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1 ORDIN~CE NO. 6346 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO THE SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS OR 3 CONTRIBUTIONS OF MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY FROM PERSONS TRAVELING IN VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS, ADDING CHAPTER 4 10.54 TO THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE 5 WHEREAS, persons who solicit employment, business or 6 contributions on city streets, sidewalks, parkways, roadways, 7 alleyways, and public and private parking areas, obstruct the 8 orderly flow of pedestrian and motorized traffic, resulting in the 9 delay and obstruction of the public's free flow of travel, including 10 but not limited to the distraction of drivers from their primary 11 duty to watch traffic and potential hazards in the road and observe 12 all traffic control signals and/or warnings and prepare to move 13 through city streets, intersections and/or enter or exit from public 14 or private parking areas; and 15 WHEREAS, distracted drivers are more prone to automobile 16 accidents and accidents on city streets which constitutes a 17 substantial traffic safety problem, and problem further impedes and 18 prevents the orderly flow of traffic; and 19 WHEREAS, gathering and assembling on city streets and sidewalks 20 of persons engaging in the practice of solicitation for employment, 21 business or contributions of money or other property, resulting in 22 congestion and blockage of the sidewalks and driveways when such 23 persons approach vehicles next to the sidewalk or in parking areas 24 to negotiate and enter such vehicles; and 25 WHEREAS, there have been consistent complaints from business 26 and property owners in the city regarding aggressive solicitation 27 and the committing of criminal acts, including but not limited to ~torney's O~ce ~reet CA 92~2 782-5567 F:~WPDATA~ORD~96144701.JS