[Code 1975, § 24-12; Code 1992, § 20-76]
No person shall attach, place, paint, write, stamp or paste
any sign, advertisement or any other matter upon any lamppost or electric
light, railway, telegraph or telephone pole, shade tree, fire hydrant,
bridge, pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk, public building or any property
or thing belonging to the City or on any article or thing within any
park. Public officers posting any notice required or permitted by
law shall be excepted from this section.
[Code 1975, § 24-13; Code 1992, § 20-77]
No person shall attach, place, paint, write, stamp or paste
any sign, advertisement or other matter upon any privately owned house,
wall, fence, gate, post or tree, without first having obtained the
written permission of the owner or occupant of the premises and having
complied with all sections of this Code pertaining thereto.
[Code 1975, § 24-14; Code 1992, § 20-78]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or cause to be
distributed in the City any commercial handbill or other printed or
written commercial matter by placing or causing the handbill to be
placed in or on any automobile or in any yard or on any porch or vestibule
or in any mailbox, not in the possession of or under the control of
the person so distributing, or on any traffic control sign or device.
This subsection shall not be applicable to the distribution of any
newspaper or magazine; to the delivery of mail; to the delivery of
any matter which the owner or occupant of the premises may have requested
to be delivered at the premises; or to the distribution of any printed
matter by attaching the printed matter to an outside door or screen
knob, during daylight hours, in such a way as it will not be blown
off.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or cause to be
distributed in the City any commercial handbill or other printed or
written commercial matter by the ringing of doorbells, knocking at
doors, or by any other means of attracting one inside the premises
to come or open the entrance door, unless such person theretofore
secured the written consent of the occupant of the premises.
(c)
No person shall scatter or distribute, on or along any public street
or City-owned parking lot, or distribute or place or cause to be distributed
or placed on or in any motor vehicle on any public street or City-owned
parking lot in the City any commercial literature, advertising material,
commercial handbill or other advertising paper.
(d)
No person shall litter or cause to be littered any streets, alleys,
public places or other outside premises, either public or private,
in the City with any printed or written matter.
(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct traffic on public
streets, alleys or walks in the City in the distribution of any written
or printed matter.
[Code 1992, § 20-79; 9-26-1994 by Ord. No. 1061; 1-27-1997 by Ord. No. 1110; 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 19-002]
(a)
For the purpose of this section, the term "deface" means the placement,
without consent, of any drawing, inscription, initial, design, scribbling,
motto, message, name or picture, including those commonly known as
graffiti, on an object or surface.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any paint, spray paint,
pigment, tools, objects, or any other similar means to injure, deface,
or destroy the property of another, including the making of any drawing,
inscription, initial, design, scribbling, motto, name, picture, pictograph,
or other markings commonly referred to as "graffiti." As used in this
subsection, the term "spray paint" means any container of paint, varnish,
lacquer, stain or similar substance commonly used in painting and
propelled by compressed air, aerosol or other propellant and applied
by a spraying method or similar technique.
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Except as otherwise provided, a person under 18 years of age shall not possess, buy, or give to another any spray paint. Except as otherwise provided, a person shall not sell or give spray paint to another person under 18 years of age. However, a person may sell or give spray paint to a person under 18 years of age for lawful uses if the juvenile exhibits the written consent therefor of his or her parent or guardian. If a person under 18 years of age exhibits the written consent of his or her parent or guardian, the person selling or giving the spray paint to the juvenile shall record the name, address, sex, and age of the juvenile and the name and address of the consenting parent or guardian. All data required by this subsection shall be kept in a permanent register available for inspection by the Police Department for a period of at least one year. Violation of this subsection shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable under § 1-16.
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(c)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any property marked or defaced as defined in this section to remove or paint over such markings within seven days after discovery of their existence so as to minimize the addition of further markings and other blight upon the property. If removal is delayed by extenuating circumstances such as infirmity or financial inability, the property owner may petition the police for a time extension. Any owner removing markings pursuant to this subsection shall be entitled to restitution in an amount determined by the court for the cost of removing the markings. Restitution shall be paid by any person convicted under this section of making the markings. If the individual defacing property is under 18 years of age, to the extent practical, the individual shall be required to restore the premises. Violation of this subsection shall be deemed a municipal civil infraction, enforceable under Article II of Chapter 32.
[9-12-2011 by Ord. No.
1325]
Any person who willfully and maliciously destroys or injures
the personal property of another person, and by doing so causes damage
less than $200, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500 or three
times the amount of the destruction or injury, whichever is greater,
or both imprisonment and a fine.
[9-12-2011 by Ord. No.
1325]
Any person who willfully and maliciously destroys or injures
another person's house, barn, or other building or its appurtenances,
and by doing so causes damages less than $200, is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of
not more than $500 or three times the amount of the destruction or
injury, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
[9-12-2011 by Ord. No.
1325; 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 1333]
Any person who shall dump, deposit or place any filth, garbage
or refuse on the grounds or premises of another, without the specific
permission of the owner thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than
$500, or both.
[9-12-2011 by Ord. No.
1325]
A person who willfully and maliciously burns any personal property,
other than a dwelling house, building within the curtilage of a dwelling
house, or other real property, owned by himself or herself or another
person, the value of which property is less than $200, is guilty of
a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days
or a fine of not more than $500 or three times the value of the personal
property burned or intended to be burned, whichever is greater, or
both imprisonment and a fine.
[9-12-2011 by Ord. No.
1325]
A person who uses, arranges, places, devises, or distributes
an inflammable, combustible, or explosive material, liquid, or substance
or any device in or near real or personal property with intent to
willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn the building or property
or who aids, counsels, induces, persuades, or procures another to
do so and where such property intended to be burned is valued less
than $200 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for
not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500 or three times
the combined value of the property intended to be burned, whichever
is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
