Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND CONDUCT
Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 2 Advertising Distribution
Thousand Oaks Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Thousand Oaks
Cite as: Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Chapter 2 · Text as of 2026-10-03
Sec. 5-2.01. Declaration of public nuisance.¶
The Council hereby finds and determines that entire communities within the City and a considerable number of citizens are adversely affected by persons, without consent, throwing, casting, distributing, scattering, and depositing handbills, dodgers, circulars, newspapers, booklets, posters, printed matter, and advertising literature upon public and private property. Such acts are hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance.
(§ 1, Ord. 98)
Sec. 5-2.02. Public places.¶
No person shall throw, cast, distribute, scatter, deposit, or place upon any public place within the City, including, but not limited to, streets, alleys, public parks, and school grounds, any handbill, dodger, circular, newspaper, paper, booklet, poster, or any other printed matter or advertising literature of any kind; provided, however, the same may be personally delivered to persons who are willing to accept the same.
(§ 2, Ord. 98)
Sec. 5-2.03. Automobiles.¶
No person shall throw, distribute, or place in or on any automobile or other vehicle in the City any handbill, dodger, circular, newspaper, paper, booklet, poster, or any other printed matter or advertising literature without first having obtained the permission of the owner or person in possession thereof.
(§ 3, Ord. 98)
Sec. 5-2.04. Distribution at residences and private businesses.¶
(§ 4, Ord. 98, repealed by § 1, Ord. 337-NS, eff. December 21, 1972; reenacted by § 2, Ord. 337-NS, eff. December 21, 1972, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1116-NS, eff. August 22, 1991, and § 1, Ord. 1407-NS, eff. June 19, 2003, repealed by Ord. 1437-NS, eff. July 7, 2005)
Sec. 5-2.05. Filing of objections to leaving of materials.¶
(§ 3, Ord. 337-NS, eff. December 21, 1972, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1116-NS, eff. August 22, 1991, and § 1, Ord. 1407-NS, eff. June 19, 2003, repealed by Ord. 1437-NS, eff. July 7, 2005)
Sec. 5-2.06. List of objections: Duty to obtain.¶
(§ 3, Ord. 337-NS, eff. December 21, 1972, as amended by § 3, Ord. 1116-NS, eff. August 22, 1991, and § 1, Ord. 1407-NS, ef. June 19, 2003, repealed by Ord. 1437-NS, eff. July 7, 2005)
Sec. 5-2.07. Severability.¶
If any section of this chapter is invalid, all valid sections which are severable from the invalid section shall remain in effect. If any section of this chapter is invalid in one or more of its applications, the section shall remain in effect in all valid applications which are severable from the invalid applications.
(§ 3, Ord. 337-NS, eff. December 21, 1972, as renumbered by §§ 4, 5, Ord. 1116-NS, eff. August 22, 1991)
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