Note: Prior history: Prior code §§ 4-1.18, 4-8.01—4-8.04,
4-8.06—4-8.08 as amended by Ords. 2031-82 and 2226-87.
(a)
No
person, except a duly authorized public officer or employee, shall
erect, construct or maintain, paste, paint, print, nail, tack or otherwise
fasten or affix any card, banner, handbill, campaign sign, poster,
sign, advertisement, or notice of any kind, or cause or suffer the
same to be done, on any curbstone, lamppost, pole, bench, hydrant,
bridge, wall, tree, sidewalk, wire, fence, or structure in or upon
any public street, alley or upon any other public property, except
as may be required or permitted by ordinance or law; and no person
shall deface, mar or disfigure any bridge, fence, building or other
structure belonging to the city, or any tree located in any public
property or place, by painting, cutting, scratching, or breaking the
same, or attaching or affixing anything thereto.
(b)
No
person, except a duly authorized public officer or employee acting
pursuant to law, shall erect, construct or maintain, paste, paint,
print, nail, tack or otherwise fasten or affix, any card, banner,
handbill, campaign sign, poster, sign advertisement, or notice of
any kind, or cause or suffer the same to be done, on any privately
owned property or structure without first obtaining the permission
of the owner, agent or occupant thereof.
(Ord. 2730-03 § 1)
The practice of throwing, casting, distributing, scattering
and depositing handbills, dodgers, circulars, newspapers, booklets,
posters, printed matter, advertising literature, advertising samples
and devices, upon public and private property in the city of Sunnyvale,
in violation of this chapter is declared to constitute a public nuisance.
(Ord. 2730-03 § 1)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to throw,
cast, distribute, scatter, deposit or place, upon any public place
within the city of Sunnyvale, including streets, alleys, public parks
and school grounds, any handbill, dodger, circular, newspaper, paper,
booklet, poster, or any other printed matter or literature, except
that the same may be personally delivered to those who are willing
to accept the same.
(Ord. 2730-03 § 1)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to throw,
cast, distribute, scatter, deposit and place upon any public place
within the city of Sunnyvale, including streets, alleys, public parks
and school grounds, any advertising literature of any kind, or any
advertising sample or device, except that the same may be personally
delivered to those who are willing to accept the same.
(Ord. 2730-03 § 1)
(a)
It
is lawful for the owner or occupant of any property to place a sign
in a conspicuous place near the front door thereof, to the effect
that it is not desired that any printed matter, advertising sample
or device, be delivered to said property; and it is unlawful to deliver
any printed matter or advertising sample or device thereto.
(b)
Any
printed matter, advertising sample, or device that is delivered to
private property must be distributed in such a manner that it will
not be blown or carried by the wind.
(Ord. 2730-03 § 1)
As used herein, the term "graffiti" shall include any writing, inscription, figures, scratch, or other markings, or combination thereof, which substantially defaces the exterior of any structure, wall, fence, driveway, or walkway. "Graffiti" does not include the maintenance of any sign or graphic design approved or lawfully existing pursuant to Chapter 19.92 of this code. It is unlawful for any person to create graffiti on private property and the maintenance of graffiti may be abated as a nuisance in accordance with the procedures described in Chapter 9.26.
(Ord. 2730-03 § 1)
