At the June workshop, staff presented an ordinance amendment to Smyrna Municipal Code Title 9 to clarify transient vendor/peddler permitting and to add a new chapter creating a door‑to‑door solicitation registry.

The ordinance clarifies that transient vendors and peddlers must obtain a separate permit for each location they plan to solicit, rather than a single permit that would allow multiple stops. On door‑to‑door solicitation, staff proposed a registry that would record household addresses that opt out of commercial solicitation; a registered address would appear on a public list so solicitors could see which residences do not allow solicitation. Staff said the registry would apply only to commercial (for‑profit) solicitation; nonprofits, schools and other exempt entities would remain exempt from the permit requirement.

Staff discussed implementation details including using technology to manage the registry, issuing an official sticker to registered households, and the limits of enforcement: staff said the program is primarily a deterrent and that enforcement would remain generally the same (residents could call nonemergency police when a solicitor refuses to leave). Council members recommended public education about current and new registration processes and asked staff to consider outreach to homeowners associations and subdivisions.

Staff noted the registry would not create a blanket prohibition for a subdivision unless each individual household on that street expressly registered; staff cited First Amendment case law concerns and said the ordinance requires per‑address registration to avoid constitutional issues. Staff asked council to schedule the ordinance for second reading and to direct staff to develop implementation details and public outreach.