Ordinance 2019-44 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO.2019-44
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
AMENDING THE REGULATIONS FOR SOLICITORS,
HAWKERS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville,Kendall County,Illinois
This 271 day of August,2019
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville,Kendall
County,Illinois on September 9,2019.
Ordinance No. 2019-44
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS,
AMENDING THE REGULATIONS FOR SOLICITORS,
HAWKERS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") is a duly
organized and validly existing non home-rule municipality created in accordance with the
Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and the laws of the State; and,
WHEREAS,Title 3,Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the United City of Yorkville,
Kendall County, Illinois, establishes regulations for solicitors, hawkers and itinerant merchants;
and,
WHEREAS,the Mayor and the City Council(the"Corporate Authorities")have reviewed
the requirements for registration and have determined that there is need to further the application
requirement for solicitors, hawkers and itinerant merchants and to provide for the immediate
revocation of the registration of any person violating the time limit on solicitation or defying the
notice in any residence in the City restricting solicitation, all as hereinafter provided.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. That Subsection 3-7-3E of the Yorkville City Code, be and is hereby amended
by deleting said Subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"E. No certificate of registration shall be issued to any person who has been
convicted of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois or any other
State or Federal law of the United States, within five (5) years of the date
of the application; nor to any person with a felony conviction for burglary,
fraud,theft,or sexual assault without regards to time;nor to any person who
has an active, unpaid violation or conviction of any provision of this code;
nor to any person whose certificate of registration issued hereunder has
previously been revoked, as herein provided."
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Section 2. That Subsection 3-7-9 of the Yorkville City Code, be and is hereby amended
by deleting said Subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"It is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person,
whether registered under this chapter or not, to go upon any premises and ring the
doorbell upon or near any door of a residence located thereon,or rap or knock upon
any door,or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention
of the occupant of such residence, for the purpose of securing an audience with the
occupant thereof and engage in "soliciting" as herein defined, before nine o'clock
(9:00)A.M. or after seven o'clock(7:00)P.M.,Monday through Friday, or prior to
nine o'clock(9:00) A.M. or after five o'clock(5:00)P.M. on Saturday. There shall
be no "soliciting", as defined in this chapter, on Sundays or on state or national
holidays,except as follows: Itinerant merchants and hawkers not going door to door
to residences may conduct business from nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. to eight thirty
o'clock (8:30) P.M. Sunday through Saturday, including holidays. Individual
owners and residents may further restrict the hours of soliciting on their property
by posting a notice pursuant to section 3-7-6 of this chapter."
Section 3. The following new Section 3-7-11 is hereby added to Title 3, Chapter:
"3-7-11: Revocation of Registration.
Any registration issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be immediately revoked upon
a violation of Sections 3-7-8 or 3-7-9 of this code."
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
27th day of August,A.D. 2019.
City Clerk
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI AYE ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE JOEL FRIEDERS AYE
SEAVER TARULIS AYE JASON PETERSON AYE
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APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois,
this '16 day of cS� n'11�Ei2 ,A.D. 2019.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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