(a) No person shall affix any advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description upon any telegraph, telephone, railway, electric light pole, street sign, or other permanent fixture in the streets or alleys within the City, or place or affix in any manner any advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description, upon any voting booth, public building or sidewalk, or within the street lines of the City, or over which the City, or Council thereof has the care, custody or control, unless and until such person first obtains a permit from the Director of Public Safety.
(Ord. 2-16. Passed 4-18-2016.)
Application for such permit shall be made to the Director of Public Safety upon forms prepared by him and shall set forth:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The period of time that such advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description is to be displayed.
(3) The area within which such advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description shall be attached or displayed.
Each application shall be submitted by the Director of Public Safety to the Chief of Police for his recommendation. The Director of Public Safety may issue a permit for the purposes herein provided, if he shall find that the issuance of such permit does not interfere with the general welfare of the citizens of the City, provided that the applicant shall first have furnished bond or policy of insurance in form and amount satisfactory to the Director of Law, indemnifying and saving harmless the City from any and all liability by reason of or arising out of the issuance of such permit.
No permit shall be issued hereunder unless the applicant agrees thereon that:
A. No advertisement, poster, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description, other than those set forth in the application, shall be used.
B. No advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description shall be so placed as to obstruct or interfere with any sign erected and maintained under requirements of law or ordinance.
C. No advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description shall be erected and maintained except in conformity to the permit and to the approval of the Director of Public Safety.
D. No commercial advertising shall be permitted on any advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description.
E. All advertisements, posters, signs, handbills, garlands, placards or objects of any kind or description shall be removed promptly upon expiration of the permit.
The section shall not apply to any advertisement, poster, sign, handbill, garland, placard or object of any kind or description required by the laws of the State, or by the ordinances of this City. (Ord. 51-56. Passed 5-21-56.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(c) The Director of Public Works or any member of the Division of Police may remove any sign(s) posted in violation of this section and may determine the cost of removal and assess such costs to the person(s), business, organization, or entity that posted the sign(s).
(Ord. 2-16. Passed 4-18-2016.)