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Proposed Ordinance Notice 01 24 19 <br /> <br />Ordinance 19 - ____ <br /> <br />An Ordinance Amending Chapter 38, Article VIII, Peddlers, Solicitors, <br />Transient Merchants, and Mobile Food Units of the City of Elk River, <br />Minnesota, City Code <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. That § 38-383, Exemptions of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be <br />amended as follows: <br /> <br />All persons engaged in the business activities described in this section shall comply with the <br />provisions of section 38-414(c). The following business activities shall be exempt from the <br />requirements of this article. The city clerk shall determine if a business activity falls within these <br />exemptions, subject to appeal to the city council. <br />(1) Doing business by appointment. A bona fide appointment is one that is not merely <br />obtained by going door-to-door in conjunction with the taking of orders, offering for sale <br />or selling. <br />(2) Solicitation of orders for future door-to-door delivery of newspapers. <br />(3) Nonprofit groups that register with the city clerk. No fee is required to so register. This <br />exemption does not include individuals who are paid to engage in peddling, soliciting, or <br />transient merchant business. <br />(4) Selling goods to retail or wholesale stores or to professional or industrial establishments <br />for retail re-sale only. <br />(5) Selling or peddling the products of the farm or garden grown and cultivated by such <br />person, but such activities must comply with applicable health regulations. <br />(6) All vendors involved in the following community events: Fourth of July Celebration, <br />Community Festival, Sherburne County Fair, Business Expo, and any other community <br />event the city council deems exempt. <br />(7) Garage sales, rummage sales, and craft sales. <br />(8) Establishing a regular customer delivery route for the delivery of perishable food and <br />dairy products such as baked goods, milk, and groceries. <br />(9) Selling goods or admissions to events by K—12 students where the proceeds of such <br />sales benefit a program or activity in which the student is involved. <br />(10) Mobile food units listed as part of a special event permit issued by the city. The terms of <br />the special event permit shall apply. City-sanctioned events are exempt. <br />(11) Mobile food units contracted by residential property owners for private parties where <br />food is not sold to guests or any other members of the public. This exclusion does not <br />