§ 235-3. License required; restrictions on hours and days; designation of fixed locations.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a door-to-door peddler, door-to-door solicitor, fixed-location vendor, or itinerant vendor as herein defined without first having obtained a license therefor from the Department of Development. An itinerant vendor operating in a City park shall be additionally required to obtain a permit pursuant to § 224-7 of the City Code.

[Amended 5-22-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-100]

B. 

In any case, where a door-to-door peddler or door-to-door solicitor has a license as provided herein or is exempt from licensing under the provisions of § 235-2, he or she shall not sell or solicit on a house-to-house or door-to-door basis on Sundays or holidays, and he or she shall not solicit on other days from dusk to dawn. A fixed-location vendor or an itinerant vendor shall sell his or her goods, wares and merchandise only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., except that an itinerant vendor operating in a City park pursuant to a permit obtained under § 224-7 of the City Code shall operate during the hours set forth in such permit. The City Clerk shall maintain a list of residents who opt out of any door-to-door solicitation and shall provide such list to all licensees permitted under this section. Door-to-door solicitors and vendors shall not solicit any property on such list.

[Amended 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-123]

C. 

The City Manager shall, in consultation with the Commissioners of Police and Development, based on impacts, if any, on surrounding residences and businesses, factors of public safety, and City facilities and services, designate not more than 10 fixed locations in the City. The Commissioner of Finance of the City shall hold an auction to obtain the highest responsible bid for each fixed-location. Such highest responsible bid shall be paid by the successful fixed-location vendor, in addition to the usual fixed-location vendor license fee as set forth in Chapter 133, Fees, at the time of obtaining his or her fixed-location license.

[Amended 2-9-2016 by Ord. No. 28-2016]

Amended 3-9-1970 by Ord. No. 66-1970; 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 218-2004