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Title 4 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS\

Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 4.30 Soliciting Funds

Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Palo Alto

Cite as: Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.30 · Text as of 2026-10-19

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* Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history: Prior code §§ 4.08 and 4.09, as adopted by Ordinance No. 1603, and as amended by Ordinance Nos. 2403, 2681 § 3, and 2753.

4.30.010 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.020 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.030 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.040 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.050 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.060 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.070 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.080 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.090 Reserved.

(Repealed by Ord. 5610 § 4 (part), 2024)

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4.30.100 Conduct of solicitations.

(a) No person shall solicit funds at any time at any building where there is a posted sign stating "No solicitors," or words to that effect, except that a licensed solicitor may call upon an occupant of a building when he has received express prior permission from such occupant to do so.

(b) No person shall solicit funds in any congested area where the solicitation activity impedes the public. For the purpose of this section, the judgment of a police officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested or the public impeded.

(Ord. 3484 § 1, 1983: Ord. 3368 § 2 (part), 1982)

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4.30.110 Severability.

If any provision or clause of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or to be otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other chapter provisions, and clauses of this chapter are declared to be severable.

(Ord. 3368 § 2 (part), 1982)

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