§ 9-35.070. Standards for Collection Boxes Sponsored by a Non-Profit

Only Non-profit Organizations that are Eligible Organizations may solicit or sell donations of Salvageable Personal Property and shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter provided the following conditions are met:

A.

Location and Site Requirements. The Collection Box for the collection of the Salvageable Personal Property shall be located only within the building or site of the Eligible Non-profit Organization that sponsors and receives proceeds from the box. The box shall be located within the building or adjacent to the non-profit's building in a manner that is screened from view from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way by fencing, landscaping, and/or building walls. Boxes shall be monitored and maintained free of materials outside of the box. A box shall not obstruct any pedestrian or vehicular way or any required parking spaces.

B.

It shall be unlawful for any Eligible Organization to solicit, contract with or otherwise engage any independent contractor or Commercial Fundraiser to perform the work of soliciting donations or the selling of Salvageable Personal Property. All soliciting shall be done by the officers of the Eligible Organization or agents appointed by or under the authority of those officers. For the purposes of this section, a Commercial Fundraiser shall be classified as a for-profit organization.

C.

Container design, materials, and labeling. Each Collection box shall be constructed of a uniform material, be a uniform color, and be painted as often as is necessary to remain aesthetically attractive. The front of each Collection Box shall conspicuously display:

(1)

The name, address, telephone number, and, if available, the Internet Web address of the owner and operator of the Collection Box.

(2)

A statement, in at least two-inch type face, that reads: "This Collection Box is owned and operated by a non-profit organization."

(3)

A statement describing the charitable cause that will benefit from the donations.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006, as amended by § 2 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1213, eff. June 6, 2013)