A.
A Board
on Signs, to consist of three persons, is established. Such Board
shall consist of the Chairman of the Board of Park Commissioners,
the Building Commissioner and a member of the City Planning Board
to be designated by the Chairman thereof.
B.
The Board
on Signs shall approve or disapprove each notice received by the City
from the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, relative
to an application for the location of a sign, and shall forthwith
notify such Division of Highways of each such disapproval.
A.
No person
shall paint, mark or write on, or post or otherwise affix any handbill
or sign to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, street
lamp post, hydrant, public tree belt, public terrace, tree, shrub,
tree stake or guard, railroad trestle, electric light or power or
telephone or telegraph pole, or wire appurtenance thereof, or upon
any fixture of the fire alarm or police telegraph system or upon any
lighting system, public bridge, drinking fountain, street sign, traffic
sign or parking sign.
B.
Any handbill
or sign found posted or otherwise affixed upon any public property
contrary to the provisions of this section may be removed by the City
or its duly appointed agents. The person responsible for any such
illegal posting shall be liable for the cost incurred in the removal
thereof. When the City has effected the removal of the handbill or
sign by itself or its duly authorized agent or has paid for the removal
of the same, a bill for the actual cost thereof shall be forwarded
to the liable party by the City and such charge shall be due and payable
within 30 days.
C.
Fine for violation. Any person or entity found to be in violation
of any provision of this section may be subject to a fine of up to
$100 for a first offense, $250 for a second offense, and $300 for
all subsequent offenses, per violation. The provisions of MGL c. 40,
§ 21D, may be used to enforce this section.
[Added 5-7-2018[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former
Subsection C as Subsection D.
D.
Nothing in this section shall apply to the installation of tag sales,
noncommercial signs, a metal plaque or plate or individual letters
or figures in a sidewalk commemorating any historical, cultural or
artistic event, location or personality, or any temporary notice for
which the Director of Public Works has granted a written permit.
[Amended 5-7-2018]
