(a) Notwithstanding and as an exception to divisions (c) and (d) of Section 680.05, the Director of Capital Projects, with prior concurrence of the Director of City Planning, may approve, based upon an application from the owner of a Newspaper Dispensing Device (“Device”), a change, for a temporary period not longer than six (6) months, to the appearance and/or identification of the device that those divisions prescribe if the Directors determine that the proposed change will serve a civic purpose. The application shall be submitted no less than thirty (30) days prior to the first date on which a changed Device would be displayed at its location and shall include, at least, for the Device:
(1) The reason for the change(s) to the Device for which approval is requested;
(2) The specific location and identification of the Device and a copy of or all information on the permit sticker affixed to the Device;
(3) The first and last dates of the continuous temporary period during which the owner desires to display the changed Device;
(4) The name, title, address, telephone number(s), and e-mail address of the responsible officer, agent, or other contact person of the Device owner;
(5) A color photograph of the Device at its location taken within sixty (60) days prior to the application and from a distance sufficient to see both its detail and the streetscape context in which it is placed; and
(6) A detailed color representation of the changed appearance and/or identification of the Device requested or its design.
(b) Upon expiration of the approved temporary period for display of a changed Device, the owner shall immediately restore the Device to its former appearance and/or identification and location, or other appearance and/or identification that complies with Section 680.05. If the owner fails to do so, the City may remove and store the Device in the City’s custody, at the owner’s sole liability and costs fixed by the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses, until the owner restores or replaces it with a complying Device. The City shall exercise reasonable care in removing and storing a Device under this division (b) but shall have no liability for the condition of the Device or any damage to it in connection with removal and storage.
(Ord. No. 407-12. Passed 3-26-12, eff. 3-29-12)
Note: Pursuant to Section 4 of Ord. No. 407-12, the provisions of this section would have expired and would have been of no further force and effect six months after the date of passage; however, Section 4 of Ord. No. 407-12 was repealed by Ord. No. 1459-12, passed 11-26-12 and effective 11-28-12.