(a) The provisions of section 15-12 of the code of ordinances shall not apply to the following:
(1) Properly licensed Mobile Food Unit Vendors, as defined in section 15-11.1 of the code of ordinances.
(2) The selling of personal property at wholesale to dealers in such articles; to newspaper carriers or newspaper vendors; to merchants or their employees in delivering goods in the regular course of business; or to vendors' products distributed or sold to regular customers on established routes.
(3) The selling or soliciting for the sale of goods or services at a properly licensed bazaar or sales exhibition, or on property owned or operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(4) The selling or offering for sale or distribution from interior private pedestrian circulation areas of shopping centers or malls of products to pedestrians which are traversing such areas or patrons of retail stores. Such merchants or vendors are required to obtain a temporary mall merchant license pursuant to chapter 13 of the code of ordinances unless otherwise exempt.
(5) Yard sales, garage sales, bake sales or other similar types of activities. These activities must be temporary in nature and must comply with all local ordinance and zoning ordinance provisions and must not be located on public property or public right-of-way unless expressly authorized by the urban county government.
(b) The provisions of sections 15-12(b), (c), and (d) of the code shall not apply to vending activities by appropriately permitted merchants at a Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Special Event.
(c) No license shall be required for any member or members of a religious, charitable, health, welfare, educational, political or youth service organization selling or offering to sell goods or services to raise funds for the work of such organization and for no other purpose.
(Ord. No. 106-2013, § 2, 9-12-13)