A. Banks and ATMs.
1. No person shall engage in solicitation within fifteen (15) feet of any entrance or exit of any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or check cashing business during its business hours or within fifteen (15) feet of any automated teller machine during the time it is available for customers' use.
2. Definitions, for the purpose of this section:
a. "Automated Teller Machine" shall mean any electronic information processing device which accepts or dispenses cash in connection with a credit, deposit, or convenience account.
b. "Bank" means any member bank of the federal Reserve System, and any bank, banking association, trust company, savings bank, or other banking institution organized or operated under the laws of the United States, and any bank the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
c. "Check Cashing Business" means any person duly licensed as a check seller, bill payer, or prorater pursuant to Division 3 of the California Financial Code, commencing with Section 12000.
d. "Credit Union" means any federal credit union and any state chartered credit union the accounts of which are Insured by the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration.
e. "Savings and Loan Association" means any federal savings and loan association and any "insured institution" as defined in Section 401 of the National Housing Act, as amended, and any federal credit union as defined in Section 2 of the Federal Credit Union Act.
B. Motor Vehicles and Parking Lots.
1. Motor Vehicles. No person shall approach an operator or occupant of a motor vehicle for the purpose of solicitation, while such vehicle is located in any public place.
2. Parking Lots. No person shall engage in solicitation in any parking lot or structure at any time.
3. Exemptions. Subdivision B shall not apply to any of the following:
a. To solicitations related to business which is being conducted on the subject premises by the owner or lawful tenants;
b. To solicitations related to the lawful towing of a vehicle; or,
c. To solicitations related to emergency repairs requested by the operator or other occupant of a vehicle.
C. Public Transportation Vehicles and Bus Stops.
1. Public Transportation Vehicle. No person shall engage in solicitation while in a public transportation vehicle.
2. Bus Stops. No person shall engage in solicitation at or within fifteen (15) feet of a bus stop.
3. Definitions, for the purpose of this section:
a. "Public Transportation Vehicle" means any vehicle, including a trailer bus, designed, used, or
maintained for carrying ten or more persons, including the driver; or a passenger vehicle designed for carrying fewer than ten persons, including the driver, and used to carry passengers for hire.
b. "Bus Stop" means any posted or otherwise designated location or area that exists on a public transportation vehicle or bus route where public transportation vehicles or buses stop to discharge and take on passengers.
(Ord. 2013-12, § 2, 2013: Ord. 2009-08 § 1 (part), 2009)