Pembroke Pines May Make 'Snipe' Signs Illegal
PEMBROKE PINES (CBS4) - We've all seen the signs tacked to light poles or standing on their own at intersections, or the exits to shopping centers, which advertise everything from "We Buy Gold" to "Work At Home".
Now the City of Pembroke Pines is considering making them illegal by classifying them as litter.
The city's eight code enforcement officers remove about 200 of these types of signs, termed snipe signs, a week, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
Usually posted at night or on weekends when code enforcement officers are not working, under current city law only code enforcement officers may remove them. Under the proposed law the signs would not only be classified as litter, which means anyone can take them down, but it would also give police the right to give a court appearance notice to anyone caught putting them up.
The commission will take up the snipe sign law during their June 1st meeting.
Source: The Sun-Sentinel
