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Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE›Chapter 2 — ADVERTISING

Article 2 — ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTION

Antioch Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Antioch

§ 5-2.201 UNLAWFUL WITHOUT CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWNERS; EXCEPTIONS.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of the owner, to place, deposit, dump, or distribute upon, or cause to be placed, deposited, dumped, or distributed upon, any private yard, lawn, driveway, vehicle, or open area in the city any notice of commercial advertising, or any handbill, dodger, circular, or booklet, or any printed matter whatsoever.

(B) Nothing contained in this section shall be denied to prohibit the otherwise lawful placing, depositing, or distributing of such items upon front porches, front doors, front screen doors, or receptacles located at or near front entrances to premises in any instance where positive care is taken to prevent the littering or cluttering of property.

(C) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the distribution and delivery of any newspaper which has been entered as second class matter in the United States Post Office.

('66 Code, § 5-2.201) (Ord. 119-A, passed 6-11-34; Am. Ord. 416-A, passed 6-23-58) Penalty, see §§ 1-2.01 et seq.

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