All solicitors shall comply with the following regulations:
A. Duty to leave premises on request. No person shall engage in solicitation upon any premises or at any residence after having been asked by an owner or occupant thereof to leave such premises or residence.
B. Duty to honor no soliciting signs. No person shall enter upon any premises nor engage in solicitation upon any premises or at any residence located thereon, if such premises or residence is posted against solicitation by means of a notice, prominently displayed, upon which is printed the legend, “No Soliciting”, or substantially similar language. Said posting shall be exhibited at or near the main entrance to the premises or on or near the main door to any residence located thereon.
C. Fraudulent misrepresentation and misstatement prohibited. No person shall cheat, deceive, or fraudulently misrepresent, whether through himself or through an employee or representative, while soliciting in the City.
D. Duty to wear badges. Every person issued a certificate of registration or any individual soliciting for such person shall wear conspicuously on the outside of his or her outer garments a solicitation badge provided by the City. Such badge shall include at least the following information printed legibly: the name of the individual issued the badge, the organization registered with the City, the purpose of the solicitation, and the date of the expiration of the registration. Each badge shall also contain a statement indicating that the card is not an endorsement by the City or any of its employees. Badges issued under this section shall be nontransferable.
E. Restrictions on individuals who may solicit. No person shall use any individual for solicitation as herein defined unless such individual is listed on that person’s application.
F. Time limits. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall engage in solicitation as herein defined from March through September at any time prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. and from October through February at any time prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.
G. Immediate Identification. Every solicitor shall immediately identify himself/herself and the purpose of the solicitation to each person being solicited.
H. Impeding Traffic Prohibited. No person shall solicit anywhere in the City in a manner that completely or substantially impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in, on or around any sidewalk or public property, way or place. No person engaged in solicitation shall have the exclusive right to any sidewalk or other public property, way or place, nor the right to establish a permanent stationary location for such solicitation.
I. Soliciting from vehicles. No person shall stand on any street or highway within the City for purposes of soliciting from the occupant of any vehicle except as set forth in 65 ILCS 5/11-80-9.
J. Public Health and Safety. No person shall engage in solicitation within the City in such a manner that creates a danger or threat of any kind to the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 21-57, 11-1-2021)