545.10 UNSOLICITED PRINTED MATERIAL RESTRICTIONS.

   (a)   No person shall throw or place partially or wholly in the public right-of-way any newspaper, handbill, advertising circular, or other printed material, except as permitted in part (b) of this Section. The public right- of-way includes, among other places, roadways, driveway aprons, tree lawns, and public sidewalks.

   (b)   The following actions are exempt from the prohibition of part (a) of this Section:

      (1)    Placing printed material in an enclosed news box, approved book drop box, public trash or recycling bin, or similar permanent container;

      (2)    Handing printed material to a person who freely accepts it;

      (3)   Keeping printed material in an orderly, safe, and non-obstructive condition, in the immediate vicinity, and under the close and continuous control, of its lawful possessor, provided that the printed material is kept in the public right of way for no more than twelve (12) hours; and

      (4)   Temporary placement expressly authorized by the City.

   (c)   No person shall throw or place on private property any newspaper, handbill, advertising circular, or other printed material, except as permitted in part (d) of this Section. No person shall deliver any newspaper, handbill, advertising circular, or other printed material, in any manner, to property that the deliverer has reason to believe is vacant.

   (d)   The following actions are exempt from the prohibition of (c) of this Section:

      (1)   Handing printed material to a person who freely accepts it.

      (2)   Placing printed material pursuant to, and in a manner contemplated by, the solicitation by or permission from an occupant or owner of the property for placement of that particular material;

      (3)   Leaving printed material too dense to be moved or blown about by the wind or other weather that is enclosed in a container, such as a box or bag, outside of a home or building, if left within five (5) feet of an exterior door, not including a garage door;

      (4)   Leaving printed material outside a home or building but inside a weather-proof box or container that the person placing the material reasonably believes to have been provided by the property for the purpose of accepting deliveries of newspapers and other printed material. This provision does not authorize the use of official United States Post Office containers for pacing material other than by a Postal Service worker;

      (5)   Leaving printed material attached securely to a home or building's exterior door, or immediately inside an exterior door; or

      (6)   Delivery by the United States Postal Service.

         (Ord. 20-88. Enacted 10-26-20.)