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SEC. 68.01. BENCHES – WHERE PROHIBITED.
 
   No person shall install or maintain any bench:
 
   1.   (None)
 
   2.   In any alley;
 
   3.   At any location where the space available to pedestrian traffic is less than ten feet in width;
 
   4.   At any location distant more than 50 feet from the nearest intersecting street; provided that whenever, in the opinion of the Board, observance of this requirement would result in inconvenience or hardship, this requirement may be waived by the Board.
 
   5.   (Amended by Ord. No. 148,020, Eff. 3/3/76.) At any place except:
 
   (a)   An existing passenger bus stop; or
 
   (b)   On a commercial street which is adjacent to a residential area wherein the Board of Public Works has determined that a substantial percentage of the number of the residents is 65 years of age or older, provided:
 
   (1)   Every bench shall be at least 50 feet from the nearest street intersecting the street upon which the bench is located, notwithstanding the provisions of the fourth numbered paragraph of this section.
 
   (2)   On each side of the street, in any given block, no more than two benches shall be installed at locations other than existing passenger bus stops.
 
   (3)   No bench shall be installed until the owner or lawful occupant of the property abutting the location upon which the bench is proposed to be installed has first given written consent for the bench’s installation and use.