§ 18-32. Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to promote the public health, safety and welfare through the regulation of the placement, installation, operation, maintenance, appearance, and insuring of newsracks within public rights-of-way so as to:

(1)

Provide for pedestrian and driver safety and convenience.

(2)

Restrict unreasonable interference with the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, including ingress or egress from any residence or place of business, or from the street to the sidewalk by persons exiting or entering parked or standing vehicles.

(3)

Provide for public and property safety during emergency conditions.

(4)

Provide reasonable access for the use and maintenance of poles, posts, traffic signs or signals, hydrants, mailboxes and access to locations used for public transportation purposes.

(5)

Relocate or replace or both newsracks which result in a visual blight or excessive space allocation on the public rights-of-way or which unreasonably detract from the aesthetics of store window displays, landscaping and other improvements, as well as to have abandoned newsracks removed.

(6)

Maintain and protect the values of surrounding properties.

(7)

Reduce unnecessary exposure of the public to personal injury or property damage.

(8)

Maintain and preserve freedom of the press.

(9)

Cooperate with distributors of publications.

(Ord. No. 05O-09-185, § 3, 9-26-05)