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J-95-316
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r'071/D-A
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PLACEMENT OF
NEWSRACKS IN PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY IN THE CITY
OF MIAMI AND IMPOSING SAFETY AND AESTHETIC
RESTRICTIONS RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING A
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; PROVIDING THAT SAID
ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON
ADOPTION WITH THE PROVISIONS THEREOF BEING
OPERATIVE UPON ALL SUCH EXISTING AND FUTURE
NEWSRACKS; ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS;
ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR OPERATION,
PLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF NEWSRACKS;
PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF NEWSRACKS;
ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR HEARINGS ON
VIOLATIONS; REQUIRING A PERMIT AND PAYMENT OF
A PERMIT FEE; REQUIRING INSURANCE AND
INDEMNIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA: AND, UPON ADOPTION OF THIS
ORDINANCE, INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE
DISTRIBUTOR OF EACH NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE OR
OTHER NEWS PERIODICAL PLACED IN NEWSRACKS
WITHIN THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the benefit to
society resulting from an energetic and free pr s; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission Nals roc gn zes its own
responsibility to safegu rd and pr ect thosYmembers of the
public who use the public 41 4- -way, including the aged, the
infirm, and the handicappVd) cijl izens of the City; and
WHEREIs
City Commission has taken steps to achieve a
fair and �e balance of the interests of both the public
and the prch interests are almost always congruent; and
WH RE City Commission has determined that the herein
ord' an a will cause no undue harm to the press and will result
i a •afe journev for the pedestrian public;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF (HE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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