[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Hamburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-7-1977 as Sec. 4-2 of the 1976 Revised General
Ordinances]
[Amended 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 02-2019; 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 09-2022]
No person shall display any bills, posters or
other advertising material on trees, poles, walls or posts in streets
or highways in the Borough or on trees, poles or posts immediately
adjacent to such streets or highways without first having obtained
from the Mayor or Chief of Police of the Borough a license for each
event so advertised.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 02-2019; 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 09-2022]
The Chief of Police or Mayor shall issue a license
to any person applying therefor upon the receipt of the following:
[Amended 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 02-2019; 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 09-2022]
The deposit shall be retained by the Chief of
Police or Mayor for the use of the Borough unless, within three days
after the event for which the license was issued, all such bills,
posters and other advertising material displayed pursuant to such
license shall be removed and properly disposed of by the person to
whom the license was issued.
No license issued pursuant to this article shall
be effective for more than one event, and such license shall be effective
for a period of 10 days immediately prior to the event advertised.
A license shall entitle the licensee to display
no more than 15 signs, placards or posters and no more than four banners
for any one event in locations covered by this article.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 02-2019; 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 09-2022]
The Chief of Police and Mayor shall be responsible
for the supervision and enforcement of this article and shall have
the discretionary power of refusing to issue a license to any person
who shall have violated this article on two occasions.
