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(a)
A permittee shall operate and maintain or cause to be operated and maintained all donation collection bins located in the city as follows:
(1)
No person shall knowingly place or maintain any donation collection bin in a manner so that any portion rests in whole or in part, upon, in, or on any portion of a public right-of-way, or which projects onto, into, or over any part of a public right-of-way;
(2)
Donation collection bins shall be maintained in good condition and appearance with no structural damage, holes, or visible rust, and shall be free of graffiti;
(3)
Donation collection bins shall be locked or otherwise secured;
(4)
Donation collection bins shall contain at least the following contact information in two-inch type visible from the front of each unattended donation collection bin: the name, address, email, and phone number of both the permittee and operator;
(5)
Donation collection bins shall contain a statement describing the charitable cause that will benefit from the donations;
(6)
Donation collection bins shall be serviced and emptied as needed, but at least once per week, or within twenty-four hours of a request by the director;
(7)
Donation collection bins shall not be placed in a manner that will be detrimental the public health, safety, and welfare;
(8)
Donation collection bins shall not be placed in a manner that violates any applicable standard set forth in the Commerce Municipal Code or other applicable law; and
(9)
The maximum size of a donation collection bin shall be eighty-four inches in height by forty-eight inches in width by forty-eight inches in depth.
(b)
The permittee shall maintain or cause to be maintained the area surrounding the donation collection bin free of any junk, garbage, trash, debris, salvageable personal property, or other refuse material.
(c)
The permittee and operator shall be individually and severally responsible for abating and removing all junk, garbage, trash, debris and other refuse material in the area surrounding the donation collection bins within twenty-four hours of written or verbal notice from the city.
(d)
The permittee and operator shall be individually and severally responsible for all costs for abating and removing any junk, garbage, trash, debris, salvageable personal property, and other refuse material from the area surrounding the donation collection bin.
(e)
No donation collection bin shall be placed within one thousand feet from another donation collection bin.
(f)
No donation collection bin shall be placed in a required parking area or space, nor shall said bin impede access to any required parking space, nor interfere with any area used for vehicular or truck maneuvering.
(g)
The location and placement of any donation collection bin shall be in compliance with all applicable laws and shall not impede vehicular, pedestrian or bicycle access or maneuvering, as well as any site distances on to adjacent streets.
(h)
No more than two donation collection bins shall be placed on each parcel of real property.
(Ord. No. 662, § 1, 9-2-2014)