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University City, MO
St. Louis County
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It is lawful for any real estate broker, real estate agent, real estate salesman or saleswoman, or any agent thereof to solicit any owner of residential property located within the City for the purpose of having such owner sell or lease any residential real property or for the purpose of having such owner list for sale or lease any residential property located within the City:
1. 
By telephone, or
2. 
By mail, provided such solicitation is done in good taste.
B. 
Door-to-door solicitation by real estate agents referred to in Subsection (A) of this Section, however, shall be unlawful.
C. 
Any owner of any residential property may lawfully solicit and contract with any real estate broker, real estate agent, or real estate salesman or saleswoman or any agent thereof for the sale of the property of such owner.
Every person who issues certificates of title to real estate within the City shall state in such certificate either the effect of the zoning ordinance of the City on such real estate, or that such property is subject to such zoning ordinance, or that such certificate attempts to make no statement as to restrictions on property defined in the zoning ordinance of the City.
A. 
It is unlawful to remove any market cart or basket furnished by merchants for the convenience of customers for use on the premises of the owner beyond the outside perimeter of the premises of the merchant without the express written consent of the merchant.
B. 
It is unlawful to leave market carts, baskets or other similar devices furnished by merchants upon the public rights-of-way, public easements including sewer easements, private premises away from the premises of the owner, or upon streets or sidewalks used by the public, and the same is prohibited and declared to be a nuisance.
Any such market carts, baskets or other similar devices left unattended upon the public rights-of-way, public easements including sewer easements, private premises away from the premises of the owner, or upon streets or sidewalks used by the public shall be deemed unlawfully removed in violation of this Section; such market carts, baskets or other similar devices shall be impounded by the City and shall be released to the owners thereof upon proper proof of ownership and upon payment of a fee in the amount of five dollars ($5.00).
C. 
All market carts, baskets or other similar devices shall be identified with the store name and address.
D. 
Any such carts, baskets or other devices which remain unclaimed for more than seven (7) days after notice to the owner by the Department of Public Works and Parks shall be disposed of in any manner deemed appropriate by the City. All monies received from sale of such property shall be turned over to the Director of Finance to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the City.
It is unlawful for any person to stand in or to move in any public street for the purpose of offering or selling, or offering for sales any goods, wares, merchandise or services to any occupant of a motor vehicle in such street or to any other person in such street.
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It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer or expose for sale any lunch or any candy, ice cream or other confection whatsoever on the streets, alleys or public places in the City within three hundred (300) feet of any public or parochial school or public park, or within any public park within the City. Excluding Ruth Park and the Heman Park Community Center, exception is made as to any regularly licensed concessionaire acting by and under the authority and regulation of the Director of Parks and Recreation.
B. 
For the purpose of this Section, the words "public or parochial school" shall be taken to mean and include any school yard and any athletic field or stadium maintained or operated by or in connection with any public or parochial school.
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It is unlawful for any person or persons to offer for sale household goods in a "yard" or "garage" sale in an area in front of the front building line of the premises in which such person or persons reside.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person or persons to offer for sale household goods in a "yard" or "garage" sale in excess of two (2) days during any calendar year.
A. 
It is unlawful to maintain an exterior lighting fixture that shines light directly into a window of a dwelling unit located on an adjoining lot. Exterior lights shall be shielded and floodlights or spotlights shall be aimed to avoid shining light directly into a window of a dwelling unit located on an adjoining lot.
B. 
The owner and occupant of property on which an exterior light is located shall be responsible for maintaining the light in compliance with this Section.
It is unlawful, in the event of a tenant's eviction from a house or apartment, for anyone to place the personal property of the evictee in any area other than the front yard or back yard of the house or apartment from which the eviction is made; that is, it is unlawful to place the personal property involved in the eviction on the sidewalk or street in front of the house or apartment from which the eviction is made or on the sidewalk or street in front of any other house or apartment in the neighborhood.