HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 3451ORDINANCE NO. 8 ~ ~ _1.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.18 OF
THE BAKE~SFI ELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL SOLICITATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 5.18 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 5.18
RESIDENTIAL SOLICITATIONS
Sections:
5.18.010
5.18.020
5.18.030
5.18.040
5.18.050
Definitions.
Registration required.
Registration for non-profit organizations.
Registration for businesses.
Regulations.
5.18.010 Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different
meaning clearly appears from the context, the words set forth in
this section shall have the following meanings:
A. "Business" means professions, trades and
occupations, and all and every kind of call carried on for profit.
B. "Non-profit organization" means any organization
having tax exempt status pursuant to federal or state law.
C. "Organization" means any indiwidual, firm,
partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock
association, church, religious sect, religious denomination,
assignee, agent, society, league, trustee, receiver or other
similar representative thereof.
D. "Person" means any individual.
E. "Residential solicitation" means the uninvited entry
onto property in a residential zone to sell goods or services, or
to request or collect donations.
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F. "Residential zone" means the following zones in the
R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, E and RH.
5.18.020 Registration required.
A. It is unlawful for any person over the age of
eighteen years to conduct or participate in a residential
solicitation for a non-profit organization in violation of this
chapter, or without having first registered with the city manager
or his designee.
B. It is unlawful for any person to conduct or
participate in a residential solicitation on behalf of any
business which is required to obtain a business license as set
forth in Chapter 5.02, in violation of this chapter, or without
having first obtained a valid business license and registered with
the city manager or his designee.
5.18.030 Registration for non-profit organizations.
A. Each person shall, no less than twenty-four hours
prior to commencing any residential solicitation on behalf of any
non-profit organization, register with the city manager or his
designee.
B. Each registrant shall provide his name, address,
driver's license number, social security number, the name and
address of each organization on behalf of which the solicitation
will be conducted, the tax-exempt number of each such organization
and the specific dates during which the residential solicitation
will be conducted, not to exceed ninety days.
C. There shall be no fee for registration under this
section.
5.18.040 Registration for businesses.
A. Each person shall, no less than ten days prior to
commencing any residential solicitation on behalf of any business,
register with the city manager or his designee.
B. Each registrant shall provide his name, address,
driver's license number, if applicable, social security nu~ber,
the name and address of each business on behalf of which the
residential solicitation will be conducted, the business license
number of each such business, and the specific dates during which
the residential solicitation will be conducted, not to exceed
ninety days.
C. Each business for which a registrant will conduct a
residential solicitation must have and maintain a valid business
license from the city.
D. Each registrant shall pay a fee not to exceed the
cost of registration as set forth in Section 3.70.040.
5.18.050 Regulations.
A. Each registered person shall obtain all other
permits required by federal, state and local law for the
activities he or she intends to conduct, if any are so required.
B. All residential solicitations shall be conducted in
accordance with federal, state and local law.
C. No registered person shall conduct a residential
solicitation on dates other than those specified on the
application.
D. No residential solicitation may be conducted between
8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance witlh the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30)
days from and after the date of its passage.
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ORIG!NA/
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on MAR 11 199~
following vote: , by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED MAR 1 1 1992
CLARENCE E. ~DDERS
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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1/29/92
ORIGiNAl.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern)
SS.
CAROL WILLIAMS, Being duly sworn,
That she is the duly appointed,
of Bakersfield; and that on the
posted on the Bulletin Board at
the following:
City Council at
and entitled:
Ordinance
a meeting held on
deposes and says:
acting and qualified City Clerk of the City
16th day of March 19_92 she
City Hall, a full, true and correct ~opy of
No. 3451 , passed by the Bakersfield
the 11th day of March 19_~2_,
NSAOPD
/s/ CAROL WILLIAMS
CITY CLERK of the City of Bakersfield
DEPUTY City Clerk