A.
It is
unlawful for any person on the streets, sidewalks or other places
open to the public, whether publicly owned, to aggressively coerce,
threaten, hound, harass or intimidate another person for the purpose
of soliciting aid or donations.
B.
For
the purpose of this section, a person "aggressively coerces, threatens,
hounds, harasses or intimidates another person" when:
1.
The
solicitor's conduct would cause a reasonable person in the position
of the solicitee to fear for his or her safety; or
2.
The
solicitor intentionally blocks the path of the solicitee; or
3.
The
solicitor persists in following the solicitee closely, and continues
to demand money or other thing of value after the solicitee has rejected
the solicitation by words or conduct.
C.
For
the purpose of this section, the following facts, among others, are
relevant in deciding whether a reasonable person would have cause
to fear for their safety:
(Ord. 243 § 3, 1995)
A.
It is
unlawful for any person to solicit or attempt to solicit, employment,
business or contributions of money or other property, from a location
within a commercial parking area other than an area within or served
by such parking area which is authorized by the property owner or
the property owner's authorized representative for such solicitations.
This section shall not apply to solicitation to perform employment
or business for the owner or lawful tenants of the subject premises.
B.
This
section shall only apply to commercial parking areas where the following
occurs:
1.
The
owner or person in lawful possession of the commercial parking area
establishes a written policy which provides area(s) for the lawful
solicitation of employment, business, or contributions of money or
other property, in locations which are accessible to the public and
do not interfere with normal business operations of the commercial
premises;
2.
A
copy of said policy is submitted to the city manager to be maintained
in city files; and
3.
The
owner or person in lawful possession of the commercial parking area
has caused a notice to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance
to such commercial parking area not less than eighteen by twenty-four
inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height and
not to exceed in total area, six square feet. The notice shall be
in substantially the following form:
"It is a misdemeanor to engage in the solicitation of employment,
business or contributions of money or other property in areas of this
commercial parking lot which are not approved for such activity by
the property owner."
(Ord. 243 § 3, 1995)
It is unlawful for any person to distribute any printed or advertising
matter to any person or persons who may be riding in any vehicle or
conveyance of any character, while the same is in motion upon any
public highway in the city.
(Ord. 243 § 3, 1995)
It is unlawful for any person to attempt to stop, or to stop,
any person or persons who may be riding in any vehicle or conveyance
of any character, while the same is in motion upon any public highway
in the city for the purpose of soliciting business or for the purpose
of distributing any printed advertising matter.
(Ord. 243 § 3, 1995)
It is unlawful for any person to solicit patronage for or on
behalf of any person engaged in the business of transporting or transferring
persons or property or baggage, or to solicit patronage for or on
behalf of any hotel, lodginghouse, apartment house, café, restaurant
or boardinghouse in or upon any railroad train or car within the city
without the written consent of the owner of such railroad train or
car.
(Ord. 243 § 3, 1995)
