(A) AGGRESSIVE MANNER shall mean any of the following:
(1) Approaching or speaking to a person, or following a person before, during or after soliciting, asking or begging, if that conduct is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person to:
(a) Fear bodily harm to oneself or to another;
(b) Damage to or loss of property; or
(c) Otherwise be intimidated into giving money or other thing of value;
(2) Intentionally touching or causing physical contact with another person or an occupied vehicle without that person's consent in the course of soliciting, asking or begging;
(3) Intentionally blocking or interfering with the safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive action to avoid physical contact;
(4) Using violent or threatening gestures toward a person solicited either before, during or after soliciting, asking or begging;
(5) Persisting in closely following or approaching a person, after the person being solicited has been solicited and informed the solicitor by words or conduct that such person does not want to be solicited or does not want to give money or any other thing of value to the solicitor; or
(6) Using profane, offensive or abusive language which is inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction, either before, during, or after solicitation.
(B) No person shall solicit in an aggressive manner (as defined in § 11.08.040(A)) in any public place.
(Ord. 2017-210, passed 5-17-2017)