CHAPTER 753
Solicitors and Temporary Businesses
753.01    Purpose.
753.02    Definitions.
753.03    Permit required.
753.04    Application for permit.
753.05    Fees required.
753.06    Exemptions.
753.07    Investigation and issuance; notice of denial.
753.08    Expiration of permit.
753.09    Revocation of permit; appeal.
753.10    Display of permit.
753.11    Hours of business.
753.12    Sales from a vehicle.
753.13    Special regulations for temporary businesses.
753.14    Enforcement.
753.15    Prohibited acts by solicitors or charitable solicitors.
753.99    Penalty.
 
   CROSS REFERENCES
      Home solicitation sales - see Ohio R.C. 1345.21 et seq.
      Charitable solicitations - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 1716
      Door to door sales activity of minors restricted - see Ohio R.C. 4109.21
      Littering - see GEN. OFF. 521.08
      Trespassing - see GEN. OFF. 541.05
 
 
 
753.01 PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this chapter shall be to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City by regulating solicitors, door-to-door salesmen, roadside stands, and other temporary businesses. (1969 Code 110.01)
753.02 DEFINITIONS.
   (a)    "Solicitor" or "door-to-door salesman" shall mean any person who sells or offers for sale by any verbal means, any goods, wares, merchandise, or services by traveling about the City in residential districts as defined by the zoning code.
   (b)    "Charitable solicitor" shall mean any person who requests donations, contributions, gifts, endorsements, signatures, or other valuable considerations or distributes flyers, books, information, or other objects in behalf of bona-fide tax-exempt organizations by traveling about the City in residential districts as defined by the zoning code. "Charitable or political solicitor" shall include persons promoting religious organizations or beliefs.
   (c)    "Temporary business" shall mean any place at which goods, wares, merchandise, or services are sold or offered for sale, other than from a permanent structure duly approved for such use; and further means roadside stands and locations established within building and enclosed malls, such as tables or booths, including those erected for special events and shows, at which goods, wares, merchandise, or services are sold or offered for sale or, advertised.
   (d)    "Responsible official" shall mean the Chief of Police in reference to Solicitor's Permits. It shall mean the Director of Planning in reference to Temporary Business Permits. (1969 Code 110.02; Ord. 18-O-075. Passed 9-4-18.)
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