The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health and general
welfare of the citizens of the Township of Livingston in their enjoyment of
the public sidewalks and other public ways.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
[Amended by Ord. No. 22-1989]
Any person, firm or corporation or any representative thereof who has
erected, placed, maintained or operated on any public street or public place
in the Township of Livingston any newspaper vending machine(s) must file an
application for registration of said newspaper vending machine, with the Township
Clerk, within five business days after such erection, placement, installation
or maintenance.
[Amended by Ord. No. 22-1989]
Any newspaper vending machine which rests in whole or in part upon or
on any portion of a public right-of-way which projects onto, into or over
any part of a public right-of-way shall be located in accordance with the
provisions of this section:
A. No newspaper vending machine shall exceed five feet in
height, 36 inches in width or 30 inches in depth.
B. Newspaper vending machines placed adjacent to the wall
of a building shall be placed parallel to such a wall and not more than six
inches from the wall. Newspaper vending machines placed near the curb shall
be placed not closer than six inches from the rest of the curb.
C. Newspaper vending machines may be chained or otherwise
attached to one another; however, no more than three newspaper vending machines
may be joined together in this manner, and a space of not less than 18 inches
shall separate each group of three newspaper vending machines so attached.
D. No newspaper vending machine shall be placed, installed,
used or maintained:
(1) Within five feet of any marked crosswalk.
(2) Within 10 feet of a curb return of any unmarked crosswalk.
(3) Within 10 feet of any fire hydrant and within 10 feet
of a fire call box, police call box or other emergency facility.
(4) Within five feet of any driveway.
(5) At any location where the clear space for the passage
of pedestrian is unreasonably impeded or obstructed.
(6) Within three feet of any display window of any building
abutting the sidewalk or roadway or in such a manner as to impede or interfere
with the reasonable use of such window for display purposes.
[Amended by Ord. No. 22-1989]
A. Inspection and enforcement of this chapter shall be made
by the Zoning Enforcement Official.
B. Should inspection determine a failure to adhere to requirements of §
192-5 or
192-6 of this chapter, the registered applicant shall have 15 days after receipt of a written notice from the Township Clerk specifying the defect within which to cure after which a summons for violation of this chapter shall be issued and the newspaper vending machine may be impounded.
C. Should inspection determine that the placement of a newspaper
vending machine creates an imminent, unreasonable hazard to pedestrians or
traffic or interferes with response to an emergency situation by a public
officer, fire fighter, ambulance corps or medic, the Township of Livingston
shall impound the newspaper vending machine and notify the applicant of the
violation within three business days of the seizure.
D. In addition to the penalty authorized in §
192-8, a violator of Subsection
D shall incur a storage fee of $5 per diem.
Any person, firm, corporation or representative thereof who shall violate
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon a conviction thereof, be
subject to a fine not exceeding $500.