CHAPTER 2
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
ARTICLE 5. PROHIBITION AGAINST SIGNS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND PROPERTY
SECTION:
§6170: Signs And Handbills Prohibited In Public Rights Of Way And On Public Property
§6170 SIGNS AND HANDBILLS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
A. No person shall paint, mark or write on, or post or otherwise affix, any handbill or sign to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, hydrant, or upon any fixture of the fire alarm system or upon any street sign or traffic sign, within the City.
B. Nothing in this Section contained shall apply to the installation of terrazzo sidewalks or sidewalks of similar construction, sidewalks permanently colored by an admixture in the material of which the same are constructed, and for which the Board of Public Works has granted a written permit.
C. Any handbill or sign found painted, posted, or otherwise affixed upon any public property contrary to the provisions of this Section may be removed by the Police Department or the Department of Public Works. The person responsible for any such illegal posting shall be liable for the cost incurred in the removal thereof and the Department of Public Works is authorized to effect the collection of said cost.
D. Nothing in this Section shall apply to the installation of a metal plaque or plate or individual letters or figures in a sidewalk commemorating an historical, cultural, or artistic event, location or personality for which the Department of Public Works, with the approval of the City Council, has granted a written permit.
E. Nothing in this Section shall apply to the painting of house numbers upon curbs done under permits issued by the Director of Public Works under and in accordance with other provisions of this Code.
F. Nothing in this Section shall apply to markings on streets or sidewalks necessary to direct or control pedestrian or vehicular traffic done under permits issued by the Director of Public Works under and in accordance with other provisions of this Code. (Ord. 868, §1, adopted 1987)
§6171 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Any person violating any of the provisions of §6170 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment of not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 868, §1, adopted 1987)