Fees are nonrefundable. Fees are set by the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule and can change. Confirm the current amount with us before you send payment.

Every news rack you place must meet the design and placement rules below.

Leave the sidewalk open

Sidewalks must maintain a minimum clearance, clear and unimpeded as follows:

Anything that blocks people from walking must be considered when measuring the minimum clearance, including fountains, fire hydrants, planters, and similar features that may reduce the available clear width.

News racks may not:

• Block or interfere any crosswalk, display window, building entrance, kiosk, bench, trash can, drinking fountain, bike rack, driveway, alley, bus shelter, traffic signal box, or other public safety equipment
• Be located within 5 feet of a fire hydrant
• Block a driver’s view at an intersection

Provide a clear, labeled, to-scale drawing for the following:

1. Site plan (news rack locations)

A map or scaled drawing of each block face where you are proposing to install news racks. The site plan must include at minimum:

• The street names
• News rack locations and dimensions, and the number of news racks in each group
• The total sidewalk width, and total clearance width with news rack.
• The distance to the nearest intersection, and to any other group of news racks on the same block face
• Nearby fixtures: hydrants, planters, benches, bus shelters, poles, driveways, and building entrances

2. Elevation/Specification Sheet (news rack design)

A drawing or a manufacturer’s specification sheet showing:

• Contact information placement
• Height, depth, and length, with dimensions labeled
• The color of the news rack
• Logo or publication name placement

Commercial general liability insurance covering everything that could arise from placing, keeping, using, or maintaining a news rack. It must protect Salt Lake City Corporation, the license holder, and any subcontractor against claims for personal injury (including accidental death) and property damage. If the certificate does not match these requirements, we cannot approve your application. If your coverage lapses after your license is issued, we may suspend or revoke the license.

The insurer must be licensed to do business in Utah, and must either be rated A- or better in the current A.M. Best Key Rating Guide (Property-Casualty, United States), or be listed in the Federal Register under “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds.”

Minimum limits

Requirements

1. A certificate of insurance naming Salt Lake City Corporation as an additional insured and as the certificate holder, at the address below.
2. A signature from the issuing agent.
3. A commitment that coverage will not be cancelled or changed without 30 days’ written notice to the City.
4. A separate endorsement page that references the same policy number and names Salt Lake City Corporation as an additional insured.

Additional insured

Keep your news racks in good shape

Every news rack must be kept reasonably neat, clean, and in good repair the while located on the street. That means:

• No dirt, trash, debris, graffiti, stickers, dents, or grease
• No chipped, faded, peeling, or cracked paint
• No visible rust or corrosion
• Clear panels unbroken, and free of cracks, scratches, dents, and discoloration
• No broken or bent structural parts

Keep them stocked

A news rack that remains empty for 30 consecutive days may be considered abandoned and may be removed by the City. A news rack may also be considered abandoned if it is not maintained or it is not claimed within 30 days after the City removes it.

Your license is valid for one year from the date it was approved. To renew, resubmit your application, pay the fee and give us current proof of insurance before the expiration date.

If any information from your original application changes, you must notify the City. Changes include but are not limited to relocating a news rack, adding a new rack, changing the contact person, or changing your address. You may only install a new rack or relocate an existing news rack after the change has been approved.

If a news rack is not in compliance, the City will do the following:

1. We send you a written notice. The notice describes the problem and provides a date, time, and place for a hearing. The hearing is held at least 10 days after the notice is served.
2. You can respond in writing before the hearing. You may submit a written response explaining why you believe the news rack should remain..
3. Decision. If the news rack is found to be out of compliance, you have 10 days to correct the noncompliance or remove the news rack.
4. We may remove the news rack. If you do not correct the issue or remove the rack within 10 days, the City may remove it and assess a fee as defined below.
5. You can appeal the decision. Submit a written appeal within 10 days of the decision, explaining the reason for your appeal.

If a news rack is an immediate threat to public safety, the City can remove it with no advance notice. We will contact your representative immediately, explain why, and tell you how to request a hearing. If the hearing finds the news rack was not actually an immediate threat, the City will reinstall at its own expense.

If we find a news rack with no license, we will make a reasonable effort to identify the owner and provide a notice and hearing as outlined above. If we cannot identify the owner, we may remove the news rack. Fees for the removal and storage costs will be applied to the owner, and a news rack left unclaimed for 30 days after removal may be disposed of as unclaimed property.

The City can deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license if you have violated the ordinance, the terms of the license, if your insurance is not currently in force at the required limits, or if you have abandoned your news racks.