[1991 Code § 137-1; Ord. No. 2005-23]
No person, firm or corporation shall place upon, deliver, deposit, throw upon, leave or abandon, or cause the delivery or deposit of any unsolicited newspaper, shopper, circular, leaflet, flyer, handbill or other like printed matter within or upon any private property, public way adjacent to private property or public place in the Borough, except as hereinafter provided. For the purpose of this article, "unsolicited" shall mean the printed matter referred to herein has not been ordered, subscribed to or requested by the recipient.
[1991 Code § 137-2; Ord. No. 2005-23]
The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to the delivery of:
A. 
Mail, parcels or packages by and in accordance with the rules of the United States Postal Service.
B. 
Parcels, packages and materials by and in accordance with the rules of the Railway Express Agency or other utility licensed or regulated for such purposes and those delivered by vendors where ordered by the owner or occupant of the recipient premises.
C. 
Newspapers and other publications and periodicals only if subscribed to by the owner or occupant of the recipient premises, provided that they are either placed firmly in a receptacle designed for such purpose or, if none, then tightly wrapped to prevent blowing or scattering upon the recipient premises or adjacent areas.
D. 
Laundry, dry cleaning and dairy, bakery and similar food products and commercial product sampling, by agreement with or invitation of the owner or occupant of the recipient premises.
E. 
Solicitation cards, brochures and flyers by duly authorized bona fide nonprofit charitable organizations, including but not limited to United Fund, American Red Cross and religious, educational, medical and volunteer police, fire and ambulance organizations, provided that they are packaged and placed in such manner as not to blow or scatter upon the recipient premises or adjacent areas.
F. 
Noncommercial handbills of a political or other nature whose distribution is or may be protected by constitutional rights of free speech, provided that they are packaged and placed in such manner as not to blow and scatter upon the recipient premises or adjacent areas.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 1-8)]
G. 
Unsolicited and unsubscribed newspapers, publications and other periodicals of a commercial nature, in whole or in part, provided that distribution and delivery of the same is in compliance with this article and further provided that they are packaged and placed in such manner as not to blow or scatter upon the recipient premises or adjacent areas.
H. 
The service of any summons, traffic ticket, legal notice or process which is permitted or required by law.
[1991 Code § 137-3; Ord. No. 2005-23]
The delivery of unsolicited and unsubscribed newspapers, publications and other periodicals of a commercial nature, in whole or in part, shall qualify for the exception provided for in § 4-16-2 hereof, subject to and contingent upon initial and continuing compliance with the following requirements:
A. 
License. The publisher or distributor shall, prior to any such delivery, apply to the Borough Clerk for an annual license, to be effective from July 1 to the following June 30, or any portion thereof, on forms to be prescribed by the Borough, requiring, in part, complete information about the publisher, the distributor, the publication concerned and the frequency of distribution and designating specific persons, with addresses and telephone numbers, responsible for compliance with this article. The fee for the license shall be $500 per year or any portion thereof, to cover costs of processing the applications and administering the requirements provided for herein.
B. 
Objection to delivery. The owner or occupant of any property within the Borough shall have the right, in writing, at any time, to transmit to the Borough Clerk notice of objection to the continued delivery of any such unsolicited and unsubscribed publication by any licensee, and the Borough Clerk shall prepare and maintain, at all times on a current basis, a list of the names and addresses of such objectors, which shall be sent to the Police Department and made available to licensees hereunder at all times during the business hours prescribed by law for the Borough Clerk's office. Such notice of objection shall continue in effect until revoked, and it shall be deemed a violation of this article for any licensee to deliver or continue to deliver any such unsolicited and unsubscribed publication to any such objecting owner or occupant whose name appears on the list of objectors.
C. 
Method of delivery. No publication licensed for delivery in accordance with this article shall be distributed or caused to be distributed by any person at any residence or other building unless such printed matter shall be delivered into the possession of some person there offering to receive same or be placed in a slot or receptacle provided on the premises for the receipt of same or be placed within five feet of a door or entranceway of such residence or other building.
[Ord. No. 2005-23]
A. 
There shall be no delivery whatsoever of any unsolicited printed matter, whether licensed or unlicensed, to:
(1) 
Any private premises which is clearly or conspicuously posted with a sign prohibiting trespassing, soliciting or advertising.
(2) 
Any premises known to be vacant by the person distributing or causing to be distributed such printed matter.
B. 
No person shall place or cause to be placed any unsolicited newspaper or advertising material or newspaper on any motor vehicle.
[1991 Code § 137-4]
The Mayor and Council may, in addition to the penalties provided for herein for violations, either suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any such license where three or more violations of this article by the licensee shall have occurred within any annual license period, provided that the licensee is first given 10 days' advance written notice of any such action and a hearing.
[1991 Code § 137-5]
Each violation of the provisions of this article, whether the same shall occur on the same day or on succeeding days, shall be deemed to be a separate violation hereof.
[1991 Code § 137-6]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall pay a fine not exceeding $500 or be imprisoned in the County Jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.