§ 12.08.020. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases are defined in this section, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended:

A.

"Approved newsrack base" means a newsrack base which conforms to specifications approved by the director. All pedestals shall be sixteen (16) inches in height.

B.

"Blinder rack" means a newsrack, constructed or modified so that no less than the bottom two-thirds of the printed material is obscured from view.

C.

"Block" means one side of a street between two (2) consecutive intersecting streets.

D.

"Business day" shall mean Monday through Friday, inclusive, of every week excepting holidays for which the city of Pasadena is closed to official business.

E.

"Daily publication" means a publication of no fewer than five (5) new editions per week of which at least one of which includes a weekend edition which causes newsracks to be serviced and filled over the weekend.

F.

"Director" means the director of the department of public works and transportation and his or her representative designated in writing. The director is hereby designated as the administrative enforcement official for this chapter and may issue a compliance order pursuant to Chapter 1.25 of this code and an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.26 of this code, and a violator shall be subject to the procedures, costs and civil penalties set forth therein.

G.

"Harmful matter" has the meaning set forth in Section 313 of the California Penal Code, or in any successor provision.

H.

"High density newsrack area" means a block in which it is likely that there will be more applications for newsracks than there will be permits issued for newsracks under the standards set forth in this chapter.

I.

"Local circulation" means the total circulation of the specific publication for which a permit is sought in the most recently published, independently audited circulation report for the city, by zip code or by community area, whichever reflects more accurately the corporate boundaries of the city and using a weighted daily average that includes daily, Sunday and weekend editions.

J.

"Newsrack" means any approved self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit or other dispenser installed, used or maintained for the display and sale of newspapers or periodicals.

K.

"Parkway" means that area between the sidewalk and the curb of any street, and where there is no sidewalk, that area between the edge of the roadway and the property line adjacent thereto. Parkway shall also include any area within a roadway, which is not open to vehicular travel.

L.

"Permit" means a permit issued pursuant to this chapter allowing the placement of a newsrack within a specifically designated portion of a public sidewalk or parkway.

M.

"Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation or other organization.

N.

"Public sidewalk" means any surface dedicated to the use of pedestrians by license, easement, operation of law or by grant to the city.

O.

"Public street" means all of that area dedicated to public use for public street and sidewalk purposes and includes, but is not limited to, roadways, parkways, alleys and sidewalks.

P.

"Roadway" means that portion of a public street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.

Q.

"Shared Permit" means a permit issued to a person as a primary applicant providing for the sharing of a newsrack among specified publications as long as all of the standards of this chapter are otherwise met. The primary applicant shall be considered the permittee for all purposes under this chapter except as explicitly set forth.

R.

"Tournament of Roses parade route" means both sides of Orange Grove Boulevard from the south city limit to Colorado Boulevard, both sides of Colorado Boulevard from Orange Grove Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard, both sides of Sierra Madre Boulevard from Colorado Boulevard to Washington Boulevard/Eaton Drive, and both sides of all cross streets within the first block adjacent to the limits described.

S.

"Tournament of Roses Post Parade" means both sides of Sierra Madre Boulevard from Washington Boulevard/Eaton Drive to Sierra Madre Villa Avenue and both sides of Washington Boulevard from Woodlyn Road to Sierra Madre Boulevard.

(Ord. 6869 § 2 (part), 2001)