2005-016i
ORDINANCE NO. 2005- 16
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION BG -11 -1006, SOLICITING,
OF TITLE 10 OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the Illinois
Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Statutes (625 ILCS 5/11 -1006) provide that the Village
shall determine by ordinance where and when solicitations may take place based on the safety of the
solicitors and the safety of motorists and further that the Village's decision shall also take into
account the orderly flow of traffic and not allowing interference with the operation of official traffic
control devices.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT and BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, LAKE and COOK COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby adopted and incorporated into
and made a part of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. Section BG -11 -1006 of Title 10 of the Village of Buffalo Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
BG -11 -1006 Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business
A. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any
vehicle.
B. No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment or business from
the occupant of any vehicle.
C. No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting contributions from the occupant
of any vehicle except after receiving a permit from the Village. The names and date of birth of all persons
soliciting shall be provided to the Village before any Village permit is issued. No more than one permit shall
be issued by the Village for the same date at the same intersection. If more than one application for a permit
has been received by the Village for the same intersection and date then applications shall be reviewed on a
first come first served basis.
D. A soliciting person or agency shall be:
1. Registered with the Attorney General as a charitable organization as provided by "An Act to
regulate solicitation and collection of funds for charitable purposes, providing for violations thereof, and
making an appropriation therefor", approved July 26, 1963, as amended; (225 ILCS 460/1 et seq.);
2. Engaged in a Statewide fund raising activity; and
3. Liable for any injuries to any person or property during the solicitation which is causually
related to an act of ordinary negligence of the soliciting agent .
E. Any person engaged in the act of soliciting shall:
1. be 16 years of age or more,
2. be wearing a high visibility vest, and
3. be wearing visible identification of the organization undertaking the solicitation.
F. No person shall stand on or in the proximity of a highway for the purpose of soliciting the
watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a highway.
G. Solicitation on highways within the Village shall be allowed only at traffic control signal
intersections when all traffic has come to a full stop and only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
H. No solicitation shall be allowed at any train station in the Village.
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held
invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person violating any portion of this ordinance shall be punished
according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication. This ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: 6 - Braiman, Glover, Berman, Kahn, Trilling, Rubin
NAYES: o -
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: March 21 , 2005.
APPROVED: March 21 , 2005.
PUBLISHED: March 22
ATTEST:
illage Clerk
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APPROVED:
Village President
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2005.
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WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the Illinois
Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Statutes (625 ILLS 5/11 -1006) provide that the Village
shall determine by ordinance where and when solicitations may take place based on the safety of the
solicitors and the safety of motorists and further that the Village's decision shall also take into
account the orderly flow of traffic and not allowing interference with the operation of official traffic
control devices.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT nr BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF 1, OF BUFFALO GROVE, / r{ COOK COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, { {
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals arc hereby adopted and incorporated into
and made a part of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. Section BG -11 -1006 of Title 10 of the Village of Buffalo Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
BG-11 -1006 Pedestrians Soliciting Rides or Business
A. No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any
vehicle.
B. No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting employment or business from
the occupant of any vehicle.
C. No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose of soliciting contributions from the occupant
of any vehicle except after receiving a permit from the Village. The names and date of birth of all persons
soliciting shall be provided to the Village before any Village permit is issued. No more than one permit shall
be issued by the Village for the same date at the same intersection. If more than one application for a permit
has been received by the Village for the same intersection and date then applications shall be reviewed on a
first come first served basis.
D. A soliciting person or agency shall be:
1. Registered with the Attorney General as a charitable organization as provided by "An Act to
regulate solicitation and collection of funds for charitable purposes, providing for violations thereof, and
making an appropriation therefor", approved July 26, 1963, as amended; (225 ILCS 460/1 et seq.);
2. Engaged in a Statewide fund raising activity; and
3. Liable for any injuries to any person or property during the solicitation which is causually
related to an act of ordinary negligence of the soliciting agent .
E. Any person engaged in the act of soliciting shall:
1. be 16 years of age or more,
2. be wearing a high visibility vest, and
3. be wearing visible identification of the organization undertaking the solicitation.
F. No person shall stand on or in the proximity of a highway for the purpose of soliciting the
watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a highway.
G. Solicitation on highways within the Village shall be allowed only at traffic control signal
intersections when all traffic has come to a full stop and only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
H. No solicitation shall be allowed at any train station in the Village.
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be held
invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person violating any portion of this ordinance shall be punished
according to the provisions of Chapter 1.08 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication. This ordinance may be publishedAin pamphlet form.
AYES: 6 - Braiman, Glover, Berman, Kahn, Trilling, Rubin
NAYES: 0 - N
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: March 21 , 2005.
APPROVED: March 21 , 2005.
PUBLISHED: March 22
illage Clerk
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APPROVED:
Village President
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2005.