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)