A. No person shall distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill on inhabited private premises, unless directly handed to an occupant of the premises or placed on the premises in a secure manner, so as not to be blown away, creating a litter problem to adjacent private or public property. Mailboxes may not be used when so prohibited by federal postal regulations.
B. Exemption for Mail and Newspapers. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the distribution of mail by the United States, nor to newspapers, as defined in this chapter, except that newspapers shall be placed on private property in such a manner as to prevent their being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.140)