Every solicitor shall carry the solicitation permit issued to the solicitor pursuant to this chapter while soliciting within the Village and shall present the solicitation permit when requested by any person.
J. Protective Clothing: Every solicitor shall wear a reflective safety vest issued to the solicitor pursuant to this chapter while soliciting within the Village.
K. Impeding Traffic Prohibited: No person shall solicit anywhere in the Village in a manner that completely or substantially impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in, on, or around any sidewalk or public property, way, or place. No person engaged in solicitation shall have the exclusive right to any sidewalk or other public property, way, or place, nor the right to establish a permanent stationary location for such solicitation.
L. Soliciting Rides Or Business On Public Rights-Of-Way: No person shall stand in a public right-of-way within the Village for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle, or for the purpose of soliciting employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
M. Fraud Or Misrepresentation: No person shall perpetrate a fraud or misrepresentation of any kind while engaged in solicitation within the Village.
N. Public Health And Safety: No person shall engage in solicitation within the Village in such a manner that creates a danger or threat of any kind to the public health, safety, and welfare. (Ord. O2017-44, 10-3-2017)