[Amended 11-1-2011 by L.L. No. 13-2011, approved 11-23-2011]
A. The posting,
tacking, taping or placing of any sign, handbill, stickers, posters
or any printed material on any part of the stand of any traffic control
device, any light pole and signpost, including traffic signs or street
signs, traffic control boxes, utility poles, utility boxes and stanchions,
guardrails, bridges, railroad crossings, railroad overpasses, trash
containers or the like, on any public property throughout the City
of Kingston, is hereby prohibited.
B. Any sign,
handbill, sticker, any printed material advertising an event, such
as garage sales, or performances, with the exception of real estate
open house signs, shall be erected or posted no more than 24 hours
prior to the event and must be removed within 24 hours after the event.
No such advertisement may be larger than four square feet in size,
and no such advertisements can be placed on private property unless
the permission of the property owner is obtained prior to placement
of same.
C. There
will be a fine of $50 for violation of this section.
Upon the approval of the Superintendent of Public
Works, appropriate temporary signs may be posted at the Broadway railroad
overpass on such terms and conditions and for such periods of time
as the Superintendent shall determine. All departments of the State
of New York, County of Ulster and City of Kingston are hereby exempt
from any prohibition set forth herein.
Any person who violates or knowingly permits
the violation of this article shall be deemed to have committed an
offense against this article and shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $50. Each separate offense shall constitute a separate additional
violation.