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In adopting this chapter it is the intent of the town council to exercise its right to adopt reasonable time, place and manner restrictions upon the distribution of handbills within the town. The town council finds that commercial handbills are commercial speech, as that term is defined by law, and that the regulations contained in this chapter advance and implement the substantial government interests of protecting and preserving the public health, safety and welfare by preventing nuisances and ensuring that the streets and sidewalks remain unobstructed by persons or vending machines engaged in the dissemination of commercial handbills.

The town council also finds that the regulations contained in this chapter advance the town's substantial interest in enhancing the unique aesthetic character of the town by confining and limiting the places where handbills may be disseminated, thereby reducing the visual blight which can result from the unregulated distribution of such materials. The town council additionally finds that the implementation of the provisions of this chapter will further the town's ongoing effort to enhance the attractiveness of the town, and make the town more aesthetically appealing to the residents and many visitors to the town. The town council lastly finds and concludes that the regulations contained in this chapter reach no further than is necessary to accomplish the objectives described above. (Ord. 24, Series 1991)