A “peddler” or a “solicitor”, loosely defined as someone who is selling goods or services on a public street or going door to door, is required to have a permit pursuant to Chapter 122 of the Windsor Heights City Code. Every peddler or solicitor is required to keep said permit in their possession at all times while doing business in the City and shall, upon the request of prospective customers, display the permit as evidence of compliance with City Code. All peddler and solicitor permits are in force and effect only between the hours of 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM. For questions or to report a solicitor without a permit, please contact the Police Department at (515) 277-4453.
List of Active Peddler Permits
There are no currently active peddler permits.
The list above shows the name of the vendor and the dates their permit is valid. For more information, click on the vendor. Pictures of those doing business in the City are included in each link. For questions or to report a solicitor without a permit, please contact the Police Department at (515) 277-4453.
All peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants must obtain a Solicitor's License from the City of Windsor Heights. The purpose of the permit is to protect residents against fraud, unfair competition and intrusion into the privacy of their homes.
If approved, each solicitor is required to keep their permit in their possession at all times while conducting business in the City and be able to produce the permit upon the request of prospective customers as evidence of compliance with the City's Municipal Code, Chapter 122
Exemption for the permit or paid permit requirement are as follows:
1. Newspapers. Persons delivering, collecting for, or selling subscriptions to newspapers.
2. Club Members. Members of local civic and service clubs, Boy Scout, Girl Scout, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and similar organizations.
3. Local Residents and Farmers. Local residents and farmers who offer for sale their own products.
4. Students. Students representing area schools or school districts conducting projects sponsored by organizations recognized by the school.
5. Route Sales. Route delivery persons who only incidentally solicit additional business or make special sales.
6. Resale or Institutional Use. Persons customarily calling on businesses or institutions for the purposes of selling products for resale or institutional use.
7. Charitable and Nonprofit Organizations. Authorized representatives of charitable or nonprofit organizations operating under the provisions of Chapter 504 of the Code of Iowa. All such organizations seeking to act as a peddler, solicitor, panhandler, and/or transient merchant are required to submit in writing to the Chief of Police the name and purpose of the cause for which such activities are sought, names and addresses of the officers and directors of the organization, the period during which such activities are to be carried on, and whether any commissions, fees or wages are to be charged by the solicitor and the amount thereof. If it is found that the organization is a bona fide charity or nonprofit organization, such charity or organization shall be issued, free of charge, a permit. In the event the permit is denied, the authorized representatives of such charity or organization may appeal the decision to the Council, as provided in Section 122.14 of this chapter.
8. City Employees acting in an extension of their job duties and with the written authorization of their employer. Permits are required for each type of permit use, however individual City employees are not required to complete individual permits.
9. Temporary Food and Beverage Facilities. Persons who have a valid temporary food and beverage facility permit as defined by City ordinance.
10. Community Event Center Lessee. Persons who possess or are authorized merchants of the Community Event Center lessee while on the physical property or immediately adjacent to the Community Event Center.
Please refer to theCity's Municipal Code for additional license application requirements and exemption information.