17.08.115 CURB ADDRESS PAINTING.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to paint or place, or cause to be painted or placed, any address or other writing or graphic work upon any public curb, gutter, sidewalk, street, or highway in the City without first obtaining an encroachment permit to do so from the Superintendent of Streets. This subsection does not apply to painting by public agencies or public utilities.

(b) The Superintendent of Streets shall maintain rules and regulations governing the painting of addresses on curbs in the City, and such rules and regulations shall be submitted by the Superintendent of Streets to the Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission for approval. It is unlawful for any person to paint, or cause to be painted any address on any curb in the City in a way that does not comply with these rules and regulations. The Superintendent of Streets is hereby authorized to issue a City-wide encroachment permit to persons applying for such a permit for the painting of addresses on curbs in accordance with these rules and regulations.

(c) It is unlawful for any person to deface, alter, or obscure any address painted on a curb in the City without the express written or oral permission of the owner of the parcel of real property in front of which the curb address is located, and without further obscuring the entire address so as to avoid any confusion over the address.

(d) It is unlawful for any person to paint or place, or cause to be painted or placed, any address or other writing, without first obtaining the express written or oral approval of a person apparently in charge of the parcel of real property in front of which the curb address or other writing is to be painted or placed.

(e) It is unlawful for any person to solicit or offer to paint or place, or cause to be painted or placed, any address or other writing upon any public curb in the City without fully disclosing the charges to be made for this service.