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Every person who wishes to peddle or canvass in the Village shall be governed by the following rules and regulations:
(a) No person shall peddle or canvass except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and sunset, Monday through Saturday.
(b) No person shall peddle or canvass on Sunday or on any legal holiday as defined in Ohio R.C. 1.14.
(c) No Peddler or Canvasser shall enter or attempt to enter the house or apartment of any resident in the Village without an express invitation from the occupant of the house or apartment.
(d) No Peddler shall engage in or transact any type of business or solicitation other than that specified on the license application.
(e) No license issued hereunder shall be assigned or transferred to any other person.
(f) No person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall have any exclusive right to any location in the public streets or sidewalks, nor shall the licensee be permitted a stationary location, nor shall the licensee be permitted to operate in any congested area where peddling operations impede or inconvenience the public, nor shall peddling or business of any type be conducted from a motor vehicle.
(Ord. 2014-11. Passed 2-12-14.)
A license issued under this chapter shall be revoked by the Chief of Police for any of the following causes:
(a) It is subsequently determined that the licensee provided false, misleading or deceptive information in completing the application form set forth in Section 703.04.
(b) The licensee is convicted of a felony violation or misdemeanor violation involving moral turpitude or an offense of violence.
(c) The licensee is convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter.
(d) The licensee solicits in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
Written notice shall be given to the licensee by personal service or by certified mail immediately upon such revocation.
(Ord. 2014-11. Passed 2-12-14.)
In the event an application for a license is not approved, or in the event any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is revoked, written notice shall be given to the applicant or licensee by personal service or by certified mail. The applicant or licensee shall have ten (10) days after the receipt of such notice to appeal such refusal or revocation. Such appeal shall be perfected by filing a notice of the appeal with the Mayor; thereupon, the applicant shall have not less than ten (10) days' notice of the date and place of the hearing. The Mayor shall have the power, after such hearing, to either affirm or overrule the decision of the Chief of Police. The Mayor shall cause notice of the decision to be transmitted to the applicant or licensee by certified mail within thirty (30) days of the date of hearing. Failure of the applicant or licensee to receive the certified mail shall not affect the validity of the decision.
(Ord. 2014-11. Passed 2-12-14.)
(Ord. 2014-11. Passed 2-12-14.)
(a) The Chief of Police shall establish a "Do Not Knock Registry" for Peddlers and Canvassers.
(b) Any person in lawful possession and occupancy of any residence in the Village may request that the Village place and maintain his or her residence on the "Do Not Knock Registry" by submitting a request on form(s) supplied by the Chief of Police, which shall contain the following information:
(1) The signature of the person completing the form(s);
(2) The complete address of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling to be placed on the Registry;
(3) The date the form was completed; and
(4) A statement that there are "no peddlers or canvassers allowed" to call at this address, or words of similar import.
(c) Any person in lawful possession and occupancy of any residence in the Village may request that the Village remove his or her residence, house, apartment or other dwelling from the "Do Not Knock Registry" by submitting a "Notice of Removal" on form(s) supplied by the Chief of Police, which shall contain the following information:
(1) The signature of the person completing the form(s);
(2) The complete address of the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling to be removed from the Registry;
(3) The date the form was completed; and
(4) A statement that the residence, house, apartment or other dwelling be removed from the Registry for Peddlers and/or Canvassers.
(d) The decision whether to place a residence on the "Do Not Knock Registry" shall be solely that of the lawful possessor and occupant thereof, and such decision must be communicated in writing to the Chief of Police, which writing may include electronic mail.
(e) A residence, house, apartment or other dwelling, after being lawfully placed on the "Do Not Knock Registry" shall remain on said registry until the earliest of any of the following:
(1) The Village receives notice of removal pursuant to division (c) hereof; or
(2) January 1 of the next year.
(f) A copy of the "Do Not Knock Registry" shall be made available for public inspection at all times during normal business hours at the office of the Chief of Police and shall be given to every person who is issued a license pursuant to Section 703.05.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no Peddler or Canvasser, while soliciting or canvassing, shall call upon, knock at the door or ring the doorbell of any residence, house, apartment or other dwelling in the Village which is at that time on the respective "Do Not Knock Registry" established and maintained pursuant to this chapter or upon which there is posted at the entrance a notice which reads "No Peddlers or Canvassers Allowed," or words of similar import, which clearly prohibit solicitors or canvassers on the premises. (Ord. 2014-11. Passed 2-12-14.)