HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 5010 04/06/1999 ORDINANCE NO. 5010
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
Passed and approved by
the President and Board of Trustees
the 6th day of April, 1999
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
7th day of April, 1999.
ORDINANCE NO. 5010
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That a new Article XXXVIII entitled "Placement of Publication
Vending Equipment on Public Property" shall be-added to Chapter 11 of the Mount
Prospect Village Code to be and read as follows:
ARTICLE XXXVlll-PLACEMENT OF PUBLICATION VENDING
EQUIPMENT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
Sec. 11.3801. PUBLICATION VENDING EQUIPMENT.
A. Definition
The term "publication vending equipment" shall mean any self-
service or coin-operated box, container, storage unit or other dispenser
that is installed, used or maintained for the display and sale of magazines,
newspapers or other news or advertising periodicals.
B. Placement
If the Village has set aside an area for the placement of publication
vending equipment on public property, whether leased or owned in fee, it
shall be unlawful to place such equipment outside the area designated for
publication vending equipment on that particular parcel of public property.
C. Identification
Each piece of publication vending equipment shall have affixed to it
a notice setting forth the name and address of the distributor and the
telephone number of a working telephone to call during normal business
hours to report a malfunction of the coin-return mechanism. Such notice
shall not exceed one square foot in size and shall be in a place easily
seen by anyone using the newspaper vending machine.
D. Nuisance Declared
(1) Upon determination of the Village that a newspaper vending
machine has been installed, used or maintained in violation
of the provisions of this Article, an order to correct the
offending condition shall be issued by the Village to the
distributor of the newspaper vending machine. Such order
shall be telephoned to the distributor and confirmed by
mailing a copy of the order by certified mail return receipt
requested. The order shall specifically describe the
offending condition. Failure to correct the offending
condition within three (3) days (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays) after the mailing date of the
order shall result in the offending newspaper vending
machine being summarily removed and processed as
unclaimed property by the Village.
(2) If the offending newspaper vending machine ~s not properly
identified as to the owner pursuant to subparagraph (D), the
Village shall have the authority to proceed to remove, or
cause to be removed and process as unclaimed property
such newspaper vending machine in violation of the
provisions of this Article.
(3) if the offending condition creates a danger to public safety,
the Village shall have the authority to immediately proceed
to remove or cause the removal of such newspaper vending
machine.
(4) The cost of such removal shall be charged to and recovered
from the distributor or from the person for whom the same
has been or is being installed.
Other Regulations
The Village Manager may prescribe and disseminate applications
and priority of placement and such other reasonable written regulations
with respect to the size, number, location and condition of publication
vending equipment on public property on which specific areas for the
equipment have been set aside.
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F. Penalty
Any person found guilty of violating this Article XXXVIII or any
written regulations disseminated pursuant to this Article XXXVlll shall be
fined not less than two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars per day for each
day that the violation occurs.
SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert, Lohrstorfer, Nocchi, Wilks
NAYS: N~ne
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 6th day of April ,1999.
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ATTEST: .
Velrn~ Lowe, Village Clerk
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