No person shall paint, mark, post, tack, nail or otherwise affix any sign, advertisement, notice, picture, drawing, emblem, poster, printing or writing, other than those placed and maintained in pursuance of law, to any stone, rock, tree, fence, stump, post, pole, building or other structure which is in or upon the right-of-way of any public road or highway, except that the state’s Commissioner of Highways and the Public Works Department of the city may provide for suitable road signs, danger signals and other signs of informational nature. No such sign or other marking shall be suspended over the right-of-way of any public road or highway; these prohibitions include, but are not limited to, such devices which are intended to invite or draw attention of the public to the candidacy of any person for any public office; and any such device which exists in violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person whose candidacy appears thereon violated this section; provided, however that the installation and/or maintenance of newspaper, postal or mailboxes shall not be prohibited or affected by this section.
(B) Any person violating this section, whether as principal, agent or employee, shall be punished as provided in § 93.99(B). Every such prohibited sign or other marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Upon receiving notice of any violation of this section, the Department of Public Works shall cause the prohibited sign or other marking to be removed within ten days and shall cause the appearance of the property on which it was affixed to be restored, as near as may be practicable, to its condition immediately before such violation occurred. The Department of Public Works shall, in the name of the city, recover from the person who hereafter violates this section, the amounts expended by the city in removing the sign or other marking and in restoring the appearance of the property on which it was affixed.
(Prior Code, § 905.06) (Ord. 86-10, passed 6-3-1986) Penalty, see § 93.99