[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow 8-18-1937; amended in its entirety 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013 (Ch. 28 of the 1965
Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or persons shall post any handbills, notices or advertisements
of any nature or description on any telephone or electric light poles
or other property of this Village, throw any handbills, notices or
advertisements or other throwaways on any private property in this
Village, or print, paint, stamp or otherwise mark any flagstone, curbstone,
sidewalk or other public property of this Village.
No person shall cast, throw or scatter or cause to be cast,
thrown or scattered in or upon any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks
or public places of this Village any show bills, posters, dodgers
or other handbills or paper of any description.
A.
No person shall hang or place any goods or merchandise of any description
or any sign or advertising matter of any description on any of the
electric light poles or lampposts, fire alarm boxes or devices, telephone
poles or bridge railings of this Village, nor place any goods, boxes,
wood or heavy material upon or against the same.
B.
For those events prominently described as "tag sales" conducted in private residences and on private property, owners and residents will be permitted a maximum of seven signs per sale. There will be a grace period of three days following the actual tag sale date during which period no fine will be applicable, provided that all posted signs are removed prior to the expiration of that grace period. Signs remaining after the three-day grace period will subject the residents of the address listed on the sign therein to a penalty as set forth in § 240-4.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 for each offense.
