§ 24-165. Outdoor advertisers.

(a)

Complying with Sign Ordinance. It shall be unlawful for an outdoor advertiser to place, post or paint any advertisements, notices or displays in a manner which violates the Sign Ordinance of the village.

(b)

Unlawful distributions. It shall be unlawful for an outdoor advertiser or other business to do any of the following:

(1)

To distribute any circulars, handbills, advertising materials, or samples in a manner which causes, directly or indirectly, the littering of any street or premises within the village.

(2)

To distribute circulars, handbills, advertising materials, or samples on or in vehicles parked in any street or public parking place within the village.

(3)

To ring the doorbell or to create a noise by knocking or otherwise at any private dwelling unit within the village in order to deliver or distribute any commercial circulars, handbills, advertising materials, or samples to the occupant, and the ringing of a doorbell or creation of such noise for this purpose is hereby defined to be a nuisance.

(4)

To advertise any unlawful business or illegal product or service in the village.

(5)

To post any circulars, handbills, or advertising material on any property of the village without authorization from the President and Board of Trustees.

(c)

Identification of advertiser. It shall be unlawful for an outdoor advertiser to place, post or paint any outdoor advertisement, notice or display unless such advertisement, notice, or display contains, in lettering which is visible from a distance of at least five feet, the name and telephone number of the outdoor advertiser.

(Code 1993, § 5-4.1; Ord. No. 94-0-5, 3-13-1994)