HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 0732INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-0732
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 15, 2023
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SUBJECT: REPORT ON DOOR-TO-DOOR VENDORS
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The purpose of this report is to provide information regarding Door -to -Door Vendors, including the
registration process, enforcement procedure and an overview of similar regulations in other cities.
The Door -to -Door ordinance was adopted on September 17, 2002, and subsequently amended on March
3, 2015, requiring door-to-door vendors to register and prohibiting door-to-door solicitation and the
placement of handbills on residential property before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. Central Standard
Time, and after 8:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time, unless specifically requested by the occupant. The
ordinance's primary objective is to promote the general health, public safety and welfare, as well as the
comfort, convenience and protection of the City and its residents by addressing when and under what
circumstances solicitation may occur to limit the intrusion on the privacy and personal property rights of
residents.
Door-to-door vendors are required to register with the City. The registration process is managed by the
Development Services Department. Registration may be completed online, in person or via an email
through the MyFW Customer Relationship Management System. Applicants are required to provide
individual or company name, address, a government -issued identification, the name of the business or
principle, a description of the nature and character of the goods, services or merchandise to be offered
for sale or delivered, the make, model, year, VIN, and the plate number of the vehicle that will be used by
the vendor, the vendor's sales tax identification number and the hours during which the vendor intends
to operate. The registration is valid for six months.
Door-to-door vendors are prohibited from engaging in solicitation activities when the follow
circumstances are applicable:
(a) At any residence or business that has a "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign posted on the
property.
(b) At any residence or business where the door-to-door vendor has been verbally informed that
solicitation of food, goods, services or merchandise is not allowed.
(c) At any residence before 9:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and after 8:00
p.m. during Daylight Savings Time, unless specifically requested by the occupant.
Below is the permitting activity as recorded in the Accela permitting system and MyFW Customer
Relationship Management System.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 23-0732
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 15, 2023
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- SUBJECT: REPORT ON DOOR-TO-DOOR VENDORS
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Development Services Door -To -Door Permit Applications and MyFW CRM
FY19
I FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23 YTD
FY23 Projected
Accela Applications
598
441
348
158
308
411
MyFW CRM DSD
4
5
0
5
7
The table below provides information on the solicitation ordinances in different Texas cities including Fort
Worth based on data collected from each city.
Door -To -Door Regulations
City
Registration
Required
Regulations*
Criminal
Check
Fee**
Fines
Fort Worth
Yes
T/L/N
No
No
$500
Arlington
Yes
T/H/N
Yes
$10A
$500
Austin
No
T
No
No
No
Burleson
Yes
H
Yes
No
No
Dallas
Yes
T/D/H/L/N
Yes
$50A/$10R
$500
El Paso
Yes
R
Yes
$100A/$40P/$70V
$200
Grand Prairie
Yes
T/D/H
No
$50A
No
Irving
Yes
T/D/H/N
No
$50A/$10P
No
Mesquite
Yes
T/D/H
Yes
$25A
No
San Antonio
Yes
T
Yes
$25B/$60C/$120F/$180T
$500
*D= Days of Operation, H=Holidays, L=Leave when asked, N= No Solicitation Sign, R=Report of Activity, T=Time of Operation
**A=Application, B=Background Check, C=Canvasser, F=Foot Peddler, P=Person, R=Replacement Card, T=Truck Peddler, V=Vehicle
In summary, all the Cities mentioned have implemented some regulations, with nine of the them
including Fort Worth imposing restrictions on operating hours, holidays and requiring registration.
Additionally, four cites have regulations requiring compliance with "no solicitation" or "no trespassing"
signs, as well as solicitor to leave if asked. Six cities require a criminal history report or a background
check and eight of the cities including Fort Worth have entrusted their police departments with the
enforcement of their ordinance.
For questions regarding this information, please contact Janie Scarlett Morales, Development Services
Assistant Director at Janie.morales@fortworthtexas.gov or 817-392-7810.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS