707.01 Definitions.
707.02 Trespass; identification card required.
707.03 Identification card.
707.04 Revocation; appeal.
707.05 Exhibiting card on request.
707.06 Compliance with Zoning Ordinance.
707.07 Transient dealer permits.
707.08 No knock registry and permitted solicitation.
707.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate - see Ohio R. C. 715.61 et seq.
Home solicitation sales - see Ohio R. C. 1345.21 et seq.
Charitable solicitations - see Ohio R. C. Ch. 1716
Trespass - see GEN. OFF. 541.05
Concessioners - see BUS. REG. Ch. 709
(a) "Person" includes the singular and the plural and also means and includes any person, firm or corporation, association, club, co-partnership or society or any organization.
(b) "Transient dealer" means any person(s), firm or corporation desiring to "temporarily" open stores, places, sites or locations on any private or public property or street within the corporate limits of the Municipality, for the purpose of selling goods, wares, merchandise or services of any kind and from a specific designated location. A transient dealer shall not be construed to fall under the classification of a vendor, solicitor, or peddler whom solicits or sells goods, wares, merchandise or services of any kind through door to door means rather than from an established location. Nor shall individual garage sales be construed to fall under the classification of a transient dealer.
(c) "Door to door vendor, solicitor and peddler" means any person(s), firm, or corporation desiring to sell goods, wares, merchandise or service of any kind on any public or private property or street within the corporate limits of the Municipality, rather than from a specific designated location and under the provisions of this chapter.
(d) "Garage sales" means sales to the general public of personal property owned by the property owner or persons living within the dwelling unit located on the property of another and which sales are conducted on the real estate upon which the dwelling unit of the owner of the personal property to be sold is located. All garage sales will be conducted under the provisions of Chapter 713.
(Ord. 26-87. Passed 11-10-87.)
No person shall enter upon any lot or land in the Municipality for the purpose of soliciting orders for, or selling, goods, wares, merchandise or services of any kind or character, unless such person has been requested or invited to do so by the owner or occupant of such residence; or unless such person has first obtained an identification card as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 20-72. Passed 8-8-72.)
(a) Any person who desires the issuance of an identification card, required by Section 707.02, shall file with the Administrator or his designate, a written application, on a form to be provided, correctly containing the following information:
(1) Full name of applicant.
(2) Address, social security number, and U. S. taxpayer's identification number, if any.
(3) Birth date, height, weight, color of eyes and hair.
(4) If applicant uses a motor vehicle, the make, model, year and current registration number thereof.
(5) The state of issuance of driver's license and number thereof.
(6) Name and address of employer.
(7) Brief description of goods, wares, merchandise or services involved.
(8) Whether applicant has ever been convicted of any crime, and if so, the nature thereof and penalty therefor.
(9) Applicant shall complete a Municipal income tax information form.
(Ord. 20-72. Passed 8-8-72.)
(b) (1) Concurrent therewith, the applicant shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per company for up to five solicitors for five days and two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each additional solicitor.
(Ord. 7-24. Passed 1-9-24.)
(2) The following persons are declared exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of an identification card:
A. Any person selling the products of his own raising.
B. A duly authorized person soliciting the purchase of goods, wares, merchandise or gift for or on behalf of any recognized educational, civic, religious or charitable organization.
C. Persons who solicit only the purchase of or subscription for newspapers having their principal sale or distribution in this Municipality or in Stark, Carroll or Columbiana Counties.
D. Persons who solicit only for wholesale delivery to merchants, manufacturers or other businessmen at their office, place of business or factory, the sale of equipment or articles used in the conduct of their professions, businesses or manufacturing establishments.
E. Residents of this Municipality.
F. All other persons otherwise exempted by law.
Provided, however, it shall be unlawful for any such person to engage in the operation of selling or soliciting, as more fully described in this subsection (b)(2), without first obtaining an identification card from the Administrator, which identification card shall be issued without fee and shall be revocable for cause.
(c) Upon compliance with the foregoing such identification card shall forthwith be issued to applicant.
(d) The identification card issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for a period of ten days from its date of issuance.
(Ord. 20-72. Passed 8-8-72.)
(Ord. 20-72. Passed 8-8-72.)
(a) Should subsequent investigation disclose the applicant has falsified any information required in his/her application which was the basis upon which such identification card was so issued, or, after being furnished the No Knock Registry, the applicant has called upon, knocked at the door of or rung the doorbell of any resident on the No Knock Registry or any resident displaying signage indicating no solicitation, the Administrator shall forthwith revoke such identification card and notify the holder thereof, either in person or by certified mail, of such revocation. (Ord. 42-24. Passed 7-9-24.)
(b) Any person whose identification card is so revoked may, within the ten days after receipt of revocation notice, appeal to Council by filing with the Clerk a signed written statement briefly setting forth his ground of appeal. Council shall forthwith set a time and place for hearing such appeal and give appellant due notice thereof by certified mail; appellant may appear before Council in person or by attorney; decision of Council thereon shall be final.
(Ord. 20-72. Passed 8-8-72.)
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