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.
"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)
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)