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  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO
MEETING DATE: 9/27/2021
DEPARTMENT:Police
DIRECTOR:Ed Drain, Chief of Police
AGENDA ITEM:An Ordinance of the City of Plano, Texas repealing and replacing in its entirety Article IV, Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors, Carnivals, and Job Placement Activities, of Chapter 11, Licenses and Business Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:Adoption of Ordinances

ITEM SUMMARY

Ordinance No. 2021-9-23: To repeal and replace in its entirety Article IV, Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors, Carnivals, and Job Placement Activities, of Chapter 11, Licenses and Business Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, a publication clause and an effective date. Adopted

BACKGROUND

This ordinance repeals and replaces in its entirety Article IV, Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors, Carnivals and Job Placement activities of Chapter 11, Licenses and Business Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano.  This ordinance  removes speech-related solicitation regulations on public and private property and utilizes state law regulations to address related health,  safety, and privacy concerns.   This ordinance keeps some provisions relating to handbill distribution as they relate to littering rather than regulating speech.   This ordinance creates an offense for an uninvited person to go on a residential premise and ring a doorbell, knock, or create sound to attract the attention of occupants of a residence where there is a conspicuous posted sign prohibiting trespassing.

 

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS

This item has no fiscal impact.

 

Approval of this item will support the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of being an Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government.

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Peddlers, Solicitors Ordinance9/21/2021Ordinance