Whoever wilfully, intentionally and without right, or wantonly, maliciously and without cause, destroys, defaces, mars or injures the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any building belonging to the city, or any church, synagogue or other building erected or used for religious services or religious instruction, or any monument, tablet or other device erected to mark an historic place to commemorate an historic event, or any part of any building or structure, the walls, wainscoting or any other part of any building belonging to the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, or any playground apparatus or equipment located in a public park or playground or upon any fence, post, awning or any private dwelling or other building or any timber, trees, or wood, ferns, flowers, shrubs or produce shall, upon complaint and conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars and in addition shall forfeit to the tenant thereof the cost of removing or obliterating such defacement, to be recovered in an action of tort.
(Prior revision § 13-9; C.O. 82-377 § 1 (part))
Whenever the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer determines that graffiti or other inscribed material is so located on publicly or privately owned real property within this city so as to be capable of being viewed by a person utilizing any public right-of-way in this city, the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer is authorized to provide for the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material upon the following conditions:
A. 
In removing the graffiti or other inscribed material the painting or repair of a more extensive area shall not be authorized.
B. 
Where a structure is owned by a public entity other than this city, the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material may be authorized only after securing the consent of the public entity having jurisdiction over the structure and such entity executes a release and waiver approved as to form by the city solicitor.
C. 
Where a structure is privately owned, the removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property, and shall be removed within ten days of notice from the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer. If the property owner fails to remove said graffiti or other inscribed material the health agent or any board of health code enforcement officer shall take whatever legal action is necessary to require the property owner to comply with the provisions of this revision.
(Prior revision § 13-9A; C.O. 82-377 § 1 (part); C.O. 91-28 § 1; C.O. 04-260 §§ 3, 4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.04.050, and Section 15.08.040 no political advertisement or political sign shall be placed or allowed to be placed or affixed to any public or private building, land, fence, utility pole or tree within the city unless they; adhere to the following rules:
A. 
Definitions.
"Billboard"
means sign or other outdoor advertising device;
"Copy area of sign"
means the actual area of the sign copy as applied to any background. Copy area on any individual background may be expressed as a mathematically or geometrically computed portion area, regulated by law, to control the amount and size of letters, words, graphics or logos. In the case of freestanding signs, and where a sign has a background color, surface or finish material which is different from the building or window face, the area shall include that surface on which all message, symbols or other graphic designs are displayed, but does not include the supporting framework and bracing.
"Double-faced sign"
means a sign with two faces, commonly back to back.
"Pole sign"
means a "freestanding sign or accessory sign" that advertises, calls attention to a specific candidate or cause.
"Political sign"
means any temporary non-premises sign, which refers only to the issues; causes or candidates involved in a political election and is designed to influence the actions of voters.
"Wall sign"
means a flat sign mounted against a flat wall, with the exposed face parallel to the exterior plane of the building to which it is affixed. It projects not more than eighteen inches from the building or structure wall. It also includes signs affixed to architectural projections provided the copy area of such signs remains on a parallel plane to the face of the building facade or to the face of the architectural projection to which it is affixed.
B. 
Time Frame.
1. 
No political sign shall be erected in any residential or planned unit development (PUD) district until thirty days prior to the date of a primary or preliminary election.
2. 
No political sign shall be erected in any business or industrial district until forty-five days prior to the date of a primary or preliminary election.
3. 
Following a primary or preliminary election, all signs of losing candidates shall be removed within three days. Signs of winning candidates may remain in place until ten days after the final election.
C. 
Zones.
1. 
No political sign in a designated residential zone may have a copy area larger than twelve square feet on one side. On a double-faced sign the aggregate may be twenty-four square feet.
2. 
No political sign in a designated business zone may have a copy area larger than 32 square feet on a wall sign.
3. 
Headquarters.
a. 
City-wide candidates may have one headquarters per ward.
b. 
Ward candidates may have one headquarters per precinct.
c. 
State-wide and county candidates may have one headquarters city-wide.
D. 
In no case shall more than one political sign per candidate be erected on any one parcel of property.
1. 
