[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
PEDDLER
Any person who shall engage in peddling as hereinafter defined.
PEDDLING
The selling or offering for sale of any goods, wares, services or merchandise for immediate delivery which the person selling or offering for sale carries with him in traveling or has in his possession or control upon any of the streets or sidewalks or from house to house or by visitation to private residences or by entering into or upon private property within the Township, without having been requested or invited to do so by the owner, owners, occupant or occupants of said private residences or private property.
PERSON
Any person, association, partnership, firm, organization or corporation.
SOLICITING
The seeking or taking of contracts or orders for any goods, wares, services or merchandise for future delivery or for subscriptions or contributions or the advertising, promoting, selling and/or explaining any product, service, organization or cause upon any of the streets or sidewalks or from house to house or by visitation to private residences or by entering into or upon private property within the Township, without having been requested or invited to do so by the owner, owners, occupant or occupants of said private residences or private property; the seeking or taking of contracts or orders for home or other building repairs, improvements and alterations or orders or contracts for any mechanical, electrical, plumbing or heating devices or equipment for houses by the same means.
TOWNSHIP
East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
TRANSIENT RETAIL BUSINESS
Selling, soliciting or taking orders for any goods, wares or merchandise from a fixed location within the Township of East Pikeland on a temporary basis, which shall include but not be limited to such activities conducted at the time of special occasions or celebrations, for seasonal purposes or for or in advance of specific yearly holidays.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
No person shall engage in peddling, soliciting or transient retail in the Township without first having obtained a permit as herein provided.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
1. 
The words “soliciting” and “peddling” shall not apply to:
A. 
Farmers and dairies selling their own farm and dairy produce.
B. 
Persons, corporations, partnerships and associations, their agents or employees, who have complied with the provisions of 10 P.S. §162.1 et seq., as amended, governing solicitations for charitable, benevolent, patriotic or other purposes.
C. 
The seeking or taking orders by insurance agents or brokers licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
D. 
Persons under the age of 18 seeking or taking orders for goods, wares and merchandise or who represent the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts or similar organizations.
E. 
Persons engaged in political or religious advocacy.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
1. 
Every person desiring to engage in soliciting or peddling in the Township shall make application to the Township for a permit. Said application shall be available at the Township office and shall contain at least the following information verified by oath or affirmation:
A. 
The full name of the applicant and permanent address.
B. 
The firm or corporation by whom he is employed, if any.
C. 
The brief description of the nature and purpose of the business, solicitation, organization, cause and/or goods, wares, services or merchandise offered for sale.
D. 
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime and, if the answer is in the affirmative, the nature of the offense or offenses and the punishment imposed.
E. 
The type, model and permit number of the vehicle to be used, if any.
F. 
Upon request, the applicant shall also submit to fingerprinting and furnish a photograph.
G. 
Where a person makes application for himself and one or more assistant, all applicable personal information specified above shall be given for each assistant and verified or affirmed by oath or affirmation by him, and an individual permit shall be required for each assistant. No permit issued under this Part shall be transferable from one person to another.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
No person permitted as a solicitor or peddler under this Part shall engage in soliciting or peddling between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the next day, prevailing local time. No soliciting or peddling on Sunday.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
Any permit issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked at any time by the Township Manager, Zoning Officer, Chief of Police or any member of the Board of Supervisors when such suspension is deemed to be beneficial to the public health, safety or welfare, or for the violation of any of the provisions of this Part, or for giving false information upon any application for a permit. The permit may also be suspended or revoked if the permittee is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude after the issuance of the permit or that the permittee was convicted of disorderly conduct under any law of the Commonwealth or any municipal ordinance after the issuance of the permit.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008]
1. 
Unless exempt under §13-103 of this Part, the following regulations apply to transient retail merchants:
A. 
Transient retail business is only permitted in the C-Commercial Zoning District.
B. 
A zoning permit is required for all transient retail businesses.
C. 
A letter signed by the property owner granting permission for use of property.
D. 
Roadside stands must meet all zoning setback requirements.
E. 
Roadside stands must not interfere with the flow of traffic and adequate parking must be provided.
F. 
No lighting is permitted.
G. 
Hours of operation for all roadside stands are 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. daily.
H. 
Temporary signs permitted in accordance with §1904.2A of the East Pikeland Zoning Ordinance.
[Ord. 137, 9/2/2008; as amended by Ord. 156, 6/5/2012]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.