§ 20-165. Abandoned newsracks.

(a)

If any newsrack installed pursuant to this division or covered by this division does not contain the publication specified therefor within a period of ten days after release of the current issue, the police department may deem the newsrack abandoned and take appropriate action under F.S. § 705.103. In addition, a newsrack shall be deemed abandoned when no publication is in the newsrack for a period of more then seven consecutive days.

(b)

If a publication's publisher or its distributor desires to voluntarily abandon a newsrack location, the distributor or publisher shall notify the city manager or his/her designee, completely remove the newsrack, and restore the public right-of-way to a safe condition, leaving no holes or projections in the surface on which the newsrack stood.

(Ord. No. 2005-35-73, § 2(8), 9-28-2005)