For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BILLPOSTER. Any person engaging in the business for hire of posting, fastening, nailing, or affixing any written, painted or printed matter of any kind, containing a message of information of any kind, to any outdoor billboard, or on any bridge, fence, pole, post, sidewalk, tree or on the exterior of any other structure. This definition shall not apply to or include any sign mounted on, fastened to, or suspended from the outside of any building or other structure, in accordance with and authorized by any provision of any other town ordinance or any statute, either for any public convenience or use or for regulating the construction or use of outdoor display signs whether the display signs are illuminated or not.
COMMERCIAL HANDBILL. Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature:
(1) Which advertises for sale any merchandise, produce, commodity or thing;
(2) Which directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment, or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales;
(3) Which directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, for which an admission fee is charged for the purposes of private gain or profit; but the terms of this division shall not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken up for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind, when either of the same is held, given or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information which is not restricted under ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public peace, safety and good orders; provided, that nothing contained in this division shall be deemed to authorize the holding, giving or taking place of any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition or event of any kind, without a license, where such license is or may be required by any law of this state, or under any ordinances of this town; or
(4) Which, while containing reading matter other than advertisement, and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
HANDBILL DISTRIBUTOR. Any person engaging or engaged in the business for hire or gain of distributing commercial or noncommercial handbills, other than newspapers distributed to subscribers thereof, and any person receiving compensation directly or indirectly for the distribution of such handbills.
NEWSPAPERS. Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, and newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording office as provided by general law; and in addition thereto, shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published with no less than four issues per year, and sold to the public.
NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILL. Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature not included in the definitions of commercial handbill or newspaper.
PRIVATE PREMISES. Any dwelling, house, building or other structure designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, ground, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule or mailbox belonging or appurtenance to such dwelling, house, building or other structure.
(Ord. 07-02, passed 5-7-2007)