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(a) No advertising matter or sign whatever shall be displayed upon any bench except upon the front and rear surfaces of the backrest, and not more than 75% of each such surface shall be so used. No pictures or representations in irregular contour shall appear on any such bench. All advertising shall be subject to the approval of the Board.
(b) No advertisement or sign on any bench shall display the words “STOP,” “LOOK,” “DRIVE-IN”, “DANGER” or any other word, phrase, symbol or character calculated to interfere with, mislead or distract traffic.
(Amended by Ord. No. 112,719, Eff. 2/28/59.)
(a) After the revocation of the permit, the Board may remove and store the bench installed or maintained under such permit, if the permittee fails to do so within 10 days after notice.
(b) (Amended by Ord. No. 161,889, Eff. 2/16/87.) The permittee may recover the bench, if within 60 days after its removal, the permittee pays the cost of such removal and storage, which shall be the actual cost for removal, and $6.00 per month for storage, for each such bench. After 60 days from its removal, the Board may sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of the bench at its discretion. All of the foregoing shall be at the sole risk of the permittee, and shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law for the violation of this section.
(Amended by Ord. No. 112,719, Eff. 2/28/59.)
No fee paid pursuant to this article shall be refunded in the event the application is denied or the permit revoked, except that when for any cause beyond the control of the permittee, a permit is revoked within 60 days after the date of issuance or last renewal thereof the annual fee therefor paid under the provisions of Section 68.03 of this Code, for the current year may be refunded to the permittee upon written demand filed within six months after the date of revocation.
(a) No permit shall be issued pursuant to this section unless the applicant shall post and maintain with the Board a surety bond or policy of public liability insurance, approved by the Board and conditioned as hereinafter provided.
(b) The bond or policy shall be conditioned that the permittee will indemnify and save harmless the City of Los Angeles, its officers and employees from any and all loss, costs, damages, expenses or liability which may result from or arise out of the granting of the permit, or the installation or maintenance of the bench for which the permit is issued and that the permittee will pay any and all loss or damage that may be sustained by any person as a result of, or which may be caused by or arise out of such installation or maintenance. The bond or policy of insurance shall be maintained in its original amount by the permittee at the permittee’s expense at all times during the period for which the permit is in effect. In the event that two or more permits are issued to one permittee, one such bond or policy of insurance may be furnished to cover two or more benches, and each bond or policy shall be of such a type that its coverage shall be automatically restored immediately from and after the time of the reporting of any accident from which liability may thereafter accrue.
The limit of liability upon any bond or policy of insurance, posted pursuant to the requirements of this article, shall in no case be less than $5,000.00 for bodily injuries to or death of one person. The permissible limit of liability for bodily injuries or death of more than one person shall depend upon the number of bench permits covered thereby and shall not be less than the amount specified in the following schedule:
Number of Bench Permits | Limit of Liability |
1 to 10 | $10,000 |
11 to 50 | $20,000 |
51 to 100 | $40,000 |
101 or more | $80,000 |
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