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Timestamp: 2018-06-19 20:32:08
Document Index: 188218569

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 249', '§ 249', '§ 249', '§ 249', '§ 249', '§ 249', '§ 249', '§ 249']

Village of Ridgefield Park, NJ Newsracks
§ 249-2 Permit required.
§ 249-3 Permit application.
§ 249-4 Conditions of permit.
§ 249-5 Maintenance and installation standards.
§ 249-6 Location and placement.
§ 249-7 Notification of violations.
Chapter 249: Newsracks
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Village of Ridgefield Park 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 15-86 (Ch. 135 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 249 : Newsracks
The person responsible for placing and maintaining a newsrack in a public street as herein defined.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, place, maintain or operate on any public street in the Village of Ridgefield Park any newsrack without obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property or his designee, specifying the exact location of such newsrack. One permit shall be issued for each newsrack and shall be signed by the applicant.
Application for such permit shall be made, in writing, to the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property upon such form as shall be provided by the Village and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the proposed specific location of said newsrack, including block and lot designation, and shall be signed by the applicant. Upon receiving the application, the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property shall review the application and forward it to the Board of Commissioners with his recommendations. Approval or rejection must be given within 30 days of receipt of the application by the Board of Commissioners. Failure by the municipality to approve or reject within this time period will be deemed as if approval was given. In any rejection of an application, the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property must set forth, in writing, the reasons for such rejection. If any applicant believes his application was unjustly denied, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property to the Board of Commissioners and, thereafter, to the courts having jurisdiction in this matter.
Permits may be issued for the installation of a newsrack without prior inspection of the location, but such newsrack and the installation, use or maintenance thereof shall be conditioned upon the compliance with the provisions of this chapter. An annual permit fee of $25 for the first newsrack and $10 for each newsrack thereafter is required. The amount of the fee may be amended by resolution of the governing body at any time subsequent to the adoption of this chapter.
The permit shall be valid for a period of one year, on a calendar-year basis, commencing on January 1, and shall be renewable on January 1 of any subsequent year. The annual fee shall be prorated if the permit is issued effective subsequent to January 1.
No permit shall be issued or continued in operation unless that applicant and any other persons, organizations, firms or corporations on whose behalf the application is made by filing such application do represent, stipulate by contract and agree that they will jointly and severally defend, indemnify and hold the Village of Ridgefield Park harmless against liability for any and all claims for damage to property or injury to or death of persons, including expenses and costs, arising out of or resulting from the issuance of the permit or the control, maintenance or ownership of the newsracks permitted.
Before the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property may issue a newsrack permit to any person, that person must execute an indemnification agreement substantially as follows: "The applicant and any other persons, organizations, firms or corporations on whose behalf the application is made represent, stipulate, contract and agree that they do jointly and severally defend, indemnify and hold the Village harmless against liability for any and all claims for damage to property or injury to or death of persons, including expenses and costs, arising out of or resulting from the issuance of the permit or the control, maintenance or ownership of the newsracks permitted."
Upon the issuance of a permit (license), the applicant agrees to furnish the Commissioner of Parks and Public Property with a certificate of insurance as proof that it has secured and paid for a policy of public liability insurance issued by a company duly licensed to transact business in the State of New Jersey, covering all public risks related to use, maintenance, existence or location of the newsrack(s). The amounts of such insurance shall not be less than the maximum liability which can be imposed on the Village of Ridgefield Park under the laws of the State of New Jersey. At present, such amounts shall be as follows, with the understanding of and agreement that such insurance amounts may be revised upward at the municipality's option, and the party holding said permit (license) will so revise such amounts within 30 days following notice of such requirements:
Property damage, per incident: $50,000.
Personal injury, per incident: $200,000.
The applicant is exempt from the requirement of Subsection E(1) above if the applicant can demonstrate the financial capability to self-insure.
Any newsrack which, in whole or part, rests upon, in or over any public sidewalk, roadway or street shall comply with the following standards:
No newsrack shall exceed 48 inches in height, 24 inches in width, or 20 inches in thickness.
No newsrack shall be used for advertising signs or publicity purposes other than that dealing with the display, sale or purchase of the newspapers sold therein.
Each newsrack shall have affixed to it, in a readily visible place so as to be seen by anyone using the newsrack, a notice setting forth the name and address of the distributor and the telephone number of a working telephone service to report a malfunction or to secure a refund, in the event of a malfunction of the coin-return mechanism, or to give the notices provided for in this chapter.
It is reasonably free of chipped, faded, peeling and cracked paint in the visible areas thereof.
No newsrack shall be chained or fastened in any manner whatsoever to any utility pole, street sign, bus shelter, mailbox, bench, fire hydrant, guide wires, utility poles or fire boxes.
In the event that a utility company or a contractor plans to perform maintenance or repair work in an area occupied by a newsrack, the owner of the newsrack shall remove the newsrack from that area while the work is being performed, upon reasonable notice given to the owner of the newsrack by the utility company or contractor.
Any newsrack which rests in whole or in part upon any portion of a public street or sidewalk shall be located in accordance with the provisions of this section:
No newsrack shall be permitted to rest upon, in or over any public street or sidewalk when such installation, use or maintenance:
Unreasonably interferes with the use of traffic signs or signals, hydrants, mailboxes or parking meters permitted at or near said location.
A newsrack or newsracks shall be placed or otherwise secured so as to prevent their being blown down or around the public street or sidewalk but shall not be chained or otherwise secured to any traffic or street signs, signals, hydrants, mailboxes or parking meters.
Distances from other objects; grouping.
Within three feet of any marked sidewalk.
Within three feet of a curb return.
Within 10 feet of any standpipe or sprinkler connection or related safety or fire equipment.
In the event that a newsrack violates any of the conditions of § 249-5 or 249-6 of this chapter, representatives of the municipality shall notify the owner of the condition, and if the condition has not been remedied within 15 days from the owner receiving notification, the municipality shall have the right to remove the newsrack from the location and notify the owner that it has been removed. The newsrack shall be stored in a safe place by the municipality after it has been removed, and the owner of the newsrack shall be notified as to where it is being stored.
§ 249-8 Violations and penalties. [1]