(a) The Service-Safety Director or his/her designee may issue a permit to solicit contributions on a street, highway or roadway from the driver or occupant of a vehicle when all of the requirements of subsection (b) hereof have been met.
(b) Charitable organizations may apply for and obtain a permit to solicit contributions in the street, highway or roadway but not on a freeway as provided by Ohio R.C. 4511.051 when a permit issued by the Service-Safety Director or his/her designee as follows:
(1) The Service-Safety Director or his/her designee shall prescribe a form and receive applications to solicit contributions on a street, highway or roadway.
(2) An application may be made only by a charitable organization that has received from the Internal Revenue Service a currently valid ruling or determination letter recognizing the tax exempt status of the organization pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with a local charitable organization meeting within Fairfield County. The Internal Revenue Service ruling or determination shall be attached to the application prescribed by the Service-Safety Director and/or his/her designee.
(3) Collections shall be made only at Center Alley, Main Street between Broad and Columbus Street. A permit shall be obtained from the Service-Safety Director.
(4) Collections shall not commence before thirty minutes after sunrise and shall not continue beyond thirty minutes before sunset.
(5) Collections shall not exceed thirty hours on three continuous days, and shall be one time only, per calendar year.
(6) All persons collecting in the streets shall be eighteen years of age or older.
(7) All collectors shall be neatly attired and wear orange safety vests when working in the street collecting moneys.
(8) Only four people may be in the same location at one time for street collections.
(9) A one million dollar ($1,000,000) personal liability insurance policy for any occurrence shall be carried by the collector and proof of such insurance shall be provided to the Service-Safety Director.
(10) A collector shall sign a release of liability form for the City, relieving the City from all liability and agreeing to indemnify the City for all damages.
(11) The supervisor of all organizations engaged in street collections shall list all workers who will collect at a specific time. Each worker shall sign the release liability mentioned in subsection (a)(10) hereof, and the supervisor shall sign for the organization.
(12) Orange cones and orange vests shall be furnished by the Lancaster Street Department. A plan showing where collectors are recommended to stand shall be given to each organization.
(13) Two temporary signs shall be displayed that shall notify motorists of street collections ahead.
(14) The Service-Safety Director shall be given fourteen days notice prior to requesting the street collection permit.
(Ord. 34-07. Passed 6-25-07.)