Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 14. USE OF STREETS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. |
Chapter 14-9. TRAFFIC OR SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS. |
Article 4. RESTRICTION ON NEWSRACKS AND DIRECT SALES IN A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. |
§ 14-9-32. RESTRICTIONS ON NEWSRACK LOCATION.
(A)
A person may not install, use, or maintain a newsrack on a portion of a street or right-of-way on which a motor vehicle may operate.
(B)
A person may not install, use, or maintain a newsrack on a street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, if the newsrack:
(1)
endangers public safety;
(2)
interferes with public utility, public transportation, or other governmental use; or
(3)
interferes with or impedes:
(a)
pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(b)
entry or exit from a residence or business;
(c)
access to a legally parked or stopped vehicle;
(d)
use of a traffic sign or signal, emergency call box, transit shelter, elevator, mailbox, or other public service; or
(e)
access to or use of a delivery area or loading zone.
(C)
A person may not install, use, or maintain a newsrack less than three feet from a fire hydrant, marked pedestrian crosswalk, designated handicapped parking space or handicapped ramp facility, or in a location that results in less than five linear feet of open space for pedestrian use.
(D)
A person may not install a newsrack that is:
(1)
less than 12 inches from a property line;
(2)
less than 18 inches from a curb line; or
(3)
taller than 58 inches.
Source: 1992 Code Section 8-10-4; Ord. 031204-12; Ord. 031211-11.