(a) Distribution in General. Any person may hand, without charge to the receiver, any noncommercial handbill to any person willing to accept it.
(b) Placement on Vehicles. No person shall throw, affix or deposit any handbill in or upon any vehicle, without the express consent of the owner of such vehicle.
(c) Placement on Vacant Premises. No person shall throw or deposit any handbill or newspaper in or upon any private premises which are continuously uninhabited or vacant.
(d) Placement on Posted Property. No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any handbill or unsolicited newspaper upon any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so or if there is on such premises a sign bearing the words "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisement" or any similar notice indicating that the occupants desire not to be molested or have their privacy disturbed.
(e) Distribution to Inhabited Private Premises. Handbills may be distributed to inhabited private premises which are not posted if the same are so placed or deposited, other than in a mailbox, as to prevent the materials from being carried by the elements.
(f) Newspapers. No newspaper shall be delivered or placed upon sidewalks or other public property. No newspapers shall be delivered or placed upon inhabited private property unless placed in a designated receptacle or in such a manner so as to prevent the contents thereof from being exposed to the elements. Non-subscribed newspapers shall only be delivered or placed in designated receptacles or the doorstep of such location.
(g) Size. Any handbill permitted to be distributed by this section, whether commercial or noncommercial, shall not be less than six square inches nor more than forty-eight square inches in size.
(h) Violations. Any non-compliance under this section shall be considered a violation of this chapter and any individual and any entity in control of distribution of such materials by the individual may be held jointly and severally responsible for any violation(s) hereunder.
(Ord. 94-52. Passed 7-18-94; Ord. 2014-11. Passed 3-17-14.)