OR 99-898 Deletes permit requirement for distribution of handbills AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 99898
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING ARTICLE 6-2 BY AMENDING SECTION 6-2-2 TO DELETE
PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS; BY
AMENDING SECTION 6.2-9A TO DELETE REFERENCE TO HANDBILLS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOI,I,ARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPEI,I~
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Article 6-2 of'the Code of Ordinances of the City of' Coppell, Texas, be
and the same is hereby amended by amending Sections 6-2-2 and 6-2-9A to read as follows:
"Sec. 6-2-2 PERMIT; REGISTRATION REQUIRED
No person, directly or through an agent, shall canvass or solicit in
person from house-to-house in the City to sell or attempt to sell goods,
merchandise, wares, services, or anything of value or to take or attempt
to take orders for the future delivery of goods, merchandise, wares, or
any personal property of any nature whatsoever, or take or attempt to
take orders for services to be furnished or performed in the furore,
without first having obtained a written permit, or to solicit funds for
charitable purposes without first having registered with the City.
Sec. 6-2-9 HOURS OF SOLICITATION
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a charitable or
non-charitable solicitation or to solicit funds or go upon any
residential premises and ring the doorbell, or rap, or knock
upon the door, or create any sound in a manner calculated to
attract the attention of the occupant of the residence for the
purposes of engaging in or attempt to engage in a home
solicitation:
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1. Before 9:00 AM or after thirty (30) mutes following
sunset of any day, Monday through Saturday;
2. At any time on a Sunday, New Year's Day, July 4th,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day.
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SECTION 2. That should any word, phrase, paragraphs, section or portion of this ordinance
be held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
said ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That all provisions of ordinances of the City of Coppell, Texas, in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions not in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed by
the prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when the offense was
committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION $. That any person, finn or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense and every day said violation is
continued shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppdl, Texas, this the ~ ~r~day of
1999.
APPROVED:
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ATrEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PETER G. SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY
(PGS/pr/tt109/15/1999)
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