[§ 1, Ord. 34; §§ 1, 2, Ord. 759, eff. May 15, 1984; § 1, Ord. 1085-09, eff. June 18, 2009; amended 10-4-2022 by Ord. No. 1208-22, eff. November 3, 2022]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to paint, tack, paste or otherwise
place, or cause or permit to be painted, tacked, pasted, or otherwise
placed, any advertisement, notice, card, announcement, or any printed
or written matter of any kind (hereinafter called "sign") upon any
tree, shrub, pole, post, curb, sidewalk, or structure situated in
any public street, avenue, or other public place in the City without
first obtaining a permit from the City Manager. This section shall
not apply to official signs posted by governmental agencies.
Applications for posting must be made in writing and shall contain
the following information:
(1)
The name, home address, home telephone number and business address
and telephone number of the applicant.
(2)
The number of signs to be posted and at what location or locations.
(3)
A description of the size, design and construction of the sign
and the method of posting.
(4)
The time period during which the sign is to be posted.
(5)
A statement by the applicant agreeing to comply with all of
the terms of this section.
(b)
The City Manager shall grant a permit for such posting within three
days of receipt of an application therefor upon making the following
findings and subject to the following conditions:
(1)
The sign will not interfere with the normal functioning of the
public object on which it is proposed to be placed.
(2)
The sign will not interfere with or obstruct the view of any
public or official sign or notice.
(3)
The sign will not interfere with any traffic control device.
(4)
The sign will not create a vehicular or pedestrian traffic hazard
by obscuring visibility and line of sight, creating confusion, obstructing
free movement of pedestrians or in any other manner.
(5)
The sign, except for banners strung across public rights-of-way,
will not be posted on any tree, shrub or other living object.
(6)
The sign will not be posted in any residentially zoned area.
(7)
The sign, except for banners strung across public rights-of-way,
shall not exceed two square feet in area and shall be of such design
and construction as will not detach from the pole or structure under
normal conditions.
(8)
Banners strung across the public rights-of-way shall be posted
in one location for no more than 42 days (six weeks). The permit shall
contain a statement to this effect which must be signed by the applicant.
a.
Banners shall not exceed four (4) feet by twelve (12) feet in
size and shall be constructed and designed so as not to detach from
structures under normal conditions.
(9)
The sign shall be posted in such manner and at such location
or locations or as approved by the permit.
(10)
Banners strung across public rights-of-way shall only be erected
by City forces and shall be restricted to the advertisement of nonpolitical
community events. In the event that the City Manager declines to issue
a sign permit, the applicant may, by filing a written appeal with
the City Manager, appeal the decision to the City Council and such
appeal shall be heard at the next following regularly scheduled City
Council meeting.
(c)
It is the intention of the City Council that each separate provision
of this section shall be deemed independent of all other provisions
herein, and it is further the intention of the City Council that if
any provision of this section is declared invalid, other provisions
thereof shall remain valid and enforceable.
[§ 2, Ord. 34]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, throw, or deposit,
or cause or direct to be placed, thrown, or deposited, any newspaper,
handbill, or other printed matter, or any loose papers or rubbish
of any kind, upon or adjacent to any public street, alley, or public
place in the City in such manner that the same is afterwards blown
into or upon any public street, alley, or public place, or blown into
or upon any premises or vacant lot other than the premises upon which
they were so placed, or in such manner that the same becomes scattered
about any public street, alley, or public place of the City.
[§ 1, Ord. 702, eff. July 6, 1981; as amended by § 2, Ord. 933-96, eff. September 19, 1996]
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute any printed matter on any public street or in any public place except in accordance with the provisions of Title 5, Chapter 5-9.
[§ 1, Ord. 769, eff. September 4, 1984]
Upon receipt of a written application therefor, the City Manager
may authorize the sale of tickets by any person, group or organization
for any community event, involving more than 1,000 individuals, which
is open to the public generally from a single temporary location on
Crescent Avenue, in an area of Wrigley Plaza Stage, upon a finding
that such activity will not unduly obstruct pedestrian traffic or
otherwise be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare
and subject to any conditions determined by the Manager to be necessary
or reasonable. The City Manager may limit the number of days in advance
of any activity that tickets may be sold on Crescent Avenue for any
event permitted by this section.
