City of Gainesville - File #: 030785

• File #: 030785
• Version: 8
• Name: Distribution of Handbills (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 12/13/2004
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 12/13/2004
• Title: DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS (B) Ordinance No. 0-03-92 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, creating Article VI, of Chapter 19 of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances, establishing requirements related to the "Distribution of Handbills"; providing for the intent and purpose of the regulations; providing for definitions; providing for the scope of the program; prohibiting distribution where an occupant has posted a "No Handbills" sign; providing exceptions for consent, parcel carriers, postal carriers, and qualified newspapers; providing for enforcement by civil citation and a penalty for violation of this Ordinance; providing for enforcement by criminal citation following two civil citation convictions; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2004	10	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
11/22/2004	9	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
11/8/2004	8	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading, as modified (Ordinance)	Pass
10/25/2004	7	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
9/30/2004	6	Public Safety Committee	Discussed
7/13/2004	5	Public Safety Committee	Discussed
6/14/2004	4	City Commission	Referred	Pass
6/14/2004		City Commission	Referred
4/12/2004	3	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
3/18/2004	2	Public Safety Committee
2/19/2004	1	Public Safety Committee
1/12/2004	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
1/12/2004		City Commission	Referred

title
DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS (B)

Ordinance No. 0-03-92
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, creating Article VI, of Chapter 19 of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances, establishing requirements related to the "Distribution of Handbills"; providing for the intent and purpose of the regulations; providing for definitions; providing for the scope of the program; prohibiting distribution where an occupant has posted a "No Handbills" sign; providing exceptions for consent, parcel carriers, postal carriers, and qualified newspapers; providing for enforcement by civil citation and a penalty for violation of this Ordinance; providing for enforcement by criminal citation following two civil citation convictions; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
In recent years, the City has received complaints from citizens and apartment managers regarding the unwanted delivery of advertisements, handbills and circulars to their homes, in their neighborhoods and in apartment complexes. In response, the City Attorney's Office evaluated the City Code of Ordinances and determined there is no provision in the current Code that gives the City the authority to act on these complaints where advertisements are thrown in yards or placed at the doorways of residences, unwanted and unsolicited.

The City Commission referred this item to the Public Safety Committee on January 12, 2004 for review and recommendation. The Public Safety Committee held two public meetings and received input from police, City Attorney staff, businesses and citizens, and referred the matter back to the City Commission. On April 12, 2004, the City Commission considered the issue and authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance, in substantially the same form...