Reminder on yard sale signs |
| May 10, 2013 |
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By Steve Benkula Bonners Ferry Police Chief With the temperatures on the rise, so are the numbers of yard sales. This is just a reminder that signs advertising yard sales can not be attached or posted on the city's electric/light postsS. It is also illegal to post signage on fences or other private property without obtaining permission from the property owners. A person can advertise when having a yard sale by using sandwich boards, cardboard boxes (weighted down) or by sticking a sign into the ground, to name a few. You will have to have the property owner’s permission. Once the yard sale is over, you are asked to please remove your signs. Below is a copy of the current Bonners Ferry City Ordinance that regulates yards sale signs. 3-3-4: POSTING ON FENCES, TELEGRAPH POLES: It shall be unlawful for any person to post, paint, tack or otherwise attach any notice or other advertising matter to any fences, walls, buildings or other property, without first obtaining the consent of the owner of such property or his authorized agent or tenant. It shall be unlawful for any person to post, paint, tack or otherwise attach any notice or advertising matter to any of the telegraph, telephone, electric or other poles in the public thoroughfares. (1959 Code § 5-2-4) |