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Committee weighs options after residents report third-party flyers thrown from vehicles; staff to consult police and attorneys
Summary
At the Oct. 23 meeting committee members, code enforcement and the city attorney discussed complaints that private contractors distributing third-party flyers are leaving material far from front doors or tossing inserts from vehicles; staff will return in January with enforcement and ordinance options.
The Garland Community Service Committee discussed citywide distribution of third-party flyers and handouts at its Oct. 23 meeting after committee members and staff described widespread resident complaints about inserts that end up in yards, streets and creeks.
Code enforcement staff described the current legal framework and enforcement limits. The code representative summarized the citys current rule: distributions must be placed within five feet of a residences front door. He told the committee that enforcement authority for the permit process is in chapter 26 (police-permit provisions) and that, as written, enforcement of the solicitation/location requirement is a police matter. He also said code enforcement can pursue property owners for litter left on their property but cannot readily go after materials left in the public right-of-way.
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