It shall be unlawful for any person to place, install, relocate or maintain any bench on any public right-of-way without approval by the Permits and Licenses Committee following acceptance of a bid by City Council for such services.
A separate location permit shall be obtained for each bench and shall be applicable for a designated location only.
A contract governing the placing and maintaining of benches within the City shall be awarded to that individual bidder submitting the highest proposal for the rendering of such service. Such contract shall require an agreement as to the following:
(1) 
No bench shall be placed, located or maintained within the City without a location permit obtained from the Permits and Licenses Committee.
(2) 
No bench shall be more than 42 inches high nor more than 2 feet 6 inches wide nor more than 7 feet long, overall.
(3) 
Each bench shall have conspicuously displayed thereon the name of the permittee and permit number.
(4) 
No advertising matter or sign whatever shall be displayed upon any bench except upon the front and rear surfaces of the backrest and not more than 75% of each such surface shall be so used. All advertising and other representations to be placed on any bench shall be first approved by the Permits and Licenses Committee.
(5) 
No bench shall tend to obstruct passage along any right-of-way to create a hazard, inconvenience, or be detrimental to the public safety and welfare.
(6) 
No bench shall be placed or maintained at a point less than 18 inches or more than 30 inches from the face of the curb and each bench must be kept parallel with the curb.
(7) 
No bench shall occupy any portion of a sidewalk less than 6 feet in width.
(8) 
It shall be the duty of the permittee to maintain each bench at all times in a safe, clean and painted condition and at its proper and lawful location, and to inspect each bench periodically and to immediately remove any bench which the Permits and Licenses Committee determines should be removed in the public interest for any reason.
(9) 
Nothing shall be construed to prevent the City from terminating any agreement entered into, for any reason whatever, upon 30 days' notice and requiring the permittee, in that event, to immediately remove all benches required by the City to be removed, within 5 days following notice thereof.
(10) 
In the event a permittee neglects or refuses to remove any bench after the fifth day following such notice, the City may remove it and charge the permittee or owner thereof $20.00 for removal and $10.00 per month for storage, and at the end of 60 days of storage, sell or otherwise dispose of any benches remaining unclaimed.
(11) 
The City Council may impose additional regulations and requirements or modify the herein regulations by its resolution.
(12) 
The permittee shall agree to indemnify and save harmless the City, its agents, officers and employees from any and all loss, costs, damages, expenses or liability which may result from or arise out of the granting of any permit or the installation or maintenance of any bench. In connection herewith, permittee shall at all times keep and maintain public liability insurance in an amount to be determined by City specifications.
(Ord. 2364 12-4-79)
A contract shall be awarded to that responsible bidder who submits the highest bid for the placing and maintaining of benches within the City in accordance with the terms and requirements of this Article and such additional terms as may be required by the City Council. The City Council may accept or reject bids in its discretion. In the event a bid is accepted, a contract, including the terms and requirements hereof, shall be executed granting such successful bidder a license for the placing and maintaining of benches within the City for a term of three years and subject to revocation at the discretion of either party.
Upon awarding a contract in accordance with the provisions hereof, the bidder shall be required to apply for and duly receive a location permit for all benches to be placed and installed within the City. All applications for location permits shall contain the following:
(1) 
Detailed plans and specifications of each bench to be installed.
(2) 
Proposed location of each bench.
(3) 
Name and address of owner of each bench.
(4) 
An exact copy of any advertising proposed to be placed on each bench.
(5) 
A statement by applicant that applicant is familiar with the provisions of this Article as same exists at the date of said application, and if granted the permit applied for, will observe, and abide, and be bound by such provisions.
(6) 
The application shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of $2.00 for each bench.
(7) 
The application shall be filed with the Permits and Licenses Committee who shall grant the application or deny same within 30 days from filing of the application.
(8) 
The location permit shall be revocable upon the determination of the Permits and Licenses Committee that the public interest is served thereby.
(9) 
A separate permit shall be obtained for each bench and shall be applicable for a designated location only.
(Ord. 2453 9-20-83)
All benches which have been placed and remain at any location on the streets of the City at the time of the adoption of this Article shall be removed before January 1, 1973, unless prior to said date, a permit shall have been duly obtained in the form and manner as required herein.
(Ord. 2106 6-16-72)