14-1408 Adding Chapter 58, Human Sign Spinners

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the City Commission of the City of Casselberry, Florida: SECTION I. That a new article entitled "Nuisances through the Temporary Display of Certain Commercial Signs Directed to Passing Motorists fi-om Public Property and Public Rights of Way" shall be added to Chapter 58, Offences, Public Nuisances, and Miscellaneous Provisions, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Casselberry, Florida as follows: CHAPTER 58. ARTICLE VIII. NUISANCES THROUGH THE TEMPORARY DISPLAY OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SIGNS DIRECTED TO PASSING MOTORISTS FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OR WAY. Section 58 -201. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply: 1. Human commercial advertising sign. A commercial sign held or controlled by human sign spinners while standing, sitting or lying down on public property or on public rights of way, where a commercial advertising sign message is directed or otherwise oriented in whole or in part to passing motorists and vehicular traffic transiting nearby on an adjoining street or highway. 2. Human sign spinner. A person that holds or controls a commercial advertising sign and who waves, twirls, spins or otherwise uses some form of action or movement to attract the attention of any passing motorist or vehicular traffic to any commercial advertising message that is displayed on the sign. 3. Commercial advertising sign. A commercial advertising sign is an advertising sign that directs attention to a commercial activity, commercial product, commercial business, commercial service, commercial event or commercial activity conducted, sold or offered for sale on private property. Section 58 -202. Violation. 1. Violation. It shall be unlawful and a violation of Chapter 58 for a human sign spinner to display a human commercial advertising sign while standing or sitting on public property or on public rights of way, where a commercial advertising sign message is directed or otherwise oriented in whole or in part to passing motorists and vehicular traffic transiting nearby on an adjoining street or highway. 2. Separate violation. Each day that a violation of Chapter 58 occurs at a location on public property or on public rights of way shall be deemed a separate violation for purposes of the remedies set forth herein. If a violation of Chapter 58 occurs on the same day at a location on public property or on public rights of way that is more than one hundred feet from any other location where a violation of Chapter 58 has occurred on the same day, then the violation shall be considered a separate violation for the purpose of the remedies set forth herein even though the violation occurred on the same day.