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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEXm\NOOM TO: Dorothy Person FRCH: Brian Frits~ D1l.TE: September 10, 1993 stJBJECT: Transient Merchants As you requested, we have completed a survey of neighboring communities on their transient merchants ordinance. Included in this survey were Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville, Shoreview, White Bear take and Vadnais Heights. For the most part, each of these communi ties has an ordinance which allows transient merchants/peddlers to sell their wares. However, it is clear that each city has their 0lI/l1 approach for resporxting to these requests. 'lhe only CCIllUTIOn section of each community's ordinance was in allowing residents of the state to sell fruits, vegetables, dressed meats or other farm products . This is in a=rdance with Minnesota State Statute 329.08, which states that persons may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by themselves. A number of the cities did place restrictions on location and safety. . 'lhe response to requests from non-profit/for profit organizations was varied. Same communities do not recognize any differences between the two types, others do not allow for-profit requests at all. The most interesting approach was in White Bear take. 'lhey require both profit and non-profit groups to wear an identification sticker issued by the City. Two different types of stickers are used which make it clear to a resident which type of organization the peddler represents. 'lhe key is to keep the residents intorned of their rights. 'lhe last activity that we fourxl. to be of some benefit is the completion of a crllninal background check. A number of the cities with their 0lI/l1 police deparbnent require this criminal check before any permit can be issued. In a number of occasions, these communities have denied or revoked a permit due to past criminal activity. This check has deterred same applicants from proceeding with the request. A number of the cities also have a small fee required with the permit. Similar to the criminal check, this has proved a deterrent in some cases. Of the cities we =ntacted, Shoreview, Mounds view and White Bear Lake clearly had ordinances which would address the issues/=ncerns of Arden Hills. Regardless of the ordinance adopted by the City, we should consider placing an article in the Newsletter which explains the rights of a homeowner in responding to peddler/transient merchants. Staff will also be working on the . development of a more detailed set of procedures to outline the process for reviewing these requests.