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5-6-310. Permit Required Application for a newsrack permit for newsracks to be placed or installed on public property or in a public right-of-way within the Special Newsrack Districts shall be made in accordance with Article 2 of this Chapter, except that if newsrack spaces applied for exceed newsrack spaces available within a modular newsrack, the Director shall determine procedures for the allocation of newsrack spaces by lottery or other method of random, content-neutral selection, and shall issue permits accordingly. Article 4 -Newsrack Requirements 5-6-400. Size and Appearance Any newsrack which rests, in whole or in part, upon or within public property or a public right-of-way, or which projects onto, into or over public property or a public right-of-way shall comply with the requirements of this Article, or as subsequently modified by the Director, and with the following standards: (a) Newsracks shall not exceed sixty (60) inches in height, including pedestal, measured from the ground to the top of the surface of the newsrack, not more than two (2) feet deep and not more than thirty (30) inches wide. (b) Newsracks shall be painted the color or manufactured in the color specifically designated by the Director, samples of which shall be provided to all permit applicants. (c) No advertising signs or material shall be displayed on the exterior of a newsrack other than those associated with the name of the publication contained therein. (d) A notice shall be affixed to each newsrack providing the name and address of the newsrack operator, including a current telephone number for reporting a malfunction and for obtaining a refund in the event of a malfunction of acoin-return mechanism. (e) Additional standards specifically defining size and appearance requirements may be declared by the Director, and such standards must be consistent with the findings, intent and purpose of this Chapter. Notice must be given to all permitted newsrack operators within a reasonable time before any changes to the standards in this Section 5-6-400 take effect. ORDINANCE NO. 2005-004 7