§ 16.08.010. Definitions.

(1) Newsrack. "Newsrack" means any self-service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit or other dispenser installed, used or maintained for the displaying and dispensing of news periodicals, magazines or other publications. A newsrack shall not display advertising for any products, goods or services other than for the publication permitted to be contained therein and the newsrack shall not advertise by or otherwise emit any aromas or electronic sounds, noises, lights, or pictures.

(2)

Group of Newsracks. "Group of newsracks" means more than one newsrack joined together.

(3)

Public Right-of-Way. "Public right-of-way" means any place of any nature which is dedicated to use by the public for pedestrian or vehicular travel, and is owned or maintained by a city, county state or other governmental body, and includes, but is not limited to, a street, sidewalk, curb, gutter, crossing, intersection, alley, lane, mall, court, way, avenue, boulevard, road, roadway, viaduct, tunnel, bridge, thoroughfare, and any other similar public way.

(4)

Person. "Person" includes a firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity.

(5)

Crosswalk. "Crosswalk" means that part of a highway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traveled portions of highways.

(6)

Highway. "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary line of every way dedicated to a public authority when any part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic, whether or not the public authority is maintaining the way.

(7)

Locations. "Locations" means the area marked by an appropriate tag where a group of up to six newsracks may be placed.

(Ord. 3566 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 2886 § 1, 2003: Ord. 2681 § 3, 2001: Ord. 1595 § 1, 1994: Ord. 977 § 1 (part), 1986: Ord. 913 § 1 (part), 1984)