[Adopted 6-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-12]
The City of Ventnor City shall permit charitable
organizations as defined in Section 3 of P.L. 1994, c. 16 (N.J.S.A.
45:17A-20) to solicit contributions in the county roadways and highways
situate in the City of Ventnor City in accordance with the provisions
contained herein. Said solicitation shall hereinafter be referred
to as "coin drops."
All charitable organizations desiring to solicit
contributions in the roadways and highways of the county situate in
the City of Ventnor City shall file a request with the City Clerk
and the Ventnor City Police Department (Chief of Police) specifying
the following information:
A.
Name of organization.
B.
Address of organization.
C.
Telephone number of organization.
D.
Contact person of organization.
E.
Location of proposed charitable solicitation.
F.
Dates and times of proposed charitable solicitation.
G.
A copy of a written request to the Atlantic County
Board of Chosen Freeholders to permit said charitable solicitation
in the county roadway and/or highway situate in the City of Ventnor
City.
H.
If said request involves a state roadway and/or highway
coinciding with a county roadway, said request shall include a copy
of an authorization from the State of New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation
to permit said charitable solicitation.
A.
Said request shall be reviewed by the Chief of Police
of the City of Ventnor City and said Chief of Police shall make a
recommendation to the governing body of the City as to the relative
aspects of the request, including a review of the location, dates
and times of the request, and a review of the safety procedures and/or
methods to be employed by the said charitable organization. Said Chief
of Police shall thereafter forward a report to the governing body
of the City of Ventnor City as to his/her opinion as to the granting,
rejecting or modification of any proposed charitable solicitation.
B.
Charitable organizations must provide temporary signage,
warning motorists coming from all directions of the presence of a
coin drop and the name of the organization conducting same. Said organization
shall submit the proposed temporary signage to the Chief of Police
of Ventnor City for his review, and his approval shall be a mandatory
condition to the granting of any permit hereunder.
The governing body of the City of Ventnor City
shall be permitted to establish a policy in order to monitor requests
from charitable organizations with regard to dates and times of proposed
solicitations in order to fairly provide all charitable organizations
the opportunity to participate in solicitation and to reasonably regulate
such activity. The governing body shall retain in its sole discretion
the authority to permit or deny any such request for charitable solicitations.
In no event shall any charitable organization
requesting authorization from the City of Ventnor City for said charitable
solicitation use any individual under the age of 18 years to perform
any function or task associated with the said charitable solicitation
in any roadway.
Any charitable organization requesting authorization
from the City of Ventnor City for said charitable solicitation shall
comply with all of the terms and conditions of all statutory and administrative
laws of the State of New Jersey including, but not necessarily limited
to, N.J.S.A. 39:4-60.
The charitable organization shall obtain permission
in writing from Atlantic County and furnish proof of same to the City
of Ventnor City prior to the solicitation of any contributions.
