§ 62.1006 — Location Standards for Newsracks

§62.1006 Location Standards for Newsracks

Newsracks shall be located in accordance with this section: (a) No portion of any newsrack shall project into or be located in any roadway. (b) Newsracks shall be placed no closer than 6 inches of the roadway edge of any curb painted red. (c) Newsracks shall be located only adjacent to the curb (if there is no curb, then to the edge of the roadway), or the wall of a building. (d) Except as stated above in paragraph (b), newsracks located adjacent to the curb (or edge of the roadway) shall be located no less than 18 inches or more than 24 inches from the roadway edge and shall not open toward the roadway. (e) Newsracks located adjacent to a building shall be located parallel to and not more than 6 inches from the wall. The director may approve a distance of more than 6 inches if required for proper maintenance of surface behind the newsrack, and the safe flow of pedestrian or wheelchair traffic is not impaired. (f) No portion of a newsrack shall be located directly in front of any display window except near the curb. (g) No newsrack shall be located directly opposite another newsrack on the same public right-of-way. (h) Newsracks may be placed next to each other, provided no group of newsracks extends more than 10 feet along a curb and a clear paved space of at least 4 feet separates each group of newsracks. If the director determines a violation exists, priority to remain shall be given first to newsracks evidencing the earliest date of installation, followed by newsracks with the highest frequency of publication, followed by a lottery. (i) No newsrack shall be placed, installed, used, or maintained: (1) Within 3 feet of a marked crosswalk. (2) Within 25 feet of an intersection measured perpendicular to the curb of the cross street, as shown in Figure 1 below. (3) Within 3 feet of fire hydrant, fire call box, fire lane, police call box or emergency facility. (4) Within 10 feet of a driveway or alley, as shown in Figure 1 below. [image omitted; see the official PDF] (5) At any location reducing the clear space for the passageway of pedestrians to less than 4 feet. When feasible, newsracks should be placed to allow the widest path of travel. (6) Within 3 feet of or on any public area improved with lawn, flowers, shrubs, trees, or other landscaping approved by the City. (7) Within 150 feet of another newsrack containing the same publication and located on the same side of the public right-of-way in the same block. (8) Within 5 feet of a curb painted blue, or within 3 feet of a curb painted yellow or white. (9) So as to unreasonably obstruct or interfere with: the flow of pedestrian, wheelchair or vehicular traffic; sites used for public utility purposes or other government use; the ingress or egress to or from any residence or building; or the use of poles, posts, traffic signs and signals, mailboxes, or other objects permitted by the City at that site.

(“Location Standards for Newsracks” Added 2-26-2007 by O-19578 N.S.; effective 3-28-2007.)