Section 9.28.170 Signs on public property.

A. Except as provided in Section 16.28.080 of this Code, i t is unlawful to paint, mark, or write upon, or post or otherwise affix, any handbill or sign to or upon any sidewalk, curb, parking strip (the area, if any, between a sidewalk and curb), street lamppost, hydrant, tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, bridge, electricity or telephone pole or wires or poles appurtenant thereto, drinking fountain, street sign or traffic sign, public park, or any other public property.

B. Any handbill or sign found posted or otherwise affixed upon any public property contrary to the provisions of this section may be removed by employees of the City. The person responsible for any such posting shall be liable for the cost incurred in the removal thereof.

C. Signs predominately made of paper, cardboard, wood, particle board, or similar materials which are removed from public property by employees of the City pursuant to subsection B of this section may be summarily destroyed. Other signs shall be held and disposed of as otherwise required for abandoned property.

D. Nothing in this section shall apply to house numbers painted on curbs, to traffic and other regulatory signs posted by governments or their subdivisions, to notices of elections, or to notices of historical, cultural, artistic or civic events which are posted with the approval of Vernal City; provided, however, that Vernal City shall not permit any historical, cultural, artistic or civic sign or notice to be placed on an electricity or telephone utility pole. (Added during 1993 recodification)