[Adopted 10-21-1981 by Ord. No. 1505]
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WHEREAS, the town and the state have expended
considerable sums for installation of bus shelters to serve the public
welfare; and
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WHEREAS, the maintenance of bus shelters free
of defacement, posting of signs or commercial or other uses detrimental
to the public welfare is in the public interest; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for bus
shelters to be uncluttered in space for maximum use by bus passengers;
and
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WHEREAS, it is detrimental to the public interest
for bus shelters to be damaged, destroyed or defaced by anyone;
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Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board
of Commissioners of the Town of West New York, County of Hudson, State
of New Jersey, as follows:
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No person, firm or entity shall draw, paint,
publish or affix any words, scrawl, sign, advertisement or public
or private notice, sign or message on any bus shelter or part thereof
which is located within the Town of West New York.
No person, firm or entity shall knowingly authorize
or permit his name, address or picture to be used, posted or stated
by any other person, firm or entity on any scrawl, sign, advertisement
or public or private notice, sign or message posted or installed on
any bus shelter located within the Town of West New York. The payment
or giving of consideration for same shall raise the presumption of
knowing and intentional authorization or permission.
No person, firm or entity shall have the right
to nor install any mechanical device, heater, vending machine, newspaper,
candy, condiment, cookie, nut, fruit or other product-vending machine
nor any bench or other device containing a sign, message or picture
nor arrange any portion of the bus shelter contents in a manner to
serve any purpose other than maximum use for bus passenger waiting
comfort.
No person, firm or entity shall damage, destroy,
deface or otherwise destruct any bus shelter or part thereof.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to any state or municipal signs, pictures or messages of a public
interest, nonpolitical nature nor to any temporary sign, picture or
message of a charitable, nonprofit organization, provided that such
organization shall obtain the prior written permission of the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners to post said temporary sign, picture or
message for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days.
[Amended 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 129/94]
Any person who is convicted of a violation of
any section of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$1,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days.
[Added 4-16-2008 by Ord. No. 6/08]
B.
The placement of advertisements, signs, insignias,
decals, or other distinctive or purposeful markings on a bus shelter
constructed, installed or maintained by any party, pursuant to, in
anticipation of, or in furtherance of an agreement with the Town of
West New York, shall not be considered to be in violation of any ordinance
of the Town of West New York.
C.
This section shall be retroactively applied.
