No news rack may be located adjacent to any mailbox, post, pole, water feature, art or monument, or adjacent to or within any raised planter, except when pedestrian circulation space between such items and the news rack is not needed and sufficient space for maintenance of such items and news racks is provided, or if the original design of such items specifically provides for news racks in an integrated design feature, or if the city engineer specifies a particular location for placement. The use of the news rack license locations must be compatible with the free flow of pedestrian and other traffic and with public safety. The city's property management division may modify an approved license location at any time a change is deemed necessary to ensure safe and reasonable operating conditions for all users of the public right of way. No news rack shall:
A. Impede or interfere with the reasonable use of a crosswalk, display window or building entrance;
B. Impede or interfere with the reasonable use of any kiosk, bench, trash receptacle, drinking fountain, bicycle rack, driveway, alley, or bus shelter;
C. Interfere with the reasonable use of any fire hydrant, traffic signal box, or other emergency facility. News racks may not be located within five feet (5') of a fire hydrant;
D. Impair or interfere with pedestrian traffic;
E. Interfere with or impair the vision of operators of vehicles at street intersections;
F. Reduce the clear, unimpeded sidewalk width to:
1. Ten feet (10') or less on sidewalks over twelve feet (12') in width, or
2. Less than three-fourths (3/4) of the clear and unimpeded width of the sidewalk on sidewalks less than twelve feet (12') in width, and in no event less than six feet (6').
In determining whether a sidewalk is unimpeded, the city may consider features such as fountains, fire hydrants, planters, or any other feature that obstructs pedestrian movement. (Ord. 7-15, 2015)