A.
Any person desiring to engage in or carry on the posting of bills, erection of signs, distribution of handbills or other articles for advertising purposes shall be subject to the application requirements and application review standards set forth in §§ 172-3 and 172-5, respectively. In addition, such applicants shall further describe in detail the handbill or items to be distributed and the areas to be covered by distribution. This information, as well as that set forth in § 172-5, shall be taken into account by the Codes Department in the determination as to whether to issue such permit.
B.
No such permit or any bill or sign permitted to be erected
or posted thereby shall be in effect or be permitted to be posted or erected
for a period of longer than 10 days from the date of issuance.
C.
The distribution of all political posters and handbills
for the purpose of electoral campaigning within the city, can be initiated
for 30 days from the permit date as issued by the Codes Department. All posters
and handbills must be removed from the public right-away within 10 days of
the designated election day.
[Added 11-24-1997 by Ord.
No. 1059-97]
The standards of conduct set forth in § 172-7 shall similarly apply to person, organizations and activities regulated by this article.
A.
No handbill or sample or other article for advertising
purposes shall be cast, thrown or scattered or caused to be cast, thrown or
scattered in or upon any of the streets, sidewalks or other public places
of the city or in or upon any private yard, walkway, driveway or porch but
shall be delivered to the owner, occupant or other person then present in
or upon such private premises. No handbill or sample or other article for
advertising shall be delivered to any private premises if anyone thereon so
request or if there is placed on the premises, in a conspicuous position near
the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers
or Agents," "No Advertising" or any similar notice indicating in any manner
that the occupants of said premises do not desire to be molested or have their
right of privacy disturbed or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
[Amended 3-25-1996 by Ord.
No. 1012-96]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600,
plus cost of prosecution, or to imprisonment in the county jail for a period
of not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of
violations shall constitute a separate offense.
