(a) No bench permit shall be issued except upon written application made upon a form prescribed by the Board, showing the proposed location of each bench, the advertising, if any, to appear thereon and such other information as the Board may require
(b) Detailed plans and specifications of each bench shall be supplied by the applicant.
(c) Each application for an original permit or a relocation permit shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant reciting that the applicant has caused the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property abutting upon the public street at the place where the bench is proposed to be located to be personally served with a notice on a form prescribed by the Board of Public Works that the applicant will file an application for a permit. The form prescribed by the Board shall contain a statement thereon that the person receiving such notice may object to the location of the bench.
(d) Each application must be signed by the owner of the bench or benches for which the permits are requested and must be accompanied by an inspection fee for each such bench. The inspection fee shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37-I, 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,675, Eff. 5/11/90.)
(e) If the application is granted, an application fee shall be collected at the time of permit issuance for each bench for which a permit is issued. The application fee shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37-I, 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,675, Eff. 5/11/90.)
(f) Any permittee shall be responsible for the removal of graffiti from any bench installed pursuant to such permit and the failure to so remove such graffiti upon request of the Department shall be grounds for revocation of the permit. (Former second Subsec. (e) relettered by Ord. No. 168,997, Eff. 9/17/93.)
(g) Each permit shall be revokable provided however it shall expire on the 30th day of June next following the date of issuance unless earlier revoked or renewed. A fee for each bench shall be charged for each annual renewal of the permit. Application for a renewal must be made prior to the expiration date and must be accompanied by a renewal fee. The renewal fee shall be determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in section 12.37-I, 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing the fees. (Former Subsec. (f) relettered by Ord. No. 168,997, Eff. 9/17/93.)
(h) Any permittee desiring to change permanently the location of a permit and bench in accordance with the provisions of Section 68.02 of this Code shall pay a fee of $34.00. (Former Subsec. (g) relettered by Ord. No. 168,997, Eff. 9/17/93.)
(i) Any permittee desiring to change permanently the location of a permit and bench in accordance with the provisions of Section 68.02 of this Code shall pay a fee of $1.00 for each such transfer of location to and including December 31, 1959, thereafter said fee shall be $1.50. (Former Subsec. (h) relettered by Ord. No. 168,997, Eff. 9/17/93.)