Any publication vending machine which rests in whole or in part upon, in, or over any public sidewalk or parkway shall comply with the following standards:
A. No publication vending machine shall exceed five feet in height, thirty inches in width, or two feet in thickness;
B. Publication vending machines shall only be placed near a curb or adjacent to a wall or a building. Such machines placed near the curb shall be parallel thereto and shall be no less than twenty-four inches from the face of the curb. Machines placed adjacent to the wall of a building shall be placed parallel to such wall and shall not be more than six inches from the wall. No such machine shall be placed or maintained on the sidewalk or parkway opposite another publication vending machine or group of such machines nor in such a manner that prevents pedestrians from passing freely and without obstruction along any sidewalk or through any marked or unmarked crosswalk;
C. No publication vending machine shall be chained, bolted, or otherwise attached to property not owned by the owner of the machine or to any permanently fixed object, unless the custodian of the machine has first obtained the written permission of the owner of the object to which the machine is affixed;
D. Publication vending machines may be placed next to each other, provided that no group of machines extends more than eight lineal feet along a curb or wall and a space of no less than three feet
shall separate each such group of machines;
E. Such machines may be chained or otherwise attached to one another, provided no more than three such machines may be joined together in this manner and a space of not less than three feet of clear space shall separate each group of three or less such machines so attached;
F. No such machine or group of such machines permitted under subsection E of this section shall weigh in the aggregate in excess of one hundred twenty-five pounds when empty;
G. No such machine shall be used for advertising signs or publicity purposes other than dealing with the display, sale, or purchase of the publications sold therein;
H. Each such machine shall be maintained in a clean, neat, and attractive condition and in good repair at all times, and no issue or edition of any publication shall be allowed to remain in any such machine for a period in excess of seven days from the date of initial issuance or publication, whichever is sooner. (Ord. 901-01 § 2 (part))