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West Melbourne council approves first reading of updated solicitation ordinance amid debate on curfew, canvassers and gated communities
Summary
City council approved first reading of Ordinance 2025-13 to update solicitation rules; council and staff agreed to refine curfew language and exempt political/religious canvassers from certain restrictions before second reading.
West Melbourne City Council voted 6-0 on June 3 to approve first reading of Ordinance 2025-13, an update to the city’s solicitation rules intended to reflect recent court decisions and give police clearer enforcement tools.
The ordinance, presented by city attorney Christopher Carey, revises multiple sections of chapter 46 of the city code — including definitions, permit procedures and enforcement — and repeals an older requirement that solicitors wear badges. Carey told council the existing code "hasn't been updated, since, I believe, 2010." He said the rewrite is “an attempt to take into account the court cases that have been decided that have reduced some of our ability to regulate this area, while also…
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