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City of New Rochelle, NY
Westchester County
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[Adopted 10-18-2016 by Ord. No. 205-2016]
A. 
No person, other than the owner, shall by any means affix, mark, or place or cause to be placed, or hire or direct any other person to so place any sign, including any campaign sign as defined in Chapter 270, poster, notice or advertisement on City property or upon any publicly or privately owned tree, pole, sidewalk, structure or property thereon situated, other than such signs as may be needed by the companies or institutions owning or operating such site and other than such public notice as may be authorized or required by law, without the written consent or the posted invitation of the property owner.
B. 
Where the sign, including any campaign sign as defined in Chapter 270, poster, advertisement, notice or other matter consists of a commercial advertisement, it shall be presumed that the vendor of the specified product, service or entertainment is a person who placed such advertisement or caused it to be placed upon the property. For the purposes of this section, the term "vendor" shall mean all persons and/or legal entities who are intended to benefit financially from such advertisement.
C. 
Where the sign, including any campaign sign as defined in Chapter 270, poster, advertisement, notice or other matter consists of a noncommercial advertisement, it shall be presumed that the organizer or sponsor of the specified event, service entertainment, or group is a person who placed such advertisement or caused it to be placed upon the property. For the purposes of this section, the term "organizer" or "sponsor" shall mean all persons and/or legal entities who are involved in organizing or sponsoring this event.
D. 
This article shall be enforceable by the Police Department or the Bureau of Buildings, or both.
E. 
Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both fine and imprisonment, provided that the penalty shall be not less than $80 for a second offense within a twelve-month period and not less than $100 for a third offense within a twelve-month period. Each day on which the violation exists may be charged and shall be considered as a separate offense.
F. 
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, word, section or part of this section shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.