Madison Park

Sec. 15-22. Termination of delivery of unsolicited printed material. (a) Purpose. This section is enacted for the purposes of: (1) Protecting the privacy of residents of the city; and (2) Preventing conditions tending to encourage burglaries of temporarily unoccupied premises. (b) Definition. For the purpose of this section, "unsolicited printed material" shall mean handbills, advertisements, circulars, leaflets, folders, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, or other printed matter distributed or delivered to private property without the consent of the person in control of the property. (c) Exemption. Nothing in this section shall apply to the delivery of the U.S. mail. (d) Notification. If the person in control of private property wishes the delivery of unsolicited printed material discontinued, he may request the person responsible for the printing, publishing or distribution to stop delivery by sending such request in writing by certified mail to the appropriate person. The request shall become effective 14 days after receipt of the request. Continued delivery of unsolicited printed material by a person after such request becomes effective shall, upon the second delivery, be unlawful and a violation of this section, provided the second delivery occurs within 180 days after the request becomes effective. (e) Enforcement. The person making the request for discontinuance of the delivery of unsolicited printed material shall be responsible for initiating the enforcement of any violation of this section. (Code 1985, § 15-30)

Sec. 15-1. Distribution of handbills, advertisements, letters, pamphlets or other materials.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit, place or distribute any handbills, advertisements, cards, circulars, leaflets, folders, banners, letters, magazines or pamphlets in or upon private property, except by: (i) handing the material to the occupant; (ii) placing or depositing such material behind the outer door; (iii) securely attaching the material to the doorknob or door handle; or (iv) placing the material on the porch or stoop, provided that it shall be wrapped, bound or lock-folded in such a manner so as to prevent the material from being blown or scattered. This subsection shall not apply to the distribution of the United States mail or to newspapers.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit in, paste on, or attach to any motor vehicle any handbills, advertisements, cards, circulars, leaflets, folders, banners, letters or pamphlets or to cause such materials to be deposited in, pasted on or attached to any motor vehicle, without the consent of the owner. Nothing contained in this subsection shall prohibit the attachment to a motor vehicle of a citation or public safety information issued or published by or on behalf of the city.

(Code 1985, § 15-1)

Sec. 15-16. Littering public places.

(a)

Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, scatter, place, drop, or otherwise dispose of any litter, garbage, refuse, grass, shrubbery, tree clippings, bottles, cans or containers of any kind, cigarette butts, cigars, drink containers, gum or candy wrapper paper or plastic products, discarded fruit, or other similar items upon any sidewalk, median strip, alleyway, street or street right-of-way, or grass strip of the city or upon the floors of any public halls, theaters, auditoriums or arenas, or public transportation vehicles, rapid transit rail platforms, or any portion of the public transportation system as defined in section 15-270. However, this section does not apply to those materials required to be placed for collection on the grass strip or curbside by chapter 10.

(b)

Citation and civil penalty. A citation for a civil penalty of $50.00 shall be issued for a violation of this section. If such civil penalty is not paid or appealed within 30 days from the date of issuance, an additional late fee civil penalty in the amount of $50.00 shall apply. A violation enforced through the issuance of a civil penalty may be appealed pursuant to section 2-25.

(Code 1985, § 15-25; Ord. No. 3655, § 7, 7-23-2007)

NOTE:

Chapter 10 mentioned above is your yard waste, bulk, and roll cans which can go out the day prior to scheduled pickup.  Otherwise you face a fine by codes for placing out prior to the day prior to pickup.