(a) No person shall solicit employment, business or contributions from a location within a commercial parking area other than an area within or served by such parking area which is authorized by the property owner or the property owner's authorized representative for such solicitations.
(b) For purposes of this section, a "commercial parking area" shall mean privately owned property which is designed or used primarily for the parking of vehicles and which adjoins one or more commercial establishments.
(c) This section shall only apply to commercial parking areas where the following occurs:
(i) The owner or person in lawful possession of the commercial parking area establishes a written policy which provides area(s) for the lawful solicitation of employment, business, or contributions of money or other property in locations which are accessible to the public and do not interfere with normal business operations of the commercial premises;
(ii) A copy of said policy is submitted to the city manager to be maintained in city files; and,
(iii) The owner or person in lawful possession of the commercial parking area has caused a notice to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such commercial parking area not less than fourteen by twenty inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height and not to exceed in total area six feet. The notice shall be in substantially the following form: "Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 9.45.040 prohibits solicitation of employment, business or contributions of money or other property in areas of this commercial parking lot which are not approved for such activity by the property owner."
(Ord. 4614 § 2 (part), 2000)