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~ntroduced By: City Attorney
Introduction Date: 04/25/83
Public Hearing & 05/09/83
Enactment Date:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 515
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 15 AND REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER
16, SEWARD CITY CODE, REGULATING PEDDLERS,
SOLICITORS, ETC.
WHEREAS, the City of Seward deems it in the best interest of
the public welfare to impose reasonable regulation on the solicitation
of funds or sales on public property and door-to-door, in order to
lessen the likelihood of fraud, deceit or misunderstanding by the
public, and to lessen the likelihood that the manner of soliciting funds
or sales will create a nuisance to the public or unreasonably infringe
on the public's reasonable expectation of privacy, all while giving due
consideration to the reasonable needs of those seeking to solicit funds
or sales with the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD ORDAINS that:
Section 1.
Section 15-8 of the Seward City Code is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. Chapter 16 of the Seward City Code is hereby
repealed and re-enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 16
PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, ETC.1
~ 16-l. Permit for solicitation of sales or
funds on city property.
~ 16-2. Uninvited door-to-door soliciting on
residential property.
~ 16-3. Exceptions from chapter; intent of
chapter.
Sec. 16-1. Permit for solicitation of sales or funds on City
property. (a) No person or entity shall solicit funds or
secure subscriptions for the payment thereof, or sell or
solicit orders for the sale of services or goods upon property
owned or controlled by the City without first securing written
permission to do so from the City Chief of Police.
(b) The applicant for a permit shall be required to
answer truthfully such questions as may be put to him. The
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For state law authorizing city to license, regulate, etc., peddlers,
etc., see A.S. 29.10.180.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 515
police chief may require as a prerequisite to the issuance of
a permit, the preparation of a card to be exhibited to each
prospective donor showing required information. The informa-
tion to be required on the card may include the purpose,
character, method and estimated expenses of the solicitation,
the need for the contribution to be solicited, the proposed
use of the solicited funds, the amount that will remain
available for the stated purpose over expenses, the amount
received from solicitation in the preceding calendar year, the
expenses of such solicitation, and the amount that remained
available for the stated purpose. In case any person or
organization deems themselves aggrieved by the provisions
hereof, he may appeal the decision of the Chief of Police to
the City Council.
(c) Each person engaging in public solicitation as
permitted herein shall keep in his possession a copy of the
permit issued by the Chief of Police and shall exhibit it to
any citizen upon demand.
(d) Any person receiving a permit shall pay to the City
a fee according to a schedule to be fixed from time to time by
resolution of the City Council.
(e) The City may investigate the information on any
permit application and may inspect the records of the solici-
tors and give publicity to its findings.
Sec. 16-2. Uninvited door-to-door soliciting on residential
property. No one shall go in or upon private residences in
the City for the purpose of soliciting funds or sales of
services or goods, or for the purpose of selling or disposing
of the same not having been requested or invited to do so by
the owner or occupant of the private residences.
Sec. 16-3. Exemptions from chapter; intent of chapter. The
provisions of this chapter shall not apply to fund-raising
activities of charitable, religious, civic or educational
organizations, or other nonprofit organizations which apply
for and receive from the City Clerk authorization to conduct
their activities on City property or door-to-door.
It is the intent of this chapter not to discriminate
between residents of this City or of the State and
nonresidents thereof, and it is expressly provided that this
chapter shall apply without discrimination to all persons,
residents of the City or State or nonresidents thereof.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect 10 days following
enactment.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 515
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA,
this 9th day of May , 1983.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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:{ice-l1ayor
Burgess, Gillespie, Meehan, O'Brien, Swartz and Wilson
None
Cripps
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ,
POWELL & BRUNDIN
Attorneys for the City of Seward
(City Seal)
Frk!rvJt~
City Attorney