For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.
LICENSEE. An individual, partnership, corporation or association licensed within the city under this chapter and includes a person who is or will be conducting the regulated activity on behalf of the licensee.
MOBILE FOOD UNIT. A food and beverage service establishment that is a vehicle-mounted unit or freestanding food stand.
NONCOMMERCIAL DOOR-TO-DOOR ADVOCATE. A person who goes door-to-door for the primary purpose of disseminating religious, political, social or other ideological beliefs. For the purpose of this chapter, the term DOOR-TO-DOOR ADVOCATE shall fall under the term "solicitor" and include door-to-door canvassing and pamphleteering, and is intended for noncommercial purposes.
OCCUPANT. A person living, staying, or working at a residence, including a guest.
PEDDLER. Includes a person who goes from place-to-place exhibiting merchandise for sale, making sales, and delivering articles to purchasers.
PERSON. A natural person, a firm, partnership, corporation, or any other association of people, and includes the manager or agent of that person or organization.
REGULATED ACTIVITY. The activity of a peddler, transient merchant, solicitor or mobile food unit as defined in this chapter. The term only includes activities that involve the sale of a product or service. It does not include activities that involve only statements of opinion or belief or that request only a donation.
SOLICITOR. Includes a person who goes from place-to-place soliciting orders for the sale of merchandise or personal services for future delivery or future performance, whether or not the person has sample of merchandise or is collecting advance payments for the orders. The word also includes activity that has as its ultimate purpose the obtaining of orders, even though it may not initially purport to do so. For the purposes of this chapter, the term SOLICITOR shall have the same meaning as the term "canvasser".
TRANSIENT MERCHANT. A person who temporarily sets up a business out of a vehicle, trailer, tent or other portable shelter, or empty storefront in a commercial district where retail sales are a permitted or conditional use for the purpose of exposing or displaying for sale, selling or attempting to sell and delivering goods, wares, products, merchandise or other personal property and who does not remain or intend to remain in any location for more than 14 consecutive days.
(Prior Code, § 6.22) (Ord. 019, fourth series, passed 3-20-2024)