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,-. . ORDINANCE NO. 636 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE "MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON, MINNESOTA" REGULATING THE LOCATION OF COURTESY BENCHES AND PROVIDING FOR AN APPLICATION AND INSPECTION FEE. The Council ofthe City of New Brighton does ordain: 1 . The following Article VI is added to Chapter 25 of the City Code The following Chapter is hereby added to the City Code: ARTICLE VI. COURTESY BENCHES. Sec. 25-120. PURPOSE The placement of courtesy benches on the public right-of-way in some locations provides a public amenity. However, such benches increase visual clutter thereby decreasing property values and are inconsistent with the character of the neighborhood, are inconvenient for maintenance of lawn or landscaping, and may create distractions or hazards to traffic and unsafe conditions for pedestrians. Therefore, the Council finds it necessary and appropriate to weigh these conflicting public policy objectives and regulate the placement of such courtesy benches in the City. Sec. 25-121 PERMIT REQUIRED. No person shall place or maintain any bench or seat on any public sidewalk or right of way within the City of New Brighton unless they shall have obtained a pennit and have complied with the provisions of sections inclusive ofthis Article. Sec. 25-122. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. A permit to install and maintain a bench on and along any public sidewalk or right of way may be issued by the City Council to a person by complying with the following requirements: (a) The application for such permit shall be in a fonn detennined by the City Manager and shall contain the location, detailed plans and specifications of each proposed bench and such other infonnation as shall be required by the City Manager. (b) The location of each bench shall be placed at a designated pickup location for the public transit route. Other locations that are deemed to be in the public interest may be approved by the City Manager. (c) Each application shall be accompanied by a letter of consent in such fonn as the City Attorney shall require, signed by the owner(s) or lessee(s) of the property adjacent to the portion ofthe street or sidewalk where each bench is proposed to be located giving such owners' or lessees' consent to the installation and maintenance of such bench at the proposed location. The applicant shall furnish therewith such evidence of ownership or lease as shall be required by the City Attorney.