Town of Huntington, NY
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2023-11-02
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 73 Advertising; Distribution of Circulars
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Article I Circulars and Handbills
- VOLUME I
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Fair, Open and Accountable Government
- Ch 3 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 5 Assessment, Department of; Administrative Review of Assessments
- Ch 6 Audit and Control, Department of
- Ch 8 Beautification Advisory Council
- Ch 9 Citizens Advisory Committee for Persons With Disabilities
- Ch 10 Budget and Finances
- Ch 12 Capital Program
- Ch 13 Public Officials
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Commercial Fishing Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Comptroller
- Ch 19 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 21 Environmental Open Space and Park Funds
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Engineering Services, Department of
- Ch 27 Environmental Waste Management, Department of
- Ch 28 Ephedra Products
- Ch 29 Ethics
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 General Services, Department of
- Ch 35 Harbor and Boating Advisory Council
- Ch 36 Administrative Hearing Officer
- Ch 39 Human Services, Department of
- Ch 40 (Reserved)
- Ch 41 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 42 Department of Information Technology
- Ch 43 Maritime Services, Department of
- Ch 44 Mass Transit Citizens' Advisory Council
- Ch 45 Citizens' Advisory Committee on Parking
- Ch 47 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 50 Public Nuisances
- Ch 51 Ordinances, Publication of
- Ch 52 Parks and Recreation, Department of
- Ch 52A Planning and Environment, Department of
- Ch 53 Public Disclosure by Contractors and Vendors
- Ch 54 Public Hearings: Time Limits for Action
- Ch 55 Public Safety, Department of
- Ch 57 Receiver of Taxes Department
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 60 Senior Citizens' Board
- Ch 61 (Reserved)
- Ch 62 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Supervisor, Department of
- Ch 64 Town Attorney, Department of
- Ch 64A Town Clerk, Department of
- Ch 65 Transportation and Traffic Safety
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Voluntary Mediation of Disputes
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Administrative Search Warrants
- Ch 73 Advertising; Distribution of Circulars
- Ch 73 Art I Circulars and Handbills
- § 73-1 Prohibitions.
- § 73-2 Penalties for Violations.
- Ch 74 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 78 Animals
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Building Construction
- Ch 89 Business Improvement Districts
- Ch 90 Cannabis
- Ch 91 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs and Amusement Events
- Ch 92 Clothes Drop-Off Bins
- Ch 93 Civil Enforcement and Administrative Adjudication
- Ch 94 Community Antenna Television Franchises
- Ch 95 Community Gardening Program
- Ch 96 Collateral Loan Brokers
- Ch 97 Consumer Protection
- Ch 98 Domestic Partnership Registry
- Ch 99 Dix Hills Water District
- Ch 100 (Reserved)
- Ch 104 Electrical Standards and Regulations
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 108 Film Permits
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 111 Fire Prevention
- Ch 114 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Games of Chance
- Ch 117 Solid Waste Management: Collection, Recycling and Disposal
- Ch 119 Graffiti
- Ch 120 Harbors and Waterways
- Ch 124 Housing Standards and Property Maintenance
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 130 Junkyards
- Ch 132 Landscaping
- Ch 133 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 134 Local Waterfront Consistency Review
- Ch 135 Loitering, Parking and Congregating
- Ch 137 Marine Conservation and Regulation of Marine Structures
- Ch 141 Noise
- Ch 143 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch 145 Parades and Public Assemblages
- Ch 149 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 150 Christmas Trees
- Ch 151 Petroleum and Other Fuel Products, Sale of
- Ch 153 Plumbing Regulations
- Ch 155 (Reserved)
- Ch 156 Property Maintenance; Nuisances
- Ch 156A Bamboo
- Ch 157 Public Benefit Incentives
- Ch 158 Public Benefit Funds
- VOLUME II
- Ch 159 Recreational Facilities
- Ch 160 Registration and Permitting of Property
- Ch 161 Senior Citizens: Condominium Conversions
- Ch 164 Sewer Use Management
- Ch 166 Shellfish Management
- Ch 168 Floodplain Management
