CHAPTER 2A.
ADVERTISING AND SIGNS.

Article I. In General.

§§ 2A-1 to 2A-10. Reserved.

Article II. Political Signs.

§ 2A-11. Definitions.

§ 2A-12. Posting on public property.

§ 2A-13. Exceptions– Generally.

§ 2A-14. Same– Signs and billboards authorized by state law.

ARTICLE I.
IN GENERAL.

Secs. 2A-1 to 2A-10. Reserved.

ARTICLE II.
POLITICAL SIGNS.

Sec. 2A-11. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Private property. Any real property owned by any person or corporation other than the city or any other governmental organization.

Public property. Any real or personal property owned by the city or by any other governmental organization.

Sign. Any letter, word, symbol, name, picture or design imprinted on any substance or material.

(8-25-69, § 1; 11-10-80.)

Sec. 2A-12. Posting on public property.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any other ordinance of the city, no person shall erect on public property a sign which advertises, calls attention or indicates the name of any person who is a candidate for any public elective office of the city, the county, the state or the United States of America or any subdivisions thereof.

(8-25-69, § 2; 11-10-80; 6-14-82.)

Sec. 2A-13. Exceptions– Generally.

Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the erection of signs prohibited in section 2A-12 if such signs are erected within an enclosed building or structure.

(8-25-69, § 3; 11-10-80.)

Sec. 2A-14. Same– Signs and billboards authorized by state law.

Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the erection of signs or billboards authorized by the outdoor adverting board of the state, as described in Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 93, sections 29 to 33, inclusive.

(8-25-69, § 4.)