Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND SAFETY›Chapter 8-19 — REGULATION OF NEWSRACKS
Lafayette Municipal Code Art. 2 Permit Procedure and Administration
Lafayette Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lafayette
Cite as: Lafayette Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8-1911 - Permit required.¶
No person may place, install or maintain a newsrack upon or projecting into a public right-of-way without a permit.
(Ord. 481 § 1 (part), 1997)
8-1912 - Newsrack specifications govern application procedure and newsrack standards and placement.¶
The city council shall adopt specifications governing the form and content of an application for a permit and the standards for style, color, design, dimension, placement and maintenance of a newsrack.
(Ord. 481 § 1 (part), 1997)
* Editor's Note: Newsrack specifications are adopted by Resolution No. 67-97.
8-1913 - Review and issuance.¶
(a) Each application shall be accompanied by a permit fee if a fee is fixed by resolution of the city council.
(b) The director shall review each application for a permit.
(c) The director may not consider the content or viewpoint of the material to be distributed through a newsrack in administering or enforcing this chapter except as otherwise authorized in this chapter or state or federal law.
(d) The director shall require the applicant to show that the applicant provided notice to property owners and businesses immediately adjacent to the requested location of the application to place a newsrack unless consent is given to the placement or unless notice is waived. The applicant shall give the notice at least ten days before the director may act upon the application.
(e) The director shall act upon each application, either approving it, approving it with conditions or disapproving it within ten days after the date the application is complete and the applicant has given the notice prescribed in subsection (d) of this section.
(f) A newsrack permit is nontransferable. The permit, other than a temporary permit, is automatically renewed annually on each anniversary date unless the director sends a notice of nonrenewal before the expiration date. Each permit shall incorporate as a condition to the placement, installation, maintenance and use of a newsrack, the requirements that the permittee comply with this chapter and the newsrack specifications.
(g) If the director denies the application, the director shall notify the applicant promptly, explaining the reason for denial. The applicant has ten days within which to appeal the decision to the city council in accordance with Section 8-1937.
(Ord. 481 § 1 (part), 1997)
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