13.92.080 Location of newsracks—Display.
A. Unless otherwise directed by the director, all newsracks in a public right-of-way shall align parallel with the curb, allow at least five feet of clear sidewalk space for pedestrian passage, be detectable by pedestrians using canes for guidance; and able to withstand strong winds. Newsracks should be aligned parallel with each other when more than one newsrack is at the same location.
B. A newsrack must not:
1. Be placed or maintained so as to obstruct or impair the use of any crosswalk, wheelchair ramp, driveway, hydrant, or city emergency facility, or be less than twenty-four inches from the curb face.
2. Be placed less than three feet from the sides and back of any fire hydrant or placed so that any part of it obstructs the front of any fire hydrant.
3. Impair loading at any bus, taxi, passenger, or truck loading zone; hinder egress to parked vehicles in marked parking stalls; obstruct sight lines of motorists at an intersection; orient toward the roadway; or obscure any regulatory sign.
4. Be fastened to any city street elements, including but not limited to street signs, bus stop poles, fire hydrants, parking meters, utility poles, street light poles, planters, trees, or the like except for facilities expressly designed for affixing newsracks.
5. Conflict with design policies adopted for historical and special review districts.
6. Conflict with a rule, regulation, or design standard adopted by the city.
7. Display any advertising, but publications using a single newsrack or a unit of a multiple-unit newsrack may place names, logos, or other identifying information on its newsrack or newsrack unit so long as said information does not cover more than fifty percent of the surface of the single newsrack or newsrack unit. All publications must affix a notice to the newsrack or newsrack unit listing the name and address of the distributor and a working telephone number. (Ord. 3195-10 § 8, 2010.)