[Ord. 475, 4/14/2010]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
COMMERCIAL PEDDLER, SOLICITOR AND TRANSIENT VENDOR
Any person or group engaging in commercial peddling, soliciting
or transient vending as herein defined. The words "peddler," "solicitor"
and "transient vendor" shall include the words "vendor," "street vendor,"
"hawker" and "huckster," and other such words carrying or conveying
the same meaning and understanding and addressing the same activities
described thereby.
COMMERCIAL PEDDLING
The selling or offering for sale of any goods, wares or merchandise
for immediate delivery, which the person or group selling or offering
for sale carries with him/her in traveling or has in his/her possession
or control upon any of the streets or sidewalks, from house-to-house
within the Borough of Red Hill or from a fixed location within the
Borough of Red Hill on a temporary basis.
COMMERCIAL SOLICITING
The seeking or taking of contracts or orders for any goods,
wares or merchandise for future delivery or for services performed
for the homeowner by a person, group or for-profit corporation, upon
any of the streets or sidewalks, from house-to-house within the Borough
of Red Hill, including the door-to-door delivery of business advertisement
that do not require direct contact with residents.
COMMERCIAL TRANSIENT VENDING (INSIDE AND OUTSIDE)
Inside transient sales shall consist of selling, offering for sale or taking orders for sale inside any mall or other commercial establishment within the Borough's borders. Outside transient sales shall consist of peddling, soliciting, selling, offering for sale or taking orders for sale at any outdoor place, on a daily, weekly or seasonal basis, within the limits of private property with permission of the property owner, provided that said private property is zoned for the sale of the merchandise being sold and that said daily, weekly or seasonal use meets the requirements of Chapter
27, Zoning.
NONPROFIT AND/OR EXEMPT PEDDLER AND SOLICITOR
Any person or group representing a government agency, charitable,
educational, religious or political organization or any association
incorporated with or subject to the provisions of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Department of State, Bureau of Charitable Organizations,
for the purpose of soliciting membership, money and/or property by
or on behalf of a nonprofit and/or exempt organization, cause, candidate
or viewpoint.
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Any and all commercial peddlers, solicitors and/or transient
vendors and nonprofit and exempt solicitors and peddlers are prohibited
from entering upon any property that is posted with a "No Peddling"
and/or "No Soliciting" sign and may be prosecuted for trespassing.
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Any Borough official is hereby authorized to revoke or suspend any permit issued under this Part for any violation of the provisions of this Part, or for giving false information upon any application for a permit. Any Borough official is further authorized to revoke or suspend any permit for the failure to comply with rules set forth in §
13-102.
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Any person or group who or which has violated or permitted the
violation of the provisions of this Part shall immediately cease and
desist all peddling and soliciting activities as ordered by any Borough
official or other public official with probable cause to believe a
violation has occurred. Upon conviction before the Magisterial District
Judge, violators shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $600
plus costs and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to a
term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both such fine and
imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues may be regarded
as a separate offense and punishable as such.