The purpose of this Part is to protect, maintain and enhance the public health, safety, and general welfare by regulating solicitation and canvassing. The citizens and visitors to the City of Reading are subject to unregulated solicitation and canvassing by sometimes questionable people and organizations in a hazardous manner and in vulnerable locations such as their own residence. It is the purpose of this Part to regulate solicitation and canvassing in the City of Reading to protect the public health, safety and welfare.