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HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-40 - Amending Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 5.40.040 Pertaining to Distribution of Commercial Handbills on Private PremisesNO. 88- 40 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.40.040 PERTAINING TO DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL HANDBILLS ON PRIVATE PREMISES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 5.40.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.40.040 Distribution of Commercial Handbills on Private Premises. It is unlawful for any person to disseminate commercial handbills to, at, upon or onto any private premises in the city except: (a) in, at or upon a box or receptacle (other than a United States mailbox) marked with letters at least one -half inch high "For Commercial Handbill," or (b) by handing the same to a person who has specifically requested or otherwise signified his desire to receive such commercial handbill to the person disseminating the same, or (c) in, at or upon the private premises of a tenant or person n lawful possession thereof who has signed and filed with the person disseminating the advertising matter a written request that such commercial handbill be deposited on his /her private premises. All such written requests must be maintained at all times in the office or place of business of the person disseminating such advertising matter, and shall be kept on file for a period of six months after the last dissemination of commercial handbills pursuant to such request. Such written request once made by a tenant or person in lawful possession of private premise shall remain applicable as to the private premises described in such consent until countermanded by the Astenant or person in lawful possession of the same private premises. The owner of vacant property shall be deemed to be • the tenant or person in lawful possession of private premises for purposes of this chapter. All such written requests shall be available for inspection by any city official during all regular business hours. 1 All commercial handbills disseminated in the city shall have printed thereon or affixed in legible form the name, address and telephone numbers of the person responsible for the distribution of such commercial handbill together with a legible notice to the effect that anyone who does not desire to receive such commercial handbill shall notify the said person responsible for the distribution thereof in writing to that effect. Thereafter the person thus notified shall disseminate no such commercial handbill in the private premises described in such notification. Section 2: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper with fifteen (15) days after its adoption. Section 3: This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 24th day of October , 1988, and adopted on the 14th day of November , 1988, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS TURNER, PLUMMIER, w� HART, COX, STRAUSS, SANSONE, MAURER • NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS NONE Pa