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ORDINANCE NO. 96-21, as amended
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
RELATING TO SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS AND OPEN-AIR
VENDORS; AMENDING SECTION 119-3 OF THE OCOEE
CITY CODE BY ADOPTING NEW DEFINITIONS OF
PEDDLER AND SOLICITOR AND BY REPEALING THE
DEFINITION OF AGENT; REPEALING SECTION 119-27
OF THE OCOEE CITY CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COHHISSION OF THE CITY OF
OCOEE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has
the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of
the Constitution of the state of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida
statutes.
SECTION 2. The definitions of "agent", "peddler" and
"solicitor" set forth in section 119-] of Chapter 119 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. section 119-] of Chapter 119 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida is hereby amended by the
addition of new definitions of "peddler" and "solicitor" as
follows:
1. Peddler means any person who goes upon the
premises of any private residence in the city,
not having been invited by the occupant
thereof, carrying or transporting goods,
wares, merchandise or personal property of any
nature and offering the same for sale. This
definition also includes any person who
solicits orders and as a separate transaction
makes deliveries to purchasers as part of the
scheme to evade the provisions of this
Chapter.
2. Solicitor means any person who goes upon the
premises of any private residence in the city,
not having been invited by the occupant
thereof, for the purpose of taking or
attempting to take orders for the sale of
goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal
property of any nature for future delivery, or
for services to be performed in the future.
SECTION 4. section 119-27 of Chapter 119 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Ocoee, Florida is hereby repealed in its
entirety.
SECTION 5. Severability.
If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 6. Codification.
It is the intention of the
City Commission of the city that the provisions of this Ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the
City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
relettered and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter",
"section", "article", or such other appropriate word or phrase in
order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such
inclusion in the code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance
may be renumbered or relettered and the correction of typographical
errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City
Manager, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or
recodified copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon passage and adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of October, 1996.
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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S. Scott Vand~rg ift, Mayor
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FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGALITY this 15th day of
October, 1996
ADVERTISED If> -.~ ~ q(q , 1996
READ FIRST TIME ID-Z-9~ ,
1996; READ SECOND TIME AND
ADOPTED II) -15 - 9t. , 1996
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.:I.. R. ~
FOLEY , LARDNER
By: M) f-tidt{)
city Attorney
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