[§ 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.
Such group, person or organization must provide proof of insurance as set forth in § 1-6.01, Title 1, Chapter 1-6, of the Avalon Municipal Code.