[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Barnstable 11-5-1988, approved 1-3-1989
(Art. L of Ch. III of the General Ordinances as updated through 7-7-2003).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place on any publicly owned property
within the Town, any newspaper boxes, newsracks, or news publication vending
devices without first obtaining a valid license for the location of same from
the Town Manager.
The Town Manager shall, upon written application and payment of any required fees, issue a license for the location of the installation and operation of a newspaper box, newsrack or news publication vending device, provided that the applicant submits evidence of compliance with the requirements of § 130-3.
Requirements for licensing of newspaper boxes, newsracks and news publication
vending devices shall be as follows:
A.
Applications must be submitted in writing on a form prescribed
by the Town Manager;
B.
The newspaper box, newsrack or news publication vending
device must not occupy an area greater than nine square feet, nor be more
than 52 inches tall;
C.
The placement of the device shall not result in less
than four feet of pedestrian traffic width on the sidewalk;
D.
The placement of the device shall not be less than four
feet from any road surface, fire hydrant, U. S. postal receptacle or handicapped
person access ramp;
E.
The device shall be well maintained and shall have no
sharp edges or corners which would be likely to cause personal injury;
F.
The device must display information on the person responsible
for the operation of the device; said information must contain the name, street
address, city or town, state and zip code of the person responsible for its
maintenance and a telephone number for that person. The information required
by this subsection must be placed on the device on the same side and as near
as practical to any coin receiving element, or on a device with no coin receiving
element, the required information shall be on the main display panel.
The Town Manager shall issue with every license for a newspaper box,
newsrack or newspaper publication vending device location a decal which shall
contain the license number and the license expiration date. Said decal must
be affixed to the device in such a manner as to make the decal visible from
the nearest street or public way.
All licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period of not more than 12 months from the date of issue. All licenses issued under this section shall expire on March 31 following the date of issuance. The fee for each new or renewal license shall be as provided in Chapter 76, Fees, Article II, Schedule of Fees.
[Amended 5-6-1989, approved 6-30-1989]
Any newspaper box, newsrack, or news publication vending device found on any publicly owned property within the Town without a valid decal, as required in § 130-4, may be removed and stored by the Superintendent of Public Works. The owner of any newspaper box, newsrack, or news publication vending device so removed and stored may claim the unit from the Superintendent of Public Works upon payment of reasonable storage fees to be determined by the Public Works Commission.
[Added 5-6-1989, approved 6-30-1989]
Any persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed $200 for each offense.
