Canvasser: Any person going from door-to-door to engage in purely expressive speech such as advocacy for a particular religion, philosophy, ideology, political party, issue, candidate, or other case.
Charitable Purpose: Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, or eleemosynary purpose and includes the conduct described in Section 480.20(c) of The Charitable Trust Act (14 Ill. Adm. Code 480).
Person: Person shall mean any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation, trust, or any combination thereof.
Political Purpose: Any activity in support of bona fide candidates for public office, or any matter related to the election, nomination, or performance of public officials, or issues presented to the electorate at any election.
Residence: Shall mean and include every separate living unit occupied for residential purposes by one (1) or more persons, contained within any type of building or structure and the yard or grounds upon which such structure is located.
Solicitor: Any person, firm or corporation traveling by foot, vehicle, or any type of conveyance who goes from residence to residence, business to business, or place to place, within the Village and without appointment, for the purpose of taking or attempting to take orders for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, subscriptions, or services of any kind, characters or description whatsoever; peddling (providing the article or thing at the time of any transaction); making or requesting appointments, procuring interviews, or arranging for demonstrating or explanations preliminary to any actual solicitation of orders, selling, peddling or hawking; or engaging in other similar activities involving commerce or trade, or the sale of any commercial item. This definition also includes any person who, without invitation, goes upon private property to request contribution of funds or anything of value, or to sell goods or services for political, charitable, religious, or other noncommercial purposes.
Street Solicitation: The act of any person standing in or on any street, roadway, highway, or intersection within the Village of Orland Park for the purpose of requesting directly or indirectly, money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing of value from the occupant of any vehicle.
(Amd. Ord. 5420, 7-15-19)