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THE DAILY TRIBUNE
LEGAL NO?1C-E
ORDINANCE No. 3129 STATE OF IOW A,STORY COUNTY,SS.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY ADDING A NEW V
SECTION 22.24 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULAT- .1 I Vim, Dennis Waller, Barr7-tM_M". on
ING THE PLACEMENT OF NEWSPAPER DISPENSERS
ON CITY PROPERTY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES oath depose and say that I am president, genefel
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; ESTABLISHING A m of the THE DAILY
PENALTY AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE TRIBUNE, a daily newspaper, printed at Ames, Story
IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the
City of Ames, Iowa: Section One. The County,Iowa;that the an
printed
Municipal Code of the ity of Ames, Iowa
is hereby amended by enacting a new Sec- O r d i n a n c e #3 1 2 9
tion as follows: Sec. 22.24. SPECIAL'
REGULATIONS FOR NEWSPAPER DISPENSERS (1)
Devices for the vending or dispensing of
newspapers shall not be set on sidewalks
or other city property except pursuant to
a permit that shall be issued by the City
Clerk subject to the regulations of this
section. (2) No such device shall be
located: (a) Within five feet of any fire 1
hydrant, fire or police alarm box, or was published in said newspaper for
other emergency facility; (b) Within two
feet of any marked crosswalk or any drive- Consecutive weeks, the first
way; (c) Where it restricts access to a
bus shelter or a bus bench; (d) Where it
interferes with loading or unloading at and the last of said publication was on the
the front and rear doors of buses; (e) on #
any handicap access ramp; (f) In such a 1 7 th day of June
manner as to reduce the clear space for
the passageway of pedestrians on sidewalks
to a continuous and unobstructed width
idet h of 1991
less than four feet (3) On
ight
of way such devices shall only be placed
either:
(a) Not more than one foot back from the
face of the curb; or, (b) Not more than Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence by
six inches from a public utility pole or a VefiftBusgesen,Dennis Waller,BeFFV4=I
or,
(c)sParalign plel to the wall ole located aoftaebu�ild-
this 17th day of June
HARRIET C.ERICKSON
n %�n ry Public
to of Iowa
Fees,$ 40. 25
ing and not more than six inches from the
wall. When a newspaper dispensing device
is placed near the curb, the device shall
be positioned so that the opening through
which newspapers are dispensed does not
face the curb line. (d) No newspaper
dispensing device set on city property
shall exceed five feet in height or two
feet in depth. The maximum width of a
newspaper dispensing device shall be
computed by multiplying by two and one-
half feet the number of laterally-in-
stalled dispensing compartments, which
number shall not include dispensing com-
partments installed on top of other such
compartments. (e) If located along a
street where parking is permitted, the
maximum width of the device, or grouping
of devices shall not exceed ten feet along
the street. There shall be not less than
four feet between groups. (f) No nearer
than eight feet to an electric utility
pole. (4) Applications for permission to
place one or more devices for dispensing
newspapers shall be filed with the city
clerk on such forms as the clerk shall
provide. The clerk shall charge a permit
fee in such amount as shall from time to
time be established by the city council as
sufficient to defray costs of administra-
tion and inspection. A device.for dis-
pensing newspapers may be moved from one
permitted location) on city property to
another such place if a site plan showing
the exact new location is filed with the
city clerk no later than the next business
day after the move and provided'that the
@ placement of the device at the new site is
f in compliance with the requirements of
this section. (5) An insurance certifi-
cate naming the City of Ames as an addi-
tional insured with comprehensive general
liability limits in the amount of $500,000
combined single limit shall be in full
force and effect during the life of the
permit. A copy of the current insurance
certificate shall be maintained on file
with the city clerk. (6) Newspaper vend-
ing' devices on city property may be se-
cured to the earth by means of anchors
which meet the approval of the Department
of Public Works; but, they shall not be
attached in any manner to any public
utility pole, street light pole, traffic
sign, tree, bench, fire hydrant or any
other city property, including pavement.
(7) If any person shall complain to the
city that a permitted newspaper dispensing
device on city property is a present or
potential cause of harm to persons or
property, notice shall be given to the
permittee. If the permittee does not
choose to voluntarily remove the device in
response to the complaint, a hearing shall
be held after five days' notice before a
panel composed of the Traffic Engineer,
and two other persons designated by the
City Manager to hear and review the testi-
mony, evidence and arguments of all con-
cerned. If the panel finds a hazard as
aforesaid, the device shall be removed
within one business day of notice. Fail-
ure to remove the device as directed shall
constitute a violation of this section."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions
o this ordinance shall constitute a
municipal infraction, punishable as set
out in Section 1.9, Ames Municipal Code.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith shall be
repealed to the extent of such conflict if
any. Section Four. This ordinance shall
be in u orce and effect from and after
its passage and publication as required by
law.
Passed this llth day of June, 1991.
Nancy Dionigi,CCity Clerk
Larry R. Curtis, Mayor
Published in The Daily Tribune June 17,1991.