A. No Solicitors Sticker: It shall be unlawful for any person to go in or upon, ring the bell, knock on the door of or attempt to gain admission to any residence, dwelling, apartment or nonresidential premises which is posted with a sticker or sign bearing the words "No Trespassing", "No Peddlers", "No Solicitors", or any other similar notice indicating in any manner that the occupants of such residence or nonresidential premises desire not to be disturbed or to have their rights of privacy disturbed for the purpose of soliciting unless such occupant has specifically requested or invited such solicitation. For convenience, the village's police department may make available to village residents stickers or weatherproof cards bearing notice of the type herein described for posting on or near the main entrance door to any residence or nonresidential premises.
B. Hours: It shall be unlawful for any person to go in or upon, ring the bell, knock on the door of or attempt to gain admission to any residence, dwelling, apartment or nonresidential premises for the purpose of conducting solicitation at any time before nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and after nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. on any day, unless such person has been requested or invited by the owner or adult occupant of the premises to be thereupon for such purposes.
C. Failure To Leave: It shall be unlawful for any person conducting solicitation at any residence or nonresidential premises to fail to leave, and to fail to cease conducting solicitation at, such residence or nonresidential premises immediately upon receiving, from any person present at such residence or nonresidential premises, a request to leave or cease conducting solicitation.
D. Right To Cancel Sale: It shall be unlawful for any person who engages in "peddling" or "solicitation" as defined in section 3-3-2 of this chapter, to misrepresent the right of a buyer to rescind or cancel a sale under the provisions of applicable law.
E. Misrepresentation: It shall be unlawful for any person who engages in peddling or solicitation to use any false plan, scheme or ruse; to cheat, deceive, or make any fraudulent misrepresentation while acting as a peddler or solicitor in the village, whether through the company or organization or through an employee or solicitor thereof.
F. Sales Other Than As In The Application: It shall be unlawful for any person who engages in "peddling" or "solicitation", as defined in section 3-3-2 of this chapter, to barter, sell or peddle any goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, services or other property other than as specified in the application.
G. Solicitation On Public Property: It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct solicitation in or on any sidewalk or other public property, way or place in a manner that completely or substantially impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic in, on or around such sidewalk or public property, way or place. No person conducting solicitation shall have the exclusive right to any sidewalk or other public property, way or place, nor to establish a permanent stationary location for such solicitation.
H. Solicitation To Occupant Of Vehicle: It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct solicitation of employment, business, contributions or sales of any kind or collect money for such from the occupant of any vehicle traveling upon any street or highway when:
1. The solicitation or collection causes the person performing the activity to enter onto the traveled portion of a street or highway; or
2. The solicitation or collection involves the person performing the activity to be located upon any median area which separates traffic lanes for vehicular travel in opposite directions; or
3. The person performing the activity is located such that vehicles cannot move into a legal parking area to safely conduct the transaction.
For purposes of this section, the traveled portion of the street or highway shall mean that portion of the road normally used by moving motor vehicle traffic.
I. Do Not Solicit Registry: The village shall establish and maintain a do not solicit registry, upon which any person in lawful possession or occupation of any residence may request to be placed after completing the necessary application. It shall be unlawful for commercial solicitors to solicit at any residence registered in the do not solicit registry.
J. Violation: A violation of this section is hereby defined to be a public nuisance. (Ord. 2012-967, 7-12-2012)