2026-009 - Amend Chapter 5, Business Regulations Article 5.05 Solicitors, Vendors and Handbill Distributors, by adding Division 3, Donation Boxes

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Section 2. That the City Council hereby amends Chapter 5, "Business Regulations," Article 5.05, "Solicitors, Vendors and Handbill Distributors," of the Code of Ordinances, City of Paris, Texas, by adding Division 4, "Donation Boxes," to read as follows: "Division 4 Donation Boxes § 5.05.100 General Provisions (a) Purpose. The purpose of this Division is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Paris by requiring registration and permitting of donation boxes on private property within the corporate limits of the City of Paris. This Division further serves to protect the aesthetic well-being of the community and to promote the tidy and ordered appearance of developed property. The provisions included herein are intended to provide efficient legal remedies for unpermitted or poorly maintained donation boxes that threaten the orderly development of the city. (b) Applicability. The requirements of this Division shall apply to all donation boxes regardless of whether said boxes were placed prior to the effective date of these regulations. No previously placed donation boxes shall be granted any legally non- conforming rights under this Division or any other ordinance or provisions of this Code of Ordinances as my from time to time be amended. § 5.05.101 Definitions For the purposes of this Division, the following terms have the following meanings: "Administrator" means the director of the department designated by the City Manager to enforce and administer this Division, including the directors designees. "City Appeal Officer" means the City Manager or the City Manager's designee for the purposes of hearing appeals from denials or revocation of permits. "Donation Box" means any drop-off box, container, trailer, or other receptacle that is intended for use as a collection point for accepting donated textiles, clothing, shoes, books, toys, dishes, household items, or other salvageable items of personal property. "Fluorescent" means a color that appears very bright, vivid, or glowing to the human eye. "Front Side" means the side of a donation box that contains the opening that allows the depositing of donated items. "GPS" means global positioning system. "Person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, public or private organization, or any other legal entity. 2