For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CANVASSERS. Any person traveling door-to- door within the community, to canvas or advocate for a cause, organization, or person, or any person conducting a survey, advocating a religious organization or ministry, or presenting handbills for a person, cause, or organization so long as such canvassing does not involve the solicitation or request for donations.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITORS. Any individual, group of individuals, business entity, organization (both for-profit or not-for-profit), or any agent of such business entity or organization which travels door-to-door within the community, which either solicits or offers for sale either for present or future delivery any goods, merchandise, or services, whether monies are collected at the time of such solicitation or to be paid in the future.
COMMUNITY. As referenced herein, the term community shall mean the Village of Mariemont, Ohio.
DOOR-TO-DOOR. Travel by foot, motor vehicle, or any other type of conveyance from house- to-house, building-to-building, or door-to-door within the community. Such solicitation does not include telephone, Internet, or any other electronic communication. Door-to-door travel is intended to mean the personal contact between two or more individuals at a home, office, or building within the community.
NONCOMMERCIAL SOLICITORS. Any individual, group of individuals, business entity, organization (both for-profit or not-for-profit), or any agent of such business entity or organization which travels door-to-door within the community, which either solicits or requests donations for any organization, person, or cause, whether monies are collected at the time of such solicitation or to be paid in the future.
(Ord. O-17-15, passed 7-22-2015)