For purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the meanings indicated unless their context clearly requires otherwise:
SOLICITOR
Any person who goes upon the premises of any private residence
or commercial enterprise in the City, not having been invited by the
occupant thereof, for the purpose of taking or attempting to take
orders for the sale of goods, services, merchandise, wares, insurance
policies, subscriptions to books, magazines, periodicals or other
personal property of any nature for future delivery, or for services
to be performed in the future. This definition includes any person
who, without invitation, goes upon private property to request the
contribution of funds or anything of value, or to sell goods or services
for political, charitable, religious, not-for-profit, or other similar
noncommercial purposes.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City that the
occupant of the residence or commercial enterprise shall make the
determination of whether solicitors shall be invited to their residence
or commercial enterprise.
It shall be unlawful and shall constitute a trespass and a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell, knock upon any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant if the premises displays the notice provided for in §
11.372.
It shall be unlawful to engage in the act of soliciting prior
to 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., or at any time on a Sunday, state
or national holiday.
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit on a public parkway,
on corners adjacent to a public roadway, or on any part of a roadway,
whether dedicated as a street or easement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
solicitation for charitable organizations registered with the Attorney
General pursuant to the provisions of 225 ILCS 460/0.01 et seq. shall
be allowed on road dividers and safety islands so long as it does
not disrupt the orderly flow of traffic or interfere with the operation
of traffic control devices.
Every solicitor, itinerant vendor, itinerant dealer in secondhand
clothes, canvasser and helper of a solicitor, itinerant vendor, itinerant
dealer in secondhand clothes, or canvasser shall apply for a solicitation
permit with the City Clerk prior to engaging in the activity of soliciting
in the City.
All solicitors, after receiving the proper permit, shall wear in a conspicuous place on their outer garment an identification card displaying their picture (at least one inch by one inch), the name of the solicitor and the name and address of the person or organization receiving the solicitation permit. Notwithstanding the display of the required identification badge, no person shall engage in the activity of solicitation unless his name was submitted to the City Clerk's office pursuant to §
11.378(A)(2).
Although a solicitation permit is required, no fee shall be
charged to any charitable, veteran's, civic, cultural, political,
fraternal, social service or similar not-for-profit organization.