(a) Every person placing or maintaining a newsrack on public property shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Every newsrack shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition, and in good repair at all times. For example, without limitation, every newsrack shall be reasonably free of dirt and grease, be reasonably free of chipped, faded, peeling or cracked paint, be reasonably free of rust and corrosion, have no broken or cracked plastic or glass parts, and have no broken structural parts.
(2) Every newsrack shall be constructed, installed and maintained in a safe and secure condition.
(3) Every newsrack shall be made of solid material on all sides, so as to contain the material inside the newsrack in a manner as to prevent it from blowing away or otherwise becoming litter. No wire or other open form of newsrack shall be permitted.
(4) Every newsrack shall be kept free of graffiti.
(5) Every newsrack that sits on legs shall be kept free of dirt and litter under the newsrack.
(6) Every newsrack shall be painted or covered with a protective coating, so as to keep it free from rust, and shall be cleaned and repainted on a regular basis.
(7) Every coin-operated newsrack shall be equipped with a coin-return device that is maintained in good repair and working order.
(8) Every coin-operated newsrack shall display information on how to secure a refund in the event of coin return malfunction. Such information shall be placed in a visible location on the front or top of the newsrack, and shall be legible.
(9) Other than the display of the publication contained therein, no newsrack shall display or be affixed with any words or pictures except for the identifying information, and the coin return information, if applicable, required by subsection (e) of Section 9.79.040 and subsections(a)(8)and(b), respectfully, of this section; provided that, except as provided in Section 9.79.080 (Special Newsrack Areas), each side of a newsrack may display, in characters no more than four inches high, the name and/or logo of the publication contained in the newsrack, and the front of each newsrack may be affixed with a single sign or decal, no larger than eight inches by ten inches, containing only information relating to the display, sale or distribution of the publication contained in the newsrack. If the newsrack is a Sho-Rack K-100 or K-Jack KJ55 style, or equivalent (i.e., double-high), which contains a built-in sign holder, the newsrack may be affixed with a sign that fits within that holder, not to exceed eleven inches by seventeen inches. If a newsrack has no sign or decal, the name and/or logo display may be up to eleven inches high.
(10) Old or out-of-date material removed from any newsrack by any person who owns, maintains, or stocks the newsrack shall be recycled or disposed of in a lawful manner. Such material shall not be disposed of in any trash receptacle owned or rented by others, without the express written consent of the owner or renter of such receptacle. Such material shall be disposed of in a manner that does not cause the material to become litter.
(b) Every newsrack located in a public place shall be affixed with identifying information, which shall contain the name, address and telephone number of the newsrack owner and of the distributor of the publication(s) contained therein. Such information shall be placed in a visible location on the front or top of the newsrack, and shall be legible. The size of the identifying information shall be no larger than three inches by five inches.
(Ord. 4531 § 2 (part), 1998)