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Sandy Springs council previews three public-safety ordinances on solicitation, property access and worship buffers
Summary
City attorneys and the Anti-Defamation League outlined three proposed ordinances aimed at restricting overnight door-to-door solicitations, defining ingress/egress near private property, and creating buffer zones around campus places of worship; councilmembers asked staff to schedule each ordinance for a public hearing.
The Sandy Springs City Council heard a presentation March 18 on three proposed ordinances that would (1) limit overnight door‑to‑door solicitation and canvassing, (2) set rules for ingress and egress that protect private property access during protests, and (3) create buffer zones around campus places of worship and similar facilities.
City Attorney Dan Lee said the proposals are intended to clarify the city code on where and when canvassing and solicitation can occur and to guide police enforcement in situations where protest activity could interfere with access to private property. He described the ordinances as content‑neutral rules about time, place and manner, not restrictions on message.
The Anti‑Defamation League’s Ryan Pelfry, senior associate regional director for ADL Southeast, told councilmembers the model ordinances were developed in response to an…
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