"Applicant" means either a principal or his agent who is applying for a commercial solicitation permit.

"Business license department" means the city finance department for the city.

"Commercial canvasser" means a person who conducts a poll or survey or who otherwise canvasses from door to door within the city for commercial purposes.

"Commercial peddler" means any person who travels by foot, vehicle or by any other type of conveyance from door to door, house to house, or street to street, carrying, conveying or transporting food, goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property of any nature whatsoever, offering or exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers, excepting food vending vehicles as defined in Chapter 5.16. The word "peddler" means and includes the words "hawker" or "huckster."

"Commercial solicitation" means the conducting, managing or carrying on of the activities of a commercial solicitor or commercial canvasser as defined in this section. "Commercial solicitation" as defined in this section does not include solicitation by telephone, door hanger or solicitation through the United States mail.

"Commercial solicitor" means any person who travels either by foot, vehicle or any other type of conveyance from door to door, house to house, or street to street, taking or attempting to take subscriptions, contracts of sale, or orders for the sale of foods, goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property of any nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not such person has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale, or whether or not he collects advance payments on such sales. The word "solicitor" shall include any person who uses or occupies any vehicle, conveyance, structure or other place other than a permanent store building within the city for the purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery.

"Door hanger" means an advertisement that is hung on or attached to a door knob without knocking or otherwise trying to make personal contact with any individual at the residential property.

"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock organization, society, organization or league and shall include any agent, trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.

"Residential property" means a building designed for or occupied by one or more families as a residence including single-family residences, duplexes and apartments. (Ord. 700 §1, 2019; Ord. 483 §1, 2003; Ord. 477 §1, 2003; Ord. 473 §1, 2002).