[Derived from Art. XIV of Ch. III of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974]
The Common Council hereby declares that it is in the best interest of the City to lease its property to persons, firms or corporations desiring to erect and maintain outdoor advertising structures thereon. Such structures shall be subject to the controls established in this Article. The leases for such property shall be bid, executed and regulated as set forth in this Article. These regulations are established to assure that the City achieves a reasonable return in consideration of these leases and that all interested parties receive a full and fair opportunity to lease this property.
The Comptroller shall submit to the Common Council a list of City-owned properties suitable and available for outdoor advertising purposes. The Comptroller shall assure that all such properties shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 511 and all other pertinent City ordinances. All properties shall be approved by the Council before any bids are accepted thereon.
A maximum of 100 locations for outdoor advertising purposes will be available or utilized during any period.
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The Comptroller shall advertise the availability of City-owned properties for outdoor advertising purposes to the public, which advertisement shall indicate the bidding procedure as set forth in this section.
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Bids on such properties shall be at the minimum price provided in § 133-5 of this Article and received pursuant to a deadline to be set by the Comptroller.
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Where more than one bidder is received for a property, the lease shall be awarded to the highest bidder. In his discretion, the Comptroller may either rebid such contested leases or conduct an auction thereon under such terms and conditions as he may impose to assure fairness.
Leases for all City-owned property used for outdoor advertising purposes shall be subject to the minimum yearly rate as provided in Chapter 175, Fees, based on size of the advertising structure and charged for each side of such structures.
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All leases hereinafter executed for outdoor advertising on City-owned property shall be subject to the City's right to cancel such leases upon 30 days' written notice if such property is sold or deemed necessary for another purpose.
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All such leases shall be for a five-year term and shall contain such other terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Comptroller and the Corporation Counsel.
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All outdoor advertising structures on City-owned property shall be erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 294, Nuisance Abatement, 387, Signs, and 511, Zoning, of this Code.
[Amended 7-21-1992, effective 8-3-1992]
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All property which is the subject of outdoor advertising leases with the City shall be maintained free from weeds, litter and debris. All structures located thereon shall be free of graffiti and any poster or signs other than the main panel.
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Reserve locations are properties that will be used as alternate locations in the event that properties subject to an existing lease are sold or deemed necessary for another purpose or where it is determined that an existing lease or location should not be renewed. The Comptroller shall assure that all reserve locations shall comply with all the requirements of Chapter 511, Zoning, and all other pertinent City ordinances. All reserve locations shall be approved by the Common Council before any bids or selections are made therefrom.
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Where a lease is canceled by the City, or the Comptroller or Common Council determines a lease or location should not be renewed, the lessee shall be afforded an opportunity to select from reserve locations, on another City-owned location, provided that, in the event that more than one lessee has such right of selection of reserve location, the bidding provisions of § 133-4 of this Article shall apply.