In this division, the following definitions shall be applicable:
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
Any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic or eleemosynary
person, partnership, association or corporation described in Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempted from income taxes
under Section 501(a) of that code.
DIRECT SELLER
Any individual who, for such individual, or for a partnership,
association, limited liability corporation, limited liability partnership
or corporation, who sells goods, or takes sales orders for the later
delivery of goods, at any location other than the permanent business
place or residence of said individual, partnership, association or
corporation and shall include, but not be limited to, peddlers, solicitors
and transient merchants. The sale of goods includes donations required
by the direct seller for the retention of goods by a donor or prospective
customer.
GOODS
Includes personal property of any kind and shall include
goods provided incidental to services offered or sold.
PERMANENT MERCHANT
A direct seller who, for at least one year prior to the consideration
of the application, has continuously maintained a permanent retail
location in this City and maintained consistent business hours open
to the public.
PERSON
All humans of any age or sex, partnerships, corporations,
associations, groups, organizations and any other description of a
collection of human beings working in concert or for the same purpose
or objective.
SPECIAL EVENT
An athletic event, ceremony, demonstration, exhibition, march,
pageant, parade, procession, show or other similar display which interferes
with the normal flow or regulation of traffic upon the streets, sidewalks
or rights-of-way, or the normal use of parks or other public grounds
and for which a special event permit has been issued.