(a) Upon determination by the Public Works Department that a newsrack has been installed, used or maintained in violation of this article, a Notice to Correct shall be issued which shall specify the manner in which this article is violated and request compliance. Such notice shall state the nature of the violation, the intention to impound the newsrack if the violation shall not be corrected or if a hearing is not requested, and the procedure for requesting such a hearing. The Department may notify the permittee, or person, if known, either in person, or by mail, or if the owner of the newsrack is not known, by affixing a notice to the newsrack, that unless the violation is corrected or a hearing is requested within ten (10) days after the date of the notice, the newsrack will be removed and impounded.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, in the case of any violation of this article which creates an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare, which violation cannot be corrected by moving or otherwise repositioning an unanchored newsrack, the newsrack may be summarily removed and impounded by the City.
(§ 2, Ord. 1312-NS, eff. March 16, 1998)