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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/1992 BAKERSFIELD Kevin McDermott, Chair Patricia DeMond Ken Peterson Staff: John W. Stinson AGENDA BUDGET AND FINANCE Friday, January 24, 1992 12:30 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. Fire Station No. 2 2. Residential Solicitations (Revised Ordinance) 3. Selection of City Physician 4. Ambulance Rates 5. Midyear Budget Amendments 6. Set Next Meeting AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER '5.18 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TORESIDENTIALSOLICITATIONS. 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 ~mended to read as follows: Chapter 5.18 RESIDENTIAL SOLICITATIONS Sections: 5.18,010 Definitions. 5.18.020 Registration required. 5~18.030 Registration for non-profit organizations. '·5.18.040 Registration for businesses. 5.18.050 Regulations. 5.18.01.0 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 federa!/or state·law. ' ~' C.~ "Organization" means any· individual, 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. ' " F-. "Residential zone"' means the following zones in the city: R-l,-R-2,· R-3, R-4,~ R-S, E and RH. . · 5.18.020 Registration required. A. It is unlawful for any 9erson over the age of sixteen 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. ~ 8·. 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 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 addres~ 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 u~der 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, social security number, 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 prior to registration. 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 conducCedin 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 With the Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. ........... o0o - 3 - 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 following vote: , by the CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of .Bakersfield APPROVED CLARENCE E. ~L~DDERS MAyoR of the '~City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: LAWRENCE M. LUNARDINI .CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield LCM/meg BUS-ORD\ SOLICIT.O-4 1/13/92