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6 <br />(6) The merchandise displayed shall not occupy more than 100 square feet unless approved <br />by Council. <br />(7) Overnight storage. No overnight storage of transient merchant equipment or <br />merchandise shall be permitted unless approved by Council. <br />(8) Signs. No signage shall violate the provisions of this Code relating to size and number <br />of business signs. <br />(b) Peddlers and Solicitors <br />(1) Except for those people specified in Section 38-383, no peddler or solicitor shall <br />engage in peddling or soliciting without wearing and clearly displaying a city issued <br />license. A peddler or solicitor must also carry a driver's license or state identification <br />card. <br />(2) Hours for unsolicited calls are limited to Monday through Saturday, noon to 6:00 p.m. <br />(3) Only one peddler or solicitor shall approach each residence and no peddler or solicitor <br />from the same company can approach the same residence again unless invited back by <br />the resident. <br />(4) The license is not transferable to another person. <br />(c) For Transient Merchants, Peddlers, Solicitors, and Non-profits <br />(1) Must not conduct business in a manner that creates a health or safety hazard. <br />(2) Must conduct business in a reasonably courteous manner at all times, must not engage <br />in offensive, obscene, or abusive language, must not push open a door not opened by <br />an occupant, must not place any portion of a person's body through an opened <br />doorway without the invitation of an occupant, and must not physically attempt to stop <br />an occupant from closing a door. <br />(3) Must immediately leave private property when requested to do so by an occupant and <br />must leave immediately upon completion of a transaction or an unsuccessful attempt to <br />contact the occupant. <br />(4) When entering onto a residential property go directly to the most visible door of the <br />house, unless there is an adult present outside of the house or in an open garage. <br />(5) A person conducting business shall not make untrue statements to the people <br />contacted regarding the purpose of the contact, orders placed by the neighbors, or the <br />goods or services offered. <br />(6) Must not make statements to the people contacted indicating or implying city <br />endorsement of their activities or products by the city. <br />S:\Administration\Licenses\Transient & Solicitor\Ordinance Amendment 2007\Ordinance Repeal Solic.doc <br />