No more than three political signs shall be erected on any one parcel of property,
2. 
In a residential district, no political lawn sign shall be higher than four feet above ground level to the top of the sign
3. 
All political signs shall be stationary and shall not be illuminated.
E. 
No political signs may be affixed to any public property including utility poles, city trees, bushes, shrubs, fences, lampposts, mailboxes, or any public street furniture. In the case of such violations, the department of public works or other appropriate city department may remove such violating signs and be held harmless in doing so (also see 15.08.040; 12.04.030; [17.36.080])
F. 
All political signs located on private property shall be installed only with the permission of the property owner(s) (see 15.08.040).
G. 
No political advertisement, sign holding or posting shall be posted or held within one hundred fifty linear feet from the front door of the building, or the building entrance leading to the polling location inside the main building, housing any polling location to include vehicle signage, billboards, or property signage. This ordinance shall not exceed the following: MGLA, C54 Section 65; 950 CMR Sections 52.03(22)(d); 53.03(18)(d) or 54.04(22)(d).
H. 
Enforcement and Penalties.
1. 
Any violation of the above ordinance is enforceable by the Revere Election Commission, Inspectional Services Department or the Revere Police Department.
2. 
Prior to any preliminary, primary election or general election, any of the aforementioned departments must notify a candidate within twenty-four hours of the observance of any violation by verbal, electronic or written communication and the candidate must remove the violation within twenty-four hours or the notification.
3. 
The fine for any violation of this ordinance is fifty dollars per day per sign beginning on the day after the first observance of the violation beginning at the time of notification by any of the aforementioned departments.
(Prior revision § 13-13; C.O. 07-01(6-04), § 1, 7/30/2007)
No person shall throw, scatter, drop or place, or shall cause or procure to be thrown, scattered, dropped or placed in or upon any street, highway, avenue or other public place within the city any glass, tacks, nails, pieces of metal or any other substances likely to damage any wheeled vehicle having tires of rubber.
(Prior revision § 17-23)
A. 
No person shall throw or sweep on any sidewalk or public way in the city any rubbish or filth of any kind, or any noxious or refuse liquid or solid matter or substance, and no person shall wilfully tip over or upset the contents of any box or barrel containing ashes, house dirt or rubbish of any kind upon any sidewalk or into any public way of the city.
B. 
No person shall throw or place upon any sidewalk or street any banana skin, orange peel or other slippery substance.
(Prior revision § 17-26)
No person shall shoot with or use a bow and arrow, sling or air gun, play ball or throw a stone, snowball or other missile in any street.
(Prior revision § 17-27)
A. 
No person or entity shall, within the city, sell, display, expose, or keep for sale any aerosol spray paint can, or any marker containing a fluid which is not water soluble and which has a point, brush, applicator or other writing surface in excess of one-half inch, unless at the point of display or sale there is posted a sign with letters not less than one and one-half inches in height bearing the following words:
SALE OF SPRAY PAINT AND BROAD INDELIBLE MARKERS TO PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN AND THE UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OR POSSESSION OF PAINTS AND SUCH MARKERS BY PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN IS PUNISHABLE BY A THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE.
B. 
No person shall sell or deliver any aerosol spray paint, or any marker containing a fluid which is not water soluble and which has a point, brush, applicator or other writing surface in excess of one-half inch to any person under eighteen years of age or to any person of whatever age who refuses to submit for inspection if requested a driver's license, liquor purchase identification or other identification to establish the age of such person.
C. 
No person under eighteen shall possess any aerosol spray paint, or any marker containing a fluid which is not water soluble and which has a point, brush, applicator or other writing surface in excess of one-half inch unless such possession occurs in the presence of an adult at least eighteen years of age and such materials are intended for lawful purposes.
D. 
Any person or entity violating this provision shall be subject to a fine of up to three hundred dollars per offense. Each day that a person or entity is in violation shall constitute a separate offense. The health agent and/or code enforcement officers of the board of health shall have the right to enforce this subsection pursuant to the noncriminal disposition procedures set forth in Chapter 1.12.
(C.O. 06-610 § 1)