10-28-110 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $200.00 for each such offense.

(Prior code § 34-6.4)

10-28-120 Police enforcement.

   It shall be the duty of the superintendent of police to see to the enforcement of the foregoing provisions of this chapter, and every policeman shall, whenever there is any obstruction in any public way, endeavor to remove the same; and, in case such obstruction shall be of such a character that the same cannot readily be removed, then such policeman shall report the same to the department of transportation, and the said department shall remove such obstruction.

(Prior code § 34-7; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832)

ARTICLE II-A. RESERVED* (10-28-121 et seq.)

* Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-15-99, p. 21529, § 6, repealed Art. II-A, §§ 10-28-121 – 10-28-128, which pertained to kiosks.

ARTICLE III. NEWSPAPER STANDS (10-28-130 et seq.)

10-28-130 Permit required.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, locate, construct or maintain any newspaper stand on the public way or any other unenclosed property owned or controlled by the city without obtaining a permit therefor from the commissioner of transportation and as hereinafter provided. No new permit for a newspaper stand shall be issued on or after September 22, 1991; provided that permits that have expired or have been revoked may be reissued as provided in this article.

   Any newspaper stand on the public way authorized pursuant to this section shall not require the issuance of a public way use permit pursuant to Section 10-28-010.

(Prior code § 34-8; Amend Coun. J. 6-28-91, p. 2872; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 1)

10-28-135 Expiration of permit.

   (a)   Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all newspaper stand permits issued prior to the effective date of this section shall expire on January 1, 1992; provided, that any such permit for which no newspaper stand is in existence on the effective date of this section shall expire on such effective date. Such permits may not be renewed but may be reissued by the commissioner as provided in this article. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any newspaper stand operated pursuant to a permit issued prior to the effective date of this section shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections 10-28-165 and 10-28-170 prior to the expiration of such permit.

   (b)   The commissioner transportation of emergency management and communications may from time to time reissue all or a portion of those permits that have been revoked or have expired. The commissioner shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation within the city the availability of such permits at least ten days prior to accepting applications for the permits.

(Added Coun. J. 6-28-91, p. 2872; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1)