For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BILLPOSTER. Any person engaging in the business for hire of posting, fastening, nailing, or affixing any written, painted, or printed matter of any kind, containing a message of information of any kind, to any outdoor billboard, or on any bridge, fence, pole, post, sidewalk, tree, or on the exterior of any other structure. This definition shall not apply to or include any sign mounted on, fastened to, or suspended from the outside of any building or other structure, in accordance with and authorized by any provision of this code or any statute, either for any public convenience or use or for regulating the construction or use of outdoor display signs whether the display signs are illuminated or not.
COMMERCIAL HANDBILL. Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, paper booklet, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature:
(1) Which advertises for sale any merchandise, produce, commodity, or thing;
(2) Which directs attention to any business or mercantile or commercial establishment, or other activity, for the purpose of either directly or indirectly promoting the interest thereof by sales;
(3) Which directs attention to or advertises any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, for which an admission fee is charged for the purposes of private gain or profit; but the terms of this clause shall not apply where an admission fee is charged or a collection is taken up for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to such meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, when either of the same is held, given, or takes place in connection with the dissemination of information which is not restricted under ordinary rules of decency, good morals, public peace, safety, and good orders; provided, that nothing contained in this clause shall be deemed to authorize the holding, giving, or taking place of any meeting, theatrical performance, exhibition, or event of any kind, without a license, where such license is or may be required by any law of this state, or under any ordinances of this city; or,
(4) Which, while containing reading matter other than advertisement, and is distributed or circulated for advertising purposes or for the private benefit and gain of any person so engaged as advertiser or distributor.
HANDBILL DISTRIBUTOR. Any person engaging or engaged in the business for hire or gain of distributing commercial or noncommercial handbills, other than newspapers distributed to subscribers thereof, and any person receiving compensation directly or indirectly for the distribution of such handbills.
NEWSPAPERS. Any newspaper of general circulation as defined by general law, any newspaper duly entered with the Post Office Department of the United States, in accordance with federal statute or regulation, and any newspaper filed and recorded with any recording office as provided by general law; and in addition thereto, shall mean and include any periodical or current magazine regularly published with no less than four issues per year, and sold to the public.
NONCOMMERCIAL HANDBILL. Any printed or written matter, any sample or device, dodger, circular, leaflet, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, paper, booklet, or any other printed or otherwise reproduced original or copies of any matter of literature not included in the definitions of commercial handbill or newspaper.
PRIVATE PREMISES. Any dwelling, house, building, or other structure designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, ground, walk, driveway, porch, steps, vestibule, or mailbox belonging or appurtenance to such dwelling, house, building, or other structure.