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CITY OF ROSEVILLE RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 1294 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, SECTION 703.05 OF THE ROSEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING BUS BENCHES THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 703.05 of the Roseville City Code is amended to read as follows: 703.05: BUS STOP BENCHES IN RIGHT OF WAY: No bench may be placed or maintained in a public right of way without securing a permit from the public works director and the payment of an annual license fee of thirty five dollars ($35.00) per bench. The number, size, and locations of all benches shall be in accordance with the city of Roseville/metro transit bus route plan. A permit shall not be issued unless the bench and its placement The Public Works and Transportation Commission will review the annual site application for input regarding the siting application. comply with the following conditions: A. Bus Stops: A bench shall only be placed at a bus stop on an established bus route. B. Location: A bench shall be placed parallel to and no nearer than four feet (4') from the roadway curb or the edge of the roadway where no curb exists and shall not obstruct a pathway. C. Number: No more than one bus bench may be placed at a roadway intersection in the direction of traffic flow, unless the public works director authorizes more benches in writing after finding that the passenger load justifies more than one bench at a bus stop. All bus benches shall bear the local telephone number at which the pennittee may be reached concerning issues with the bench. D. Proximity to Other Benches: No bus bench may be placed within five hundred feet (500') of any other bench or within fifteen feet (15') of an existing transit shelter on a roadway, unless the public works director authorizes more benches in writing after fmding that the passenger load justifies more than one bench at a bus stop or closer proximity. E. Size: The maximum size ofa bench shall be three and one-half feet (3 1/2') high, seven feet (7') long and three feet (3') wide erected upon a concrete pad of maximum eight foot (8') length and four foot (4') width. The maximum amount of advertising on a bus bench shall not exceed eleven square feet (11 sq. ft.) F. Color: A bench shall be of a single color except a multicolored advertising sign. The bench signage may be affixed to or may be used as the backrest of the bench. Signage shall be affixed only to the street-side portion of the bench backrest. G. Structure Maintenance: When directed by the public works director as necessary to address refuse and litter issues, bench sites shall be equipped with an architecturally complementary trash receptacle. 1