HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3489 12/18/1984 RDINANCE NO. 3489
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE XV ENTITLED
"TAG DAYS" OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE VILLAGE
CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THE 18th DAY OF December , 1984.
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois the
__/~d~hday of December , 1984.
RDINANCE NO. 3489
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE XV ENTITLED
"TAG DAYS" OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE VILLAGE
CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: Article XV entitled "Tag Days" of Chapter 23
of the Village of Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois (1981) is
hereby amended by rescinding said Article XV in its entirety
and by substituting therefore a new Article XV to be entitled
"Solicitation on Streets and Highways" and to read as follows:
"ARTICLE XV
SOLICITATION ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
SECTION:
23.1501
23.1502
23.1503
23.1504
23.1505
Street Intersections Where Solicitation Permitted
Organizations Qualifying for Street Solicitation
Permit Required
Application
Penalty
Sec. 23.1501
Street Intersections Where Solicitation
Permitted
Solicitation of contributions for charitable or other
non-for-profit purposes by certain organizations hereinafter
defined, shall be allowed upon the streets and highways within
this Village only at street intersections where all traffic is
required to come to a full stop.
Sec. 23.1502
Organizations Qualifying for Street
Solicitation
No charitable or non-for-profit organization or other
persons shall conduct solicitation activities on or within any
of the above designated street intersections within this Village,
unless such organization shall be:
(A)
Registered with the Attorney General asa charitable
organization in the manner provided by law;
(B) Engaged in statewide fund raising activities;
(c)
Liable for any injuries to any person or property
during such solicitation activity which is causally
related to an act of ordinary negligence of the
soliciting agent;
(D)
Liable for any increase in the cost of liability
insurance taken by the Village with respect to
said street intersection solicitation activity;
(E)
Restricted in its solicitation activities to repre-
sentatives or agents who shall be sixteen (16) years
of age or more and who shall be wearing a high
visibility vest, with no more than four (4) such
persons being allowed to actually solicit on or
within an intersection at any one time.
(F)
Able to first furnish a valid certificate of lia-
bility insurance with an insurer approved by the
Village naming the Village as an additional insured
with respect to such solicitation activities.
(G)
Able to first execute a hold harmless and indemni-
fication agreement to the Village with respect to
such solicitation activities.
Sec. 23.1503. Permit Required
Any organization eligible to conduct solicitation
activities within those street intersections hereinabove desig-
nated shall obtain a permit for such solicitation from the
Village Manager, and it shall be the duty of the Village Manager
to see that the applicant complies with the eligibility require-
ments contained in Section 23.1502 of this Article.
Sec. 23.1504. Application
A written application, verified under oath, for a permit
to conduct solicitation activities in any of the streets desig-
nated in this Article shall be filed with the Village Clerk at
least ten (t0) days prior to the date such activities are to
commence. Such application shall contain the following infor-
mation:
(A)
Na~e, address and telephone nuraber of the applicant
and the organization for which the permit is
sought.
(B)
Proof that
charitable
General.
the organization is registered as a
organization with the Illinois Attorney
(c)
A statement of the statewide fund raising activity
of which the local organization solicitation effort
is a part.
(D)
The day or dates and the times thereof at which such
solicitation activities are proposed to take place.
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E) The street location or locations for which approval
to solicit is being sought.
(F) The number of persons proposed to solicit at each
location, and the age of each person.
(G)
A statement as to whether the applicant or the
organization represented has ever be~n convicted
of a criminal violation, and if so, the nature
of the offense and the punishment assessed
therefore.
(H)
A statement as to whether the applicant or the
organization represented has ever had a street
solicitation permit revoked or refused by the
Village or by any other municipality, and if so,
the reasons for such revocation or refusal.
In addition, the application shall be accompanied by the
certificate of liability insurance and the executed hold
harmless and indemnification agreement provided .for in Section
23.1502 of this Article.
Sec. 23.1505. Penalty
Any person, firm or organization violating any provisions
of this Article shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) for each offense; and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues."
SECTION TWO: This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect upon its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet
form in accordance with law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of December
, 1984.
AYES: Arthur,F~rley,
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
Floros, Murauskis,
Van Geem,
Wattenberg
~LAGE PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK
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