Chapter 11.12
INTERFERENCE WITH CITY PROPERTY OR NOTICES
Sections:
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited—Exception.
11.12.020 Violation—Penalty.
11.12.030 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
11.12.040 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited Exceptions.
11.12.050 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When.
11.12.055 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers—Storage Requirements.
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
11.12.070 Violation—Penalty.
11.12.010 Removing or Defacing Official Notices Prohibited—Exception.
No person shall intentionally deface, tear down, obliterate or destroy any copy, transcript or extract of or from any ordinance of the City which shall be posted in, on or along any highway or other public place, or any proclamation, advertisement or notice set up at any place by authority of any ordinance of the City, before the expiration of the time in which such proclamation, advertisement or notice was to remain set up. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90)
11.12.020 Violation—Penalty.
Violation of Section 11.12.010 is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $250.00. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90)
11.12.030 Posting Signs and Defacing Property Prohibited When.
No person shall paint, post, attach or affix any handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement upon or to any bridge, fence, building, traffic signals, stop signs or other property belonging to the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, or in any public right of way; and no person shall deface, mar or disfigure any bridge, fence, building or other structure belonging to the City, or any tree situated in any public highway of the City, by painting, cutting, scratching or breaking the same or attaching or affixing anything thereto. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90)
11.12.040 Signs or Billboards on Public Highways Prohibited Exceptions.
No person shall erect, construct, place or maintain any signboard, billboard, sign or advertisement in, over or on any public highway or other public right of way of the City. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90)
11.12.050 Paint in Aerosol Cans Prohibited When.
A. A person, other than a City agent, official or employee, shall not carry any aerosol can of paint into or upon any City-owned building, grounds, park or other facility without the permission of the City officer in charge. For the purposes of this section, a public highway is not a City-owned facility.
B. No person shall sell, exchange, give or loan, or permit to be sold, exchanged, given or loaned, any pressurized can containing any substance commonly known as paint or dye to anyone under the age of eighteen (18) years, unless such person be the parent, legal guardian, employer or state-credentialed teacher of the minor.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase any pressurized can containing paint or dye except from his or her parent, legal guardian, employer or state-credentialed teacher.
C. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90)
11.12.055 Sale of Aerosol Paint Containers—Storage Requirements.
Any business or establishment offering for sale to the public aerosol paint containers shall keep, store and maintain such aerosol paint containers in a place that is locked and secure, or otherwise made unavailable to the public. (Ord. 90-14, 6/26/90; Ord. 92-4, 3/24/92)
11.12.060 Removal of Unauthorized Signs.
The sheriff or an agent of the Department of Community Development shall remove or cause to be removed every handbill, dodger, notice, sign or advertisement painted, posted, attached or affixed contrary to the provisions of Section 11.12.030 or 11.12.040. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90)
11.12.070 Violation—Penalty.
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a misdemeanor and in addition to any other available penalties or remedies will be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 23.10 of this code. (Ord. 89-29, 1/23/90; Ord. 08-4 § 1, 4/22/08)