(A) No person shall solicit or attempt to solicit, employment, business or contributions of money or other property, from a location within a commercial parking area other than an area within or served by such parking area which is authorized by the property owner or the property owner's authorized representative for such solicitations. This section shall not apply to a solicitation to perform employment or business for the owner or lawful tenants of the subject premises.
(B) This section shall only apply to commercial parking areas where the following occurs:
(1) The owner or person in lawful possession of the commercial parking area establishes a written policy which provides area(s) for the lawful solicitation of employment, business, or contributions of money or other property, in locations which are accessible to the public and do not interfere with normal business operations of the commercial premises;
(2) A copy of said policy is submitted to the City Manager to be maintained in city files; and,
(3) The owner or person in lawful possession of the commercial parking area has caused a notice to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such commercial parking area not less than 18 by 24 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height and not to exceed, in total area, six square feet. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
“It is a misdemeanor to engage in the solicitation of employment, business or contributions of money or other property in areas of this commercial parking lot which are not approved for such activity by the property owners.”
(`83 Code, § 8.34.030) (Ord. 97-13 § 2, 1997)