For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PEDDLER. Any person who engages in peddling. Peddler shall include but not be limited to any person required to be licensed pursuant to the "Transient Merchant Act of 1987." (225 ILCS 465/1, et seq.).
PEDDLING. The act of door-to-door selling, or offering for sale, any goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, services or other property of any kind, character or description whatsoever, for any kind of consideration whatsoever, for immediate delivery.
PERSON. Any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, trust or any combination thereof.
RESIDENCE. Every separate living unit occupied for dwelling purposes by one or more persons, and contained within any type of building or structure.
SOLICITOR. Any person who engages in solicitation.
SOLICITATION.
(1) Going upon any premises and ringing the doorbell, or creating any sound in any other manner upon or near any door that is calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of a residence for the purpose of engaging in any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4) below:
(a) Seeking to obtain orders for future delivery for the purchase of any goods, wares, mer-chandise, foodstuffs, services or property of any, kind, character or description whatsoever, for any kind of consideration whatsoever (Solicitation 1);
(b) Seeking to obtain prospective customers for application or purchase of insurance, or financial services of any type, kind or character (Solicitation 2);
(c) Seeking to obtain subscriptions to books; magazines, periodicals, newspapers or any other type of publication and (Solicitation 3);
(d) Seeking to obtain gifts or contributions of money, clothing or any other valuable thing for the support or benefit of any charitable, civic, educational, religious or other non-profit association, organization, corporation or project (Solicitation 4);
(2) SOLICITATION shall not include the following:
(a) Any of the foregoing activities when undertaken by any person pursuant to a previous appointment or invitation;
(b) Canvassing or calling from house to house only for the purpose of communicating issues of general interest to the public, circulating petitions concerning matters of public policy, taking surveys or opinion polls, campaigning for candidates for public office or public questions, or communicating religious beliefs; or
(c) Boys and girls, 18 years of age or younger, who take orders for and deliver newspapers, wrapping paper, candy, cookies, Christmas greens, and the like; provided that the organization sponsoring such activities shall register with the city as provided in § 112.04 for Solicitation 3 or Solicitation 4, and further provided that the boys and girls representing such organization shall comply with the requirements of divisions (A) through (E) of § 112.05.
(Ord. 02-36, passed 10-22-02; Am. Ord. 06-35, passed 12-12-06)