- Ch 169 Coastal Erosion Management
- Ch 170 Stormwater Management
- Ch 171 Streams, Watercourses and Wetlands
- Ch 172 Land Conservation
- Ch 173 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 174 Liability of Town
- Ch 178 Taxation
- Ch 180 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 183 Tow Trucks and Towing for Hire
- Ch 184 Trapping
- Ch 186 Tree Preservation and Protection
- Ch 188 Trespassing and Encroachments
- Ch 189 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Ch 191 Unsafe and Damaged Buildings and Structures
- Ch 192 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 193 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 194 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 195 Waste Management
- Ch 196 Wood and Coal Burning Appliances
- Ch 197 Planning, Design and Development
- Ch 198 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A202 Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations
- Ch A203 Trustees, Board of
- Ch A204 Zoning Board of Appeals Fees and Charges
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Traffic Code
- Chapters
- Ch TC1 General Provisions
- Ch TC2 Traffic Regulations
- Ch TC3 Parking Regulations
- Ch TC4 Parking Fields
- Ch TC5 Commercial and Construction Vehicles; Weight Limits
- Ch TC6 Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch TC7 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Schedules
- Sch A Traffic Control Signals
- Sch B Prohibited Turns on Red Signals
- Sch C Prohibited Turns
- Sch D One-Way Streets
- Sch E Parking Area Exits/Entrances and/or Driveways
- Sch F Lane Designations
- Sch G Stop and Yield Intersections
- Sch H Speed Limits on Certain Streets
- Sch I School Speed Limits
- Sch J Parking, Stopping and Standing Restrictions
- Sch K Private Parking Fields
- Sch L Town Parking Fields
- Sch M Truck Exclusions
- Sch N Play Streets
- Sch O Commercial Vehicle and Truck Exclusions
- Sch P On-Street Metered Parking
- Traffic Code Disposition List
- Ch TCDL Disposition List
[Adopted 6-3-1969 as Ch. 13 of the 1969 Code of the Town
of Huntington]
[Amended 10-13-2004 by L.L. No. 32-2004]
It shall be unlawful for any person or business
entity to throw, cast or distribute, or permit to be thrown, cast
or distributed, any handbill, circular, card, booklet, placard or
other advertising matter whatsoever in or upon any street, front yard,
courtyard or lawn of any building, or in private letter boxes, or
on automobiles or other vehicles within the Town of Huntington, outside
of incorporated villages, provided that nothing herein contained shall
be deemed to prohibit or otherwise regulate the distribution of such
advertising matter from home to home by affixing the same to an inner
or outer door of a private home, or by placing the same in a slot
or recess of the door, or by placing the same underneath the door
of such dwelling. The provisions of this article shall not be deemed
to prohibit or otherwise regulate the delivery of such matter by the
United States Postal Service, or prohibit the distribution of sample
copies of newspapers sold by the copy or by annual subscription. (This
section is not intended to limit the lawful distribution of anything
other than commercial and business advertising matter.)
[Amended 8-17-1993 by Ord. No. 93-CE-11; 11-6-2019 by L.L. No. 56-2019]
(A)Â
A breach of this article shall be an offense punishable by a fine
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.) nor more than seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750.) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen
(15) days, or both fine and imprisonment, for the first such offense
and, for any subsequent offenses committed within five (5) years of
the first offense, by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars
($250.) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) or imprisonment
for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days, or by both fine and
imprisonment. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
[Amended 9-14-2021 by L.L. No. 50-2021]
(B)Â
Any person or entity found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
to have violated this article shall be subject to a monetary penalty
in an amount within the range of fines authorized in subdivision A
for a first offense and subsequent offenses, respectively.
(C)Â
The Town Attorney may also bring an action or proceeding in the name
of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the violation
and to recover the costs incurred by the Town for cleaning up or otherwise
remedying conditions brought about by the violation of this article.
