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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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12.12.070   Bond or insurance--Required--Terms.
   A.   No permit shall be issued pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant posts and maintains with the bureau a surety bond or policy of public liability insurance and conditioned as provided in this chapter. Each such bond or policy or insurance shall be approved as to sufficiency by the city council and as to the form thereof by the city attorney.
   B.   The bond or policy shall be conditioned that the permittee will indemnify and save harmless the city, 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 his expense at all times during the period for which the permit is in effect.
   C.   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.
(Prior code § 12.12.110 (Ord. 380 § 11, 1953))
12.12.080   Bond or insurance--Amount of liability.
   The limit of liability upon any bond or policy of insurance, posted pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall in no case be less than ten thousand dollars for bodily injuries to or death of one person and twenty thousand dollars for bodily injuries to or death of two or more persons in any one accident and shall in no case be less than one thousand dollars for damage to property.
(Prior code § 12.12.120 (Ord. 380 § 12, 1953))
12.12.090   Prohibited bench locations.
   No person shall install or maintain any bench in any of the following locations:
   A.   In any street except where a curb separating pedestrian from vehicular traffic is provided, and excepting a street constructed solely for pedestrian traffic where vehicular traffic is prohibited;
   B.   In any alley;
   C.   At any location where the distance from the face of the curb to the property line is less than five feet;
   D.   At any location distant more than eighty feet from the nearest intersecting street; provided, that whenever in the opinion of the bureau observance of this requirement would result in inconvenience or hardship, the requirement may be waived by the bureau.
(Prior code § 12.12.020 (Ord. 380 § 2, 1953))
12.12.100   Dimensions, installation, and maintenance.
   A.   No permittee shall locate or maintain any bench at a point less than sixteen inches from the face of the curb, and each bench must be kept parallel with the curb.
   B.   No bench shall be more than forty-two inches high, nor more than two feet, six inches wide, nor more than seven feet long overall and the minimum weight for any bench shall be two hundred seventy-five pounds.
   C.   Each bench must have displayed thereon, in a visible place, a small identification marker giving the name of the owner or permittee, his address, and the serial number of the bench.
   D.   It shall be the duty of the permittee to maintain each bench at all times in a safe condition and at its proper and lawful location and to inspect each bench periodically.
(Prior code § 12.12.060 (Ord. 380 § 6, 1953))
12.12.110   Advertising restrictions.
   A.   All advertising shall be subject to the approval of the bureau.
   B.   No advertisement or sign on any bench shall display the words "stop," "look," "detour," "danger," or any other word, phrase, symbol, diagram, character, or device of whatsoever nature, the effect of which would be to interfere with, mislead, or distract traffic.
(Prior code § 12.12.070 (Ord. 380 § 7, 1953))
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