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ORDINANCE NO. 544
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTIONS
5.84.090 AND 5.84.110 ADDING SECTIONS
5.84.120 AND 5.84.130 REGULATING DISTRIBUTION
OF LITERATURE, PEDDLING AND SOLICITATION.
The C i ty Counc i 1 of the C i ty of Palm Desert,
California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN, as follows:
Section 1: That Section 5.84.090 and 5.84.110 is
amended to read as follows:
"5.84.090. Refusal to Leave Unlawful. It is unlawful
for a peddler or solicitor or person distributing literature, or
merchandise of any kind, to refuse to leave any residence,
dwelling, apartment, or other private property or public place
within the City when requested to leave by the owner, occupant,
resident, manager or other person in control thereof.
5.84.110. Violation and Penalty. It is unlawful for
any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any
of the requirements of this chapter. Any person violating any
provisions of this chapter or failing to comply with any of the
requirements is deemed guilty of an infraction in accordance
with Chapter 1.12 of this code."
Section 2: That Section 5.84.120 and 5.84.130 are
hereby added to read as follows:
5.84.120. Peddling and Soliciting in Commercial
ind Industrial Districts. No person, firm,
corpor n, association, club, partnership or any other
organ n, either employing or contracting with one or more
indivi,.._ s for commercially selling or offering for sale, or
soliciting orders of any goods, wares, merchandise or other
commercial services at wholesale or retail, will do so without
first applying for and obtaining a permit from the City, to call
upon public places within the commercial and industrial
districts.
The fee for an annual permit to solicitor peddle in
public places shall be one hundred ($100) dollars to cover the
cost of Investigation by the Police Department and processing by
the City and is nonrefundable. The permit shall be in addition
to any other license or permit fee required by the City.
ORDINANCE NO. 544
5.84.130. Application to Peddle or Solicit.
Applicants for a permit to solicit or peddle in public places in
the commercial and industrial districts must furnish to the City
and police department the following information:
A. Applicants name Including his or her
description, drivers license, date of birth
and age.
B. Applicants home address, telephone number.
C. Employer and credentials to include the
business name, address, telephone number,
together with credentials establishing the
exact relationship of the applicant to the
employer.
D. A description of the goods or services
offered.
E . A recent two inch by two Inch photograph of
the applicant showing the head and shoulders.
F. Fingerprints of the applicant to be scheduled
with the police department. r
G. A statement as to whether or not -ne
applicant has been convicted of any crime,
misdemeanor violation of any municipal
ordinance of this or any other city and the
nature of the offense and the punishment or
penalty assessed therefore."
Section 3: Publication. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause
the same to be printed once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in the
City of Palm Desert, and this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 544
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th
July 1988, by the following vote:
AYES: Crites, Snyder, W.Llson a Benson
NOES: Done
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Kelly
None
SHEILA R. GI'CLIGAN, Ci
City of Palm Desert,%E
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JEAW ,BENSON, Mayor
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