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Any retail, commercial, restaurant, professional, service or other establishment that is open to members of the public, including the building or portion thereof occupied by such establishment and the areas made available for access to or use by its customers or patrons. PARKING AREA Any area used for the parking, standing or temporary storage of motor vehicles, including a parking lot, parking field, parking garage, driveway, access lane, or other area providing vehicular access to a Business Establishment. SOLICITATION or SOLICIT Any request, whether made by spoken, written or printed words, signs, gestures or other conduct, for the purpose of obtaining an immediate donation of money or another thing of value. § 180-40. Prohibited conduct. A. No person shall engage in Solicitation in an Aggressive Manner in any public place, street, sidewalk, Parking Area, or other area open to the public. B. No person shall engage in Solicitation in an Aggressive Manner in or upon any area used by the public for entering, exiting, or accessing a Business Establishment, including any entrance, exit, sidewalk, driveway, Parking Area, or pedestrian access area. C. No person shall, in connection with Solicitation, intentionally block, obstruct, or interfere with a person's entry into or exit from a Business Establishment, vehicle or other place. D. No person shall, in connection with Solicitation, follow another person in a manner prohibited by the definition of "Aggressive Manner" set forth in § 180-39 of this article. E. No person shall, in connection with Solicitation, intentionally touch another person or an occupied vehicle without consent. F. No person shall continue to solicit another person after that person has clearly communicated a negative response or a desire not to be solicited when the continued conduct constitutes Solicitation in an Aggressive Manner. § 180-41. Construction and protected activity. A. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit peaceful Solicitation or other lawful expressive activity that does not constitute Solicitation in an Aggressive Manner as defined in this article.