No person shall affix political campaign matter to any private or public real or personal property, including but not limited to utility poles, traffic standards, parking meters, exterior of walls and store windows, billboards and other surfaces, without first having secured the consent of the person or persons owning, leasing or in control or custody of the property upon which said political campaign matter is placed, except that in the case of utility poles, the public utility shall not have the right to give such consent without prior approval of the Council of the City of Reading.