A.
It is
unlawful for any person to solicit any person in an operating vehicle
or conveyance of any character on any public highway in the City.
B.
Except as otherwise permitted in Title 10, it is unlawful to stand or park any vehicle or structure wholly or partly in any City street for the purpose of selling the vehicle or structure, or for the purpose of soliciting, selling, bartering or exchanging therefrom or therein.
D.
For
purposes of this section, "solicit" means to ask for money, goods,
patronage, or services whether by words, bodily gestures, signs, printed
matter, or other means.
(Ord. 560 § 3, 2019)
A.
It is
unlawful for any person on the streets, sidewalks, or other places
open to the public, whether publicly or privately owned, to coerce,
threaten, harass, or intimidate another person for the purpose of
soliciting money or goods.
B.
For
the purposes of this section, a person "coerces, threatens, harasses
or intimidates another person" when:
1.
The
solicitor's conduct would cause a reasonable person in the position
of the solicitee to fear for their safety;
2.
The
solicitor intentionally blocks the path of the solicitee;
3.
The
solicitor persists in following the solicitee closely, and continues
to demand money or other things of value after the solicitee has rejected
the solicitation by words or conduct;
4.
The
solicitor blocks, obstructs, or prevents the free access to the entrance
of any building open to the public; or
5.
The
solicitor fails to comply with any posted sign or signs indicating
times, manners, or places where soliciting is permitted. Any such
sign must contain lettering in a font size of at least one-half inch
in height.
C.
For
the purposes of this section, the following facts, among others, are
relevant in deciding whether a reasonable person would have cause
to fear for their safety:
(Ord. 560 § 3, 2019)
