Based on the information provided in the application, the City shall,
within 30 days from the date of the submission therefor, grant or
deny the application based on the availability of the requested newsrack
location, and the standards and criteria set forth in this chapter.
When more than one application is filed simultaneously than may be
accommodated at a specific designated newsrack location, priority
shall be determined by lottery. Publications containing legal notices
and local (Lehigh Valley) news content, and are distributed at least
weekly in frequency, shall receive preferential status in the lottery
process. When denial of an application is based solely upon the unavailability
of the requested location, the applicant may amend such application
to request a different location. Any application not acted upon during
the period prescribed herein shall be deemed denied.