The signs I see are generally on public property - they're either stuck on utility poles, or occasionally stop signs, or they are yard signs on the easement between the street and the sidewalk. Presumably if they were put on private property, the owners themselves would remove them pretty swiftly - I know I would.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Alan K. Thompson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:listmaster@ci.riverdale-park.md.us" target="_blank">listmaster@ci.riverdale-park.md.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dwight,</div><div><br></div>The Public Works Committee explored legislation to prohibit commercial signs in the Town's right-of-way a few years ago, but set it aside when the State enacted legislation similar to what we were considering (we thought we would let the State work through the court cases and then look at the legislation again). The State law, as I remember, at least looked like it was enforceable by our police along state roadways (Baltimore Avenue, East-West Highway, and Kenilworth). I don't recall whether signs placed on private property were regulated or not, but I would guess that they are not (because of First Amendment issues).<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
<br></div><div>Alan</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Dwight Holmes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks, Jonathan. As I read this - and I'm no lawyer - that would seem to prohibit attaching a sign to a utility pole or street sign, but doesn't prohibit sticking a yard sign in the ground, even if it's public right-of-way, does it? Or does it? Does that constitute "marring" of town property? (I would say yes, though it's hard to argue there's lasting damage after the sign is removed)<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Jonathan W. Ebbeler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jebbeler@riverdaleparkmd.gov" target="_blank">jebbeler@riverdaleparkmd.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Dwight et al. <div><br></div><div>The question of legality (in this case illegality) of erecting signs like this can likely be found here:</div><div>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'TimesNewRomanPS';font-weight:700">§ 50-2. Damaging or tampering with public property.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'TimesNewRomanPSMT'">It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to destroy, damage, cut, injure, mar,
deface, move or otherwise injure or tamper with any of the property of the town or of the
Riverdale Fire Department, or with any property used by the town, whether belonging to it or to
another, or to tamper with, destroy, break, move, or deface any traffic sign, signaling device,
radio, siren, electric or other light, street sign, memorial, marker, barricade, guard rail, bridge,
retaining wall, culvert, catch basin, manhole cover, drain or other device of whatever kind or
character, erected, installed, operated or maintained by the Mayor and Council or by anyone by
their authorization and direction. </span></p>
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