741.01 Intent.
741.02 Definitions.
741.03 Notice prohibiting solicitation.
741.04 Solicitation in violation of notice.
741.05 Time limit on solicitation.
741.06 Permit required.
741.07 Activities exempt from permit; waiver of permit fee.
741.08 Regulation of painting house numbers on street curbs.
741.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to inspect food products - see Ohio R. C. 715.46
Power to regulate - see Ohio R.C. 715.61 et seq.
Charitable solicitations - see Ohio R. C. Ch. 1716
Trespassing - See GEN. OFF. 541.05
Use of stands on sidewalks prohibited - see Ohio R. C. 2923.22
Frozen deserts - see Ohio R. C. 3717.51 et seq.
Sales of goods and services within right of way of interstate and other state highways - see Ohio R.C. 5515.07
Retail sales license - see Ohio R. C. 5739.17
Street vendors - see TRAF. 311.04
Display of items for sale near street - see TRAF. 351.05
The City of Reynoldsburg finds that persons and organizations have been visiting and continue to visit private residential properties for purposes of soliciting or for the peddling of goods, wares, merchandise or services. Some residents find these activities to be intrusive upon their privacy. The City Council further finds that a variety of misrepresentations and other frauds are or could be employed in such activities. As such, the City Council wishes to enact this chapter for the purposes of protecting the privacy of residents and minimizing fraudulent practices by persons representing themselves as peddlers, solicitors or canvassers.
(Ord. 43-2020. Passed 6-6-20.)
As used in this chapter, the words and terms below shall have the following meanings respectively prescribed to them in this chapter:
(a) "Solicitor" shall include any person or organization that sells, offers for sale, or solicits orders for any goods, property, merchandise, periodicals, or services by going from door to door within the City.
(b) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock company, or any combination of them, and includes any trustee, member, receiver, assignee, agent or other representative thereof.
(c) "Residence" means every separate living unit occupied for residential purposes by one (1) or more persons, contained within any type of building or structure.
(Ord. 43-2020. Passed 6-6-20.)
(a) An owner or occupant of any residence or place of business located within the City may refuse to receive any uninvited solicitors by displaying a weatherproof card, decal or sign not less than three (3) inches by four (4) inches in size nor more than one (1) square foot in total surface area upon or near the main entrance door to the residence or place of business, indicating such determination by the owner or occupant, containing the language "No Soliciting per Rey. Ord. 741.02", with letters at least one-third (1/3) inch in height.
(b) Any such sign which complies with the requirements of this section shall be exempt from any additional or different requirements contained in the provisions of Section 1105.03 of the Codified Ordinances.
(c) The Service Department of the City of Reynoldsburg shall design and provide decals that comply with the requirements of this section with a fee of five dollars ($5.00) or less per decal. Such decals may be of varying color.
(d) An owner or occupant is not required to obtain or utilize the decals sold and/or provided by the Service Department of the City of Reynoldsburg and may create or purchase any decal which meets the requirements of Section 741.03(a).
(Ord. 43-2020. Passed 6-6-20.)
(a) No solicitor, acting in such capacity, shall go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door, or rap or knock upon any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of any occupant of such premises for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof if there is displayed at the premises a notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 741.02.
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be in violation of Reynoldsburg Codified Ordinance Section 541.05(a)(1) for Criminal Trespass, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 43-2020. Passed 6-6-20.)
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