Explanation
Ordinance 0868-2003 was passed by City Council on June 23, 2003, repealing section 525.23 of the Columbus City Code relating to Permits to solicit charitable contributions in the roadway. By repealing this section of the code the City has inadvertently prevented organizations from soliciting charitable contributions from the roadway. This ordinance will reinstate the language that was repealed in the ordinance that was passed by City Council.
Title
To amend ordinance number 0868-2003 by reinstating section 525.23 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0868-2003 was passed by City Council on June 23, 2003, repealing section 525.23 of the Columbus City Code which provided a process for the issuance of permits to solicit charitable contributions in the roadway; and
WHEREAS, by repealing this section of the code the City has inadvertently made it illegal to solicit charitable contributions from the roadway; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance will reinstate the language that was repealed in the ordinance that was recently passed by City Council; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exist in the usual operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to amend said ordinance to enable properly permitted charitable organizations to solicit funds in the roadway for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That ordinance 0868-2003 is amended as follows and the following language is hereby reinstated to the Columbus City Code:
525.23 Permit to solicit charitable contributions in the roadway.
(a) The charitable solicitations board shall issue a permit to solicit contributions on a street, highway or roadway from the driver or occupants of a vehicle when all requirements of paragraph (b) of this section have been met.
(b) Certain charitable organizations may ap...
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