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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES January 12, 2005 -5- Consideration of Ordinance OS-O1 regarding bus bench signs (continued from the December 8, 2004 Council meeting) (continued) 4. Courtesy benches may be located on private property within commercial or business districts (B-1, B-2 and B-3 zoning districts) if permission is obtained from the owner of the land. 5. Courtesy benches shall not be located in zoning districts R-1 and R-2. C. Annual License Required. Courtesy benches must be licensed as provided by this section. D. Specifications. 1. Courtesy benches shall be no more than three and one-half feet high, seven feet long and three feet wide. Courtesy benches must be erected on a concrete pad no more than eight feet long and four feet wide. 2. Courtesy benches must be installed parallel with the curb. 3. Courtesy benches must not render the bus stop ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) non- compliant and placement must allow for normal transit shelter maintenance, including adequate • access for replacement of glass. 4. Courtesy benches must display the license number assigned to it. 5. Courtesy bench licensees must maintain the bench at the location designated in the license and keep the bench in good repair, painted, the sign face maintained in good condition, and the bench structure kept in a usable condition. 6. When directed by the City Administrator as necessary to address refuse and litter issues and in no event less than once per week, courtesy bench sites shall be cleaned and maintained. Cleaning and maintenance shall include picking up litter or debris around the bench and removing graffiti and stickers. Ice and snow shall be removed from the courtesy bench site such that the courtesy bench site is fully accessible in a timely manner after snow or other weather event. Benches shall be inspected weekly for any damaged or broken parts. Any damaged or broken parts shall be replaced or repaired within forty-eight hours after damage or breakage is discovered or reported. 7. The sign area of courtesy bench signs shall not exceed eleven square feet and must be only on the street facing side. No flashing signs, motion signs or illuminated signs are permitted on courtesy benches. The definitions in § 9-1.02 apply to this section. 8. Courtesy benches must comply with §§ 9-13.02, 9-13.03 of the Falcon Heights City Code. E. Removal. At the request of the City Administrator, a courtesy bench shall be removed at licensee's sole expense to allow for right of way improvements or maintenance. If the location of the courtesy bench is a safety hazard, if the courtesy bench interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or if the courtesy bench's public transportation route changes, then said courtesy bench shall be removed at • the licensee's sole expense. Removal shall occur within thirty days of written notice provided by the City Administrator to the licensee.