It is the purpose of the provisions of this subchapter governing peddlers and solicitors, other than highway solicitors, to prevent crime, including burglaries and fraud; to protect the health, safety, welfare and privacy of the citizens of the city; to ensure that the police department is aware of the number and identity of persons who will be soliciting for commercial and noncom- mercial purposes, and the geographical areas and time periods during which such activities will occur within the city; to prevent the imitation of noncom- mercial purposes by persons and organizations who would defraud the public, and thereby cause noncommercial purposes and organizations to be endangered by the suspicions engendered by such practices; and to protect the welfare, safety, peace, privacy, comfort and convenience of the public in its homes, from unwanted disturbances and intrusions without appointment.
(Ord. 02-36, passed 10-22-02)