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Council adopts package restricting panhandling, loitering and tightening peddler rules downtown
Summary
Council unanimously adopted ordinances updating peddler/solicitor licensing, and enacting new prohibitions on panhandling in the downtown core and parks plus a citywide aggressive-panhandling ban and a loitering provision.
The City Council unanimously adopted a set of ordinances that amend peddler and solicitor licensing and add new rules on panhandling and loitering.
Councilmember Shields moved adoption of the peddlers and solicitors amendment (Bill 25‑156), which updates Chapter 20’s licensing process to give the police authority to fingerprint applicants and deny licenses for serious or recent felony convictions. The motion passed unanimously.
The council also adopted a new panhandling…
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