(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.)