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(c) Newsracks may be placed next to each other in groupings, provided that no grouping of newsracks shall contain more than four (4) newsracks, and a space of not less than three (3) feet shall separate each grouping of newsracks. (d) No newsrack shall be placed, installed, used or maintained: (1) Within ten (10) feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk. (2) Within ten (10) feet of any fire hydrant, fire call box, police call box or other emergency facility. (3) Within ten (10) feet of any driveway. (4) Within three (3) feet ahead or twenty -five (25) feet to the rear of any sign marking a designated bus stop. (5) Within six (6) feet of the outer end of any bus bench or shelter. (6) At any location whereby the clear space for the passageway of pedestrians is reduced to less than six (6) feet. (7) Within three (3) feet of or on any public area improved with lawn, flowers, shrubs, trees or other landscaping, or within three (3) feet of any display window of any building abutting the sidewalk or parkway or in such a manner as to impede or interfere with the reasonable use of such window for display purposes. (8) Within five hundred (500) feet of any other newsrack on the same side of a street, or of an intersection street, containing the same issue or edition of the same publication. (9) On any access ramp for disabled persons. (10) On a manhole cover or any other area of access to underground utilities. (11) In a manner that obstructs free and clear vision within site triangles at any street or vehicular drive intersection defined by a line drawn connecting points lying on each curb line thirty -five (35) feet from the point of intersection of the curb lines. (e) No more than eight (8) newsracks shall be located in the public right -of -way within a space of one thousand (1000) feet in any direction on any street, or intersecting street. In determining which newsracks shall be permitted to be located or to remain if already in place, the Director of Public Safety shall be guided solely by the following criteria: (1) First priority shall be daily publications (published five (5) or more days per week). (2) Second priority shall be publications published two (2) to four (4) days per week. (3) Third priority shall be publications published one (1) day per week. (f) No newsracks shall be installed, placed or maintained in districts zoned for Single Family Residence.