For purposes of this section:
(a) Aggressive Panhandling: Any panhandling by a panhandler in which the panhandler blocks the path of the person being panhandled; touches the person being panhandled without the person's consent; follows a person who walks away from the panhandler; makes a statement, gesture, or other communication which would cause a reasonable person to believe that the panhandler will cause physical harm to the person or the property of the person being panhandled or feel compelled to donate to the panhandler; or blocks the continuous flow of traffic on the public right-of-way or entrance to or from the public right-of-way; or panhandling in groups of two or more individuals.
(b) Automated Teller Machine: Any money transmission device owned, leased, or operated by a bank as defined by Ohio R.C. 1101.01, as amended.
(c) Bank: Any bank, banking office, branch office, Federal savings association, national bank, savings association, savings bank, State bank, trust company, or other financial institution or subsidiary thereof as defined by Ohio R.C. 1101.01, as amended.
(d) Panhandler: The person who is in the act of panhandling.
(e) Panhandling; Any solicitation made in person upon any street, public right-of-way, public place or park in the City, in which a person requests an immediate donation of money or other gratuity from another person, and includes but is not limited to seeking donations (i) by vocal appeal, (ii) by displaying a sign, placard, banner or similar item, or (iii) by giving or offering an item or service of little or no monetary value in exchange for cash, under circumstances in which a reasonable person would understand or form the belief that the cash transaction is in substance a donation.
(f) Public Place: Any area to which the public is invited or permitted including the public right-of-way.
(Ord. 115-2013. Passed 9-24-13.)