No person shall install, use, or maintain any newsrack which
projects onto, into, or over any part of the roadway of any public
street, or which rests, wholly or in part, upon, along or over any
portion of a roadway.
(Prior code § 7230.6.1)
No person shall install, use, or maintain any newsrack which
in whole or in part rests upon, in or over any sidewalk or right-of-way,
when such installation, use or maintenance endangers the safety of
persons or property, or when such site or location is used for public
utility purposes, public transportation purposes, or other government
use, or when such newsrack unreasonably interferes with, or impedes
the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, the ingress into or egress
from any residence, place of business, or any legally parked or stopped
vehicle, or the use of pole, posts, traffic signs or signals, hydrants,
mail boxes, or other objects permitted within the public right-of-way,
at or near such location, or when such newsrack interferes with the
cleaning of any sidewalk by the use of mechanical sidewalk cleaning
machinery.
(Prior code § 7230.6.2)
Any newsrack which in whole or in part rests upon, in or over
any sidewalk or right-of-way, shall comply with the following standards:
A. No
newsrack shall exceed four feet in height, 30 inches in width, or
two feet in depth.
B. Newsracks
shall only be placed near a curb or adjacent to a wall of a building.
Newsracks placed near the curb shall be placed no less than 18 inches,
nor more than 24 inches from the edge of the curb. Newsracks placed
adjacent to the wall of the building shall be placed parallel such
wall, not more than six inches from the wall. No newsrack shall be
placed or maintained on a sidewalk or right-of-way opposite a newsstand
or another newsrack.
C. No
newsrack shall be chained, bolted or otherwise attached to any property
not owned by the owner of the newsrack, or to any permanently fixed
object.
D. Newsracks
may be chained or otherwise attached to one another; however, no more
than three newsracks may be joined together in this manner, and a
space of no less than 18 inches shall separate each group of three
newsracks so attached.
E. No
newsrack, or group of attached newsracks allowed under this section,
shall weigh in the aggregate, in excess of 125 pounds when empty.
F. No
newsracks shall be placed, installed, used or maintained:
1. Within
three feet of any marked crosswalk;
2. Within
15 feet of a curb return;
3. Within
five feet of any fire hydrant, fire call box, police call box, or
other emergency facility;
4. Within
five feet of any driveway;
5. Within
three feet ahead of, and/or within 15 feet to the rear of any sign
marking a designated bus stop;
6. Within
three feet of any bus bench;
7. At
any location whereby the clear space for the passageway of pedestrians
is reduced to less than four feet;
8. Within
three feet of any area improved with lawn, flowers, shrubs or trees,
or within three feet of any display window of any building abutting
the sidewalk or parkway, or in such manner as to impede or interfere
with the reasonable use of such window for display purposes.
G. No
newsrack shall be used for advertising signs or publicity purposes
other than that dealing with the display, sale, or purchase of the
newspaper or news periodical sold therein.
H. Each
newsrack shall be maintained in a clean, neat and non-defaced condition,
and in good repair at all times.
(Prior code § 7230.6.3)
Every person who places or maintains a newsrack on the streets
of the city, shall have his or her name, address, telephone number
affixed thereto in a place where such information may easily be seen.
(Prior code § 7230.6.4)