Sec. 11-14. Solicitation from streets and median strips.

(a) No person shall stand in a roadway or median strip for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment or business from the occupant of any vehicle.
(b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway or parking lot.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to stand, sit or loiter in any street or highway, including the shoulders or median strip but excluding sidewalks, and to stop or attempt to stop any vehicle for the purpose of soliciting or accepting contributions from the occupants of any vehicle or for the purpose of distributing merchandise to the occupants of any vehicle. It also shall be unlawful for any person to stand, sit or loiter in any street or highway, including the shoulders or median strip but excluding sidewalks, and to solicit or accept contributions from the occupants of any stopped vehicle or to distribute merchandise to the occupants of any stopped vehicle.
(d) If any person is found to have violated any provision of this ordinance, such person or persons shall be guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500.00. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 2905, § 1, 3-12-02)

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