§ 21-255. Advertising.

Advertising may be allowed on a transit bench or transit shelter, subject to the following standards:

(a)

Advertising on a transit bench shall be displayed only on the front or rear surface of the backrest. There shall not be any additional advertising connected to or associated with the transit bench. Advertising panels on a transit bench shall be single-sided and limited to twelve (12) square feet in area on one (1) side of the backrest, and be contained within the structure of the transit bench.

(b)

Advertising on a transit shelter may include advertising consisting of one (1) sign panel with a maximum of two (2) sign faces equal in size.

(c)

An advertising sign shall comply with all relevant parts of the Orange County Code, as it may be amended from time to time.

(d)

No liquor, beer, tobacco product, or sexually explicit advertising shall appear on any advertising panels.

(e)

A transit bench provider who has a valid agreement shall allow the county to utilize advertising panels for community information and bus routes, at no cost to the county, in accordance with the following ratios:

(1)

Zero (0) to nine (9) benches: One (1) advertising panel;

(2)

Ten (10) to fifteen (15) benches: Two (2) advertising panels;

(3)

Sixteen (16) to twenty-five (25) benches: Three (3) advertising panels;

(4)

Twenty-six (26) to thirty-five (35) benches: Four (4) advertising panels;

(5)

Thirty-six (36) to forty-nine (49) benches: Five (5) advertising panels;

(6)

Fifty (50)+ benches: Ten (10) percent of advertising panels.

(Ord. No. 2014-06 , § 1, 3-25-14)