Chapter 5.16
SOLICITORS AND PEDDLERS

Sections:

5.16.010    Permit—Required.

5.16.020    Petition for permit—Contents.

5.16.030    Permit—Determination.

5.16.040    Permit—Revocation.

5.16.050    Fee for license and permit.

5.16.060    Exceptions.

5.16.070    Entering upon private residential property without invitation.

5.16.080    Criminal conduct—Ineligibility for city licenses and permits.

5.16.010 Permit—Required.

No person shall stand or maintain any cart, wagon, automobile or other vehicle on or in the public streets of the city for the purpose of selling or offering for sale from or in the cart, wagon, automobile or other vehicle any peanuts, popcorn, candy, soft drinks, ice cream, sandwiches, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco or other goods, wares and merchandise, except upon permit from the council. (Prior code § 6220)

5.16.020 Petition for permit—Contents.

Whenever any person desires to stand or maintain any such wagon, cart, automobile or other vehicle for such purpose, the person shall petition the council for a permit, which petition shall set forth the name of the person desiring such permit, the character of the business to be conducted, the exact location where and the hours during which it is proposed to stand and maintain such cart, wagon, automobile or other vehicle. (Prior code § 6220.1)

5.16.030 Permit—Determination.

Permit application shall be referred to the chief of police for investigation and report to the licensing authority pursuant to Section 5.16.080. (Ord. 1202 §§ 9, 10, 1991: prior code, § 6220.2)

5.16.040 Permit—Revocation.

The council may, at its discretion and at any time, revoke any and all permits theretofore granted by written notice to the holder of such permit. (Prior code § 6220.3)

5.16.050 Fee for license and permit.

Application for a license or permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as established by the council. The fee shall be in an amount sufficient fully to defray administrative cost incurred in the processing of an application, and shall not be in lieu of other fees or taxes, including business taxes, required by this code. (Ord. 1202 § 12, 1991)

Prior to its repeal by § 11 of Ord. 1202, § 5.16.050 was entitled “Permit holders not exempt from license fees” and was derived from prior code, § 6220.4.

5.16.060 Exceptions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to peddlers who travel along the streets of the city and who do not allow such cart, wagon, automobile or other vehicle to stand for a longer period than actually necessary to complete a sale. (Prior code § 6220.5)

5.16.070 Entering upon private residential property without invitation.

A. No solicitor, peddler, hawker, itinerant merchant, transient vendor, or any other person shall enter in or upon private residential property or premises in the city without invitation or authorization of the occupant, or the occupants, of such residential premises for the purpose of soliciting orders for any and all types of real or personal property or for any type of services or disposing of or peddling or hawking the same, except upon permit from the council or the council’s designee.

B. “Private residential premises” means any premises in the city whereupon a person is residing or living, including but not limited to any private residence, hotel, motel, boardinghouse, roominghouse, apartment or multiple-residential dwelling. (Ord. 1215 § 1, 1992; Reso. 8033, 1992; Ord. 1202 § 14, 1991: prior code, § 4220.11)

5.16.080 Criminal conduct—Ineligibility for city licenses and permits.

The provisions of Section 5.08.030 shall be applicable to this chapter. (Ord. 1202 § 15, 1991)