§ 13-249. Display of card prohibiting solicitors.
(a)
A person desiring that no merchant, itinerant vendor or peddler, or other person engage in a solicitation at his residence or business shall exhibit in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the residence or business a weatherproof card containing the words "NO SOLICITORS." The letters shall be not less than one (1) inch in height.
(b)
Every merchant, itinerant vendor or peddler, upon going onto any premises upon which a residence or business is located, shall first examine the residence or business to determine if any notice prohibiting soliciting is exhibited upon or near the main entrance to the residence or business. If notice prohibiting soliciting is exhibited, the itinerant vendor, merchant or peddler shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the occupant unless the visit is the result of a request made by the occupant.
(c)
No person shall go upon any residential or business premises and ring the doorbell or knock upon the door or create any sound in a manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of the residence or business for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant and engaging in or attempting to engage in the business of an itinerant vendor, merchant or peddler if a card as described in subsection (a) is exhibited in a conspicuous place upon or near the main entrance to the residence or business unless the visit is the result of a request made by the occupant.
(d)
No person, other than the occupant of the residence or business, shall remove, deface or render illegible a card placed by the occupant pursuant to subsection (a) above.
(e)
Any merchant, itinerant vendor or peddler who has gained entrance to a residence or business for an audience with the occupant, whether invited or not, shall immediately depart from the premises without disturbing the occupant further when requested to leave by the occupant.
(Ord. No. 9120-2010, § 2, 11-2-10)