(A) A person desiring that no merchant, salesperson, or solicitor or other person engage in religious or publication solicitation at his or her residence shall exhibit, in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the residence, a weatherproof card not less than three inches by four inches in size containing the words “No Solicitors.” The letters shall be not less than two-thirds of an inch in height.
(B) Every itinerant merchant, salesperson, solicitor, or person engaging in charitable or publication solicitation, upon going onto any premises upon which a residence is located, shall first examine the residence to determine if any notice prohibiting soliciting is exhibited upon or near the main entrance to the residence. If a notice prohibiting soliciting is exhibited, the merchant, salesperson, solicitor, or person who engages in charitable, religious, or publication solicitation shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the occupant, unless the visit is the result of a request made by the occupant.
(C) No person shall go upon any residential premises and ring the doorbell, rap or knock upon the door, or create any sound in a manner calculated to attract attention of the occupant of the residence for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant and engaging in or attempting to engage in charitable, religious, or publication solicitation, or sale of merchandise as an itinerant merchant transaction, if a card as described in division (A) above is exhibited in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the residence, unless the visit is the result of a request made by the occupant.
(D) No person other than the occupant of the residence shall remove, deface, or render illegible a card placed by the occupant pursuant to division (A) above.
(E) Any merchant, solicitor, or person engaging in charitable, religious, or publication solicitation who has gained entrance to a residence or audience with the occupant, whether invited or not, shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the occupant further when requested to leave by the occupant.
(Ord. 123, passed 1-4-1990) Penalty, see § 113.99