A. No person shall place, maintain or relocate a newsrack in the City public right-of-way or which projects onto a public right-of-way unless and until an encroachment permit has been issued by the City of Cupertino Public Works Department.
B. Permits shall not be transferable and shall remain renewable on a yearly basis for as long as the newsrack complies with the provisions of this chapter.
C. Applications for a permit shall include the name, address, telephone number and facsimile number of those responsible for the installation, use and maintenance of the newsrack(s).
D. The proposed permittee shall provide evidence of adequate types and levels of insurance as may be required by the Public Works Department. Said insurance shall be in full force and effect during the time newsrack(s) are maintained in the City. The certificate of insurance filed with the City shall include a statement by the insurance carrier that thirty days advance notice shall be given the City prior to cancellation.
E. A newsrack permit shall be issued within ten working days following submittal of a complete application if the newsrack complies with the standards set forth in this chapter and the supplemental design standards.
F. A person or distributor who has been issued a newsrack encroachment permit may install and maintain additional newsracks and change the location of an existing permitted newsrack by requesting a new permit. The rules and procedures of this section shall also apply to the review and approval of any such amendment.
G. Newsrack encroachment permittees shall obtain and display an identification/permit marker provided by the City or its designee. Such marker shall be affixed to each permitted newsrack within plain view.
H. In the event of a change of ownership of a newsrack the new owner(s) shall, within ten working days, modify the existing permit providing the name, address, telephone number and facsimile number of the new owner(s) and obtain and affix a new marker to the newsrack.
(Ord. 1830, (part), 1999)