A. Location Of Operation: Itinerant vendors and transient merchants may not operate within six hundred feet (600') of a church or a school, or within one hundred twenty feet (120') of either the north or south edge of right-of-way of Illinois Route 34 or within sixty feet (60') of either the north or south edge of right-of-way of Main Street, unless a shorter distance is otherwise approved by the City Council on a case by case basis.
B. Mode Of Operation:
1. Itinerant vendors may operate motorized vehicles only on the city streets or right-of-way's. Operation on private property for a private event is allowed. Operation in the city parks can take place if approved by the City Council and then only from locations in the parking lots within the park, unless a different location has been approved by the City Council.
2. Mobile carts, wagons, trailers, or other contrivances may operate only as authorized by permit within certain City of Plano parks as follows:
a. Such mobile vehicles or contrivances must be dropped at their fixed location no earlier than nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and be picked up no later than half (½) an hour before sunset each day.
b. Mobile carts, wagons, trailers, or other contrivances may operate only as authorized by permit only on the City streets or right-of-ways.
3. All vendors, transient and itinerant businesses must always have their City issued license and/or permit accessible, for inspection upon request.
a. Permits and/or Licenses must be prominently displayed by each solicitor and be presented upon request to any resident, property owner or police officer.
b. License must include the expiration date in a type size that it is clearly visible, and any other critical information necessary to identify the business and individual.
4. Time limits are between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and ½ Hour before sunset. If the vendor is taking part in a Special Event, Fair, Farmers or Flea Market they may following the hours approved for that event.
5. No vendor may utilize prerecorded music, chimes, bells or any electrically amplified device for the purpose of attracting public attention, which exceeds seventy-five (75) decibels measured from a point no more than within twenty-five feet (25') from the sales area.
6. Vendor, merchant or solicitor may not use abusive language, threats or refuse to leave any premises in the City when requested by the owner or occupant thereof.
7. Posting of No Solicitor signs.
a. The owners or resident of any premise in the City shall determine whether solicitors shall be, or shall not be invited onto his or her premises.
b. Residents and other persons within the City shall be entitled to post a “No Solicitors,” “No Solicitation,” or similar sign on the property which they own or occupy, where it is reasonably revisable to individuals who may approach the house, apartment, building or other edifice near or on which the sign is posted, in order to notify any such individual that no solicitation, canvassing or peddling of any type is desired by the occupant without the occupant's prior approval.
c. It shall unlawful for any person, whether engaging in commercial or noncommercial canvassing, solicitation, or other similar enterprise to, when entering upon a premise which has a reasonably visible "No Solicitors" or other similar sign, continue the attempted canvassing or solicitation. Upon sight of such a sign, the canvasser or solicitor must leave the premises. If such a sign is reasonably visible the canvasser or solicitor shall be presumed to have seen the sign and shall be in violation of this chapter if he or she attempts his or her canvassing or solicitation. Any owner or resident may also restrict solicitation or limit the hours during which solicitors are invited to his or her residence by posting that intention as provided in this section. Such sign, so exhibited shall constitute sufficient notice to any solicitor of the owner's or resident's desire to restrict solicitation or to limit the solicitor's hours.
8. Notwithstanding whether a sign has been posted, any solicitor is required to depart immediately upon request. (Ord. 2017-3, 1-9-2017; amd. Ord. 2021-1, 3-8-2021)