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Murrieta, CA Municipal Code
Murrieta, California Municipal Code
Preface
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (RESERVED)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Title 14 (RESERVED)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 DEVELOPMENT CODE
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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8.24.120 Litter in parks.
   No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the city except in public receptacles and in such manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any part of the park or upon any street or other public place. Where public receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.120)
8.24.130 Posting notices prohibited.
   No persons shall post or affix any notice, poster, or other paper or device, calculated to attract the attention of the public, to any lamp post, public utility pole or shade tree, or upon any public structure or building, except as may be authorized or required by law.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.130)
8.24.140 Distribution of handbills--Private premises.
   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)
8.24.150 Distribution of handbills--Respecting property owners' rights.
   No person shall throw, deposit or distribute any commercial or noncommercial handbill upon any private premises, if requested by anyone thereon not to do so, or if there is placed on such premises in a conspicuous position near the entrance thereof, a sign bearing the words; "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," "No Advertisements," or any similar notice, indicating in any matter that the occupants of such premises do not desire to be molested, or have their right of privacy disturbed, or to have any such handbills left upon such premises.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.150)
8.24.160 Distribution of handbills--Public places.
   No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any sidewalk, street or other public place within the city, nor shall any person hand out or distribute or sell any commercial handbill in any public place; provided however, that it shall not be unlawful on any sidewalk, street or other public place within the city for any person to hand out or distribute, without charge to the receiver thereof, any handbill to any person willing to accept it.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.160)
8.24.170 Distribution of handbills--On vehicles.
   No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or noncommercial handbill in or upon any vehicle; provided however, that it shall not be unlawful, in any public place for a person to hand out or distribute without charge to the receiver thereof, a noncommercial handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept it.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.170)
8.24.180 Dropping litter from aircraft.
   No person in an aircraft shall throw out, drop or deposit within the city any litter, handbill or any other object.
(Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.180)
8.24.190 Enforcement authority.
   The city manager and his or her designee, all police officers and code enforcement officers of the city are empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to issue citations or make arrests for violations thereof. (Ord. 105 § 3 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.08.190)
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