As used in this chapter the following definition shall apply.
“Outdoor advertiser.” Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of placing, posting, or painting any advertisements, notices, or displays in or on any place for the purpose of outdoor advertising so that the resultant display is visible from any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public place in the municipality. (‘68 Code, § 111.001) Penalty, see Section 111.99

Cross-reference: Signs, see Ch. 96.

It shall be unlawful for any outdoor advertiser to do business as such in this municipality without having secured a license therefor as is herein required. No license issued under this chapter shall be construed to permit the use of any structures, natural or artificial, which are located in any public street, sidewalk, alley, or other public place for advertising purposes. (‘68 Code, § 111.005) Penalty, see Section 111.99

Applications for advertising licenses shall be accompanied by a list of all places, including billboards or natural structures, where it is intended to place the signs or advertisements. This list shall be added to from time to time by the licensee as the right to post or place advertisements or signs on additional places is required. (‘68 Code, § 111.010) Penalty, see Section 111.99

The annual fee for advertising licenses shall be $25. (‘68 Code, § 111.015) Penalty, see Section 111.99

No person shall post or maintain any advertisement or sign on any billboard or signboard which does not fully conform to the ordinances of this municipality. (‘68 Code, § 111.020) Penalty, see Section 111.99

No person shall post any advertisement on any premises without the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises. The consents must be in writing and be filed with the city clerk. (‘68 Code, § 111.025) Penalty, see Section 111.99

It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of outdoor advertising to permit any refuse resulting from this work to accumulate anywhere in the municipality except by placing it in properly established refuse receptacles. It shall be unlawful to permit any loose or flapping combustible materials to hang from or be attached to any billboard or signboard or other place used for display or advertising purposes. All refuse resulting from the operation of the business must be carefully gathered up and properly disposed of. (‘68 Code, § 111.030) Penalty, see Section 111.99

It shall be the duty of every outdoor advertiser to keep all grass, weeds, and other growths excepting trees and ornamental shrubbery cut down so that the same shall not grow to a greater height than 10 inches within 6 feet of any billboard or signboard used by him or it. This obligation shall extend only to property controlled by the advertiser. (‘68 Code, § 111.035) Penalty, see Section 111.99

Cross-reference: Weeds, see Ch. 91.

It shall be unlawful for any outdoor advertiser to post or display any advertisement of an obscene or immoral character, any advertisement tending to promote or cause a riot or breach of the peace, any advertisement for an unlawful gathering, or advertisements for unlawful sales. (‘68 Code, § 111.040) Penalty, see Section 111.99

No person shall mutilate or disfigure any lawful sign or advertisement in the municipality. (‘68 Code, § 111.045) Penalty, see Section 111.99

It shall be unlawful for any outdoor advertiser to carry on his business unless the name of the advertiser is attached, displayed, or printed on all billboards or signboards used by him or in any notice, placard, or advertisement posted by him in lettering which is visible from a distance of at least 5 feet from the notice or advertisement. (‘68 Code, § 111.050) Penalty, see Section 111.99

The provisions of Section 111.01 shall not be construed to apply to the posting of signs or notices by order of any court or by any public officer in the performance of his duties. (‘68 Code, § 111.055) Penalty, see Section 111.99

No person shall post any bills or advertisements on any public property without the authority of the city council. It shall be unlawful to post any bill or advertisement on any property without the written consent of the owner thereof. (‘68 Code, § 111.100) Penalty, see Section 111.99

No person shall distribute, cast, throw, or place or cause to be distributed, cast, thrown, or placed in, upon, or along any of the streets, alleys, or public places of the city or upon the porches or yards of private residences therein or within any dwelling or building in the city, any samples of merchandise or medicinal preparations for the purpose or with the intent of advertising or making known in a general or promiscuous manner any business, occupation, proposition, medical treatment, medicine, or any other article whatsoever. (‘68 Code, § 111.105) Penalty, see Section 111.99

No person shall advertise any unlawful business or article in the city and it shall be unlawful to injure or deface any lawful advertisement or notice. (‘68 Code, § 111.110) Penalty, see Section 111.99

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision in this title, for which another penalty is not provided, shall for a first conviction be fined not less than $25 nor more than $750, for a second conviction within one year thereafter, the person, firm or corporation shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $750 and for a third or subsequent conviction within one year after the first conviction, the person, firm or corporation shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $750. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 1574, passed 7-15-03)