(A) The Licensing Director shall provide applications for permits allowing for the installation and placement of newspaper dispensing devices within the public rights-of-way, along streets, thoroughfares, parkways, and sidewalks within the city. Applications shall be provided by the Licensing Director upon request. Applications must include a site plan and must state the exact location where the applicant would like to utilize a newspaper dispensing device.
(B) Within 15 business days of receipt of an application for a permit under this section, the Licensing Director, or his/her designee, shall review the application and notify the applicant that the application is incomplete, or if the application is complete, shall grant the permit therefore if the proposed placement conforms to the standards set forth in § 859.06.
(C) A permit granted hereunder shall be specific to the locations provided for in the permit, and no newspaper-dispensing device shall be reallocated without issuance of a new permit.
(D) There shall be no pro ration of any permit for a newspaper dispensing device issued by the Licensing Director.
(E) A permit denied by the Licensing Director shall be appealable. The applicant shall have the right to appeal the decision provided that the applicant files a written notice of appeal, including grounds of appeal within ten business days after notice of decision. The city shall set a hearing on the appeal. The City Administrator, or his/her designee, shall have the power of reverse, affirm, or modify the decision of the Licensing Director, considering the standards set forth in this chapter. The decision of the City Administrator, or his/her designee, shall be rendered ten business days after the hearing and shall be final.
(Ord. 10-63, passed 10-12-2010)