For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHARITABLE. The words patriotic, philanthropic, social services, welfare, benevolent, educational, civic or fraternal, either actual or purported.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION. Any one or more of the following activities:
(1) The sale of, or seeking to obtain orders for the purchase of goods, wares, merchandise, food stuff or services of any kind, character or description, for any kind of consideration whatever;
(2) The sale of, or seeking to obtain prospective customers for any application or purchase of insurance of any type or kind or character; or
(3) The sale of, or seeking to obtain subscriptions to books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers or any other type or kind of publications.
CONTRIBUTIONS. Alms, food, clothing, money, subscription, property or donations under the guise of a loan of money or property.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock, association, church, religious sect, religious denomination, society, organization or league, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, agent or other similar representative thereof.
RELIGIOUS and RELIGION. Shall not mean and include the word “charitable”, as herein defined, but shall be given their commonly accepted definitions.
RELIGIOUS OR CHARITABLE SOLICITATION.
(1) The request, by a person on sidewalks, and at residences within the city, directly or indirectly of money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value will be used for a religious or charitable purpose as those purposes are defined in this subchapter. These words shall also mean and include the following methods of securing money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that it will be used for a religious or charitable purpose as herein defined:
(a) Any oral or written request or exchange of religious literature for money or other thing or value;
(b) The distribution, circulation, posting or publishing of any handbill, written advertisement or publication;
(c) The public making of any announcement concerning an appeal, assemblage, athletic or sports event, bazaar benefit, campaign, contest, dance, drive, entertainment, exhibition, exposition, party, performance, picnic, sale or social gathering to be held within the city, which the public is requested to patronize or to which the public is requested to make a contribution for any religious or charitable purpose connected therewith;
(d) The sale of, offer or attempt to sell, any advertisement, advertising space, book, card, chance, coupon, device, magazine, membership, merchandise, subscription, ticket or other thing in connection with which any appeal is made for any religious or charitable purpose or where the name of any religious or charitable person is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement or reason for making any such sale, or when or where in connection with any such sale, any statement is made that the whole or any part of the proceeds from any such sate will go or be donated to any religious or charitable purpose.
(2) A solicitation, as defined herein, shall be deemed completed when made, whether or not the person making the same receives any contribution or makes any sale referred to in this section.
RESIDENCE. Every separate living unit occupied for residential purposes by one or more persons, contained within any type of building or structure.
(Prior Code, § 29-32) (Ord. 1555, passed 11-16-1985)