Nearly 100 different people are knocking on doors within our HOA: roofers, tree removers, storm damage “experts,” and more.
If you post a sign stating “no soliciting” or “no solicitors,” they cannot come on your property. This section is under Article 4 of the city ordinances:
Sec. 18.161. – Unlawful conduct.
(a) It is unlawful for a peddler to engage in selling or offering to sell between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(b) It is unlawful for a solicitor to attempt to obtain a donation or distribute a handbill or flyer between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to engage in selling or offering to sell upon premises where a sign is posted prohibiting these activities, with wording including “no solicitors.”
(d) It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell any article of merchandise of any kind from any wagon, hack, cart, pushcart, or vehicle of any kind or from any table, bench, box, counter, or receptacle of any kind while standing or being in or upon the public square, the public streets, alleys or sidewalks.
(e) It is unlawful for any person to pursue or offer to pursue the business of a seller, vendor, or merchant of merchandise of any kind on the public square, streets, alleys, or sidewalks.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to act as a peddler or solicitor without having first applied for and obtained an identification card from the chief of police.
(g) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to act as a peddler or solicitor in the city without carrying the required identification card while engaged in such selling or soliciting.
