(A) It shall be lawful to post or affix printed or graphic materials upon public rights-of-way in the town after September 30, preceding a national, state, or local election or referendum to be held in the town, when materials relate to the candidate or candidates seeking election or the political issues being voted upon. RIGHTS-OF-WAY are defined as those areas between the road and the back of either a utility pole, street sign, or sidewalks, whichever is further, but no less than five feet from the pavement edge.
(B) Sign placement is subject to the following restrictions.
(1) No signs shall be placed in medians or landscaped areas.
(2) No signs shall be attached to utility poles or traffic control signs.
(3) No signs shall be placed within 15 feet of, or obscuring from view, any fire hydrant.
(4) All signs larger than six square feet must be placed outside of the sight triangle of an intersection. A SIGHT TRIANGLE is defined as that area formed by measuring 20 feet back from an intersection in both directions, and then connected by straight line.
(5) Signs that have fallen due to weather or other conditions must be repaired or removed.
(6) All signs placed in rights-of-way prior to October 1 will be removed.
(7) All signs must be removed by November 17.
(8) Because signs imply endorsement, any resident or business shall have the right to remove any and all signs placed in the rights-of-way of their respective premises.
(9) At no time shall signs be placed on rights-of-way fronting public facilities (for example, government offices or operations center, post office, public parks, public safety stations, public schools, and the like), except after the facilities have closed the day before election day and where said public facility is a polling place, and such sign is placed in accordance with the rules of the Board of Elections.
(10) Signs placed on private property, outside of rights-of-way, may be placed anywhere and anytime as long as the sign does not obstruct the safe vision of motorists and is removed by November 17.
(Prior Code, § 9-4068) (Ord. passed 8-14-2003; Ord. passed 1-14-2010) Penalty, see § 154.999