Yukon adopts updated solicitation rules, creates ‘no‑knock’ list and solicitor permit regime

The Yukon City Council adopted Ordinance 14-76, a comprehensive rewrite of the city’s solicitation code that creates a municipal solicitor permit, establishes application and background-check requirements, sets times for solicitation, and creates a “no‑knock” list to prohibit solicitation at listed residences.

City Attorney Reinhardt and council members described the ordinance as the product of legal review and community input; the proposed code replaces multiple existing sections of Chapter 82 with new sections governing purpose, definitions, prohibited conduct, application procedures, fees, denial and revocation standards, and exemptions. Council Member Ronnie Zimmerman moved the ordinance, and the council approved it on the record; the council then approved the emergency clause to make the ordinance effective immediately, citing an expiring moratorium on the topic.

Council members and staff said the ordinance includes specific exemptions (scholastic, scouts, religious and, after a council amendment, school fundraisers were added to the listed exemptions). Residents asked how to sign onto a no‑knock list; staff indicated the development services office would administer the list once the ordinance takes effect. Several council members noted other cities had already asked to review Yukon’s draft ordinance.

No litigation or constitutionality challenges were decided at the meeting; the city attorney stated the ordinance was drafted mindful of applicable case law and constitutional constraints. The ordinance passed on a recorded vote and the emergency clause passed unanimously.