Hawthorne Municipal Code Art. VI Preexisting News Racks

A. Any person who owns or is entitled to possession of any news rack located within a public right-of-way upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, must either remove the news rack or obtain a permit pursuant to this chapter within one calendar year after the effective date of said ordinance.

B. If any such news rack remains in place without a permit after this time period, the administrator may begin removal proceedings as provided in this chapter.

C. If the news rack owner does not comply with the administrator's notice of removal, or does not appeal it, within the time set in such notice, the administrator may remove and impound the news rack. The owner or other persons entitled to possession of the news rack may obtain possession of such impounded news rack in the time and manner set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 1797 § 2, 2004)