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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 98- ~ ci <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, <br />PERTAINING TO THE ELIMINATION OF HANDBILLS AND MAKING IT <br />UNLAWFUL TO KNOWINGLY PERMIT OR EMPLOY ANY PERSON TO <br />PLACE ANY HANDBILL ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE IN A PUBLIC <br />STREET, HIGHWAY, PARKING LOT OR PLACE; PROVIDING FOR <br />DEFINITION; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; <br />PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURES OF THE <br />CODE ENFORCEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 98-21; PROVIDING FOR <br />SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER AND AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, residents and business operators in the City of Sunny Isles Beach have <br /> <br />expressed their concern over the proliferation of handbills placed upon vehicles parked or standing <br /> <br />in public streets and public parking lots; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, handbills placed on vehicles parked or standing in public streets or parking lots <br /> <br />create visual clutter and frequently become litter and create safety hazards for pedestrians and <br /> <br />vehicular traffic; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, an increasing number of businesses, organizations and individuals are <br /> <br />employing persons to place handbills on motor vehicles in public streets and parking lots; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend regulations pertaining to distribution of handbills on <br /> <br />private property in keeping with current judicial interpretations of first amendment rights; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY <br /> <br />OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. <br /> <br />Title. This Ordinance shall be entitled "Elimination of Handbills Ordinance" and <br /> <br />shall be an amendment to the City's Code of Ordinances. <br /> <br />Section 2. <br /> <br />Definitions. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following words shall have the <br /> <br />Handbill Ordinance <br /> <br />-1- <br />