§ 5.40.110. Time, place and manner of solicitations—Prohibitions.

No person shall solicit in violation of any of the following provisions:

A.

No solicitation is permitted between the hours of nine p.m. and eight a.m., except by prior appointment;

B.

No solicitation is permitted at any residential property at which a sign is displayed indicating "No Solicitors" or a similar indication that no solicitation is desired by the occupant(s);

C.

No solicitor shall use profane or abusive language or verbal threats, during any solicitation or following any refusal by the person solicited;

D.

No solicitor shall step onto or over the threshold of a doorway, nor place his/her hands, legs, or any portion of the body in any doorway or exit so that it would reasonably appear to the occupant that the door may not be closed or the exit may not be accessible, unless the occupant grants permission to do so;

E.

No solicitor shall refuse to leave the premises when asked to do so by the occupant(s);

F.

No solicitation shall occur when the person to be solicited is in or on any of the following places:

1.

Any public transportation vehicle or facility;

2.

Any vehicle on the public or private street, alleyway or public right-of-way;

3.

Within fifty feet of any automated teller machine;

4.

Outdoor and/or indoor dining areas of restaurants or other dining establishments serving food for immediate consumption without the express permission of the restaurant owner, manager or operator; or

5.

A queue of five or more persons awaiting to gain admission to a place or vehicle, or waiting to purchase an item or admission ticket;

G.

No solicitor shall block or impede the path of the individual(s) being solicited;

H.

No solicitor shall continue to solicit, follow, or accompany, any individual who has been solicited after the individual has asked the solicitor to leave or after the individual being solicited has declined the solicitation;

I.

No solicitor shall touch the individual(s) being solicited without that individual(s) consent;

J.

No solicitor shall make any statements, gesture, or other communication which a reasonable person in the situation of the individual(s) being solicited would perceive to be a threat and has a reasonable likelihood to produce in the victim a fear that the threat will be carried out;

K.

No solicitor shall knowingly make false statements or misrepresentations during the course of the solicitation;

L.

No solicitor shall solicit by means of any loud or unreasonable noise, or by the use of a loudspeaker or other sound amplification that could reasonably be expected to disturb persons of ordinary sensitivity.

(Ord. 475 (part), 1999)