The provisions of this article shall be referred to as the Public
Pay Telephone Law.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OWNER
A natural person or business entity which owns, leases or
is otherwise responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance
of a public pay telephone.
PERMIT
An authorization issued by the Village Clerk to install,
operate and maintain one or more public pay telephones at a location
on, over or under a street, sidewalk or other property of the village.
PUBLIC NUISANCE
Such use of a public pay telephone which is in violation
of any provision of this chapter or such other use which provides
reasonable cause to believe that it is in furtherance of unlawful
activity.
PUBLIC PAY TELEPHONE
A telephone and associated equipment, from which calls can
be paid for at the time they are made by a coin, credit card, prepaid
debit card or in any other manner, which is available for use by the
public. The term "public pay telephone" shall include any pedestal
or telephone bank supporting one or more such telephones, associated
enclosures, signing or other associated equipment.
VILLAGE CLERK
The Village Clerk or such other designee in the office of
the Village Clerk as appointed by the Board of Trustees.
No public pay telephone shall be installed, operated or maintained
on, over or under any street, sidewalk or other property of the village
without a permit therefor and unless such installation, operation
and maintenance is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Permits or renewals of permits for public pay telephones shall
be for terms of five years.
The owner must maintain each public pay telephone free from
advertising of any kind.
The Board of Trustees shall, by resolution, establish fees for
the issuance and renewal of permits pursuant to this chapter in amounts
sufficient to compensate the village for the administrative expense
of issuing or renewing a permit and the expense of inspections and
other activities related thereto.
No permit issued under this chapter shall be transferred except
as authorized in writing by the Village Clerk.
Each owner shall pay such commissions on revenues derived from
public pay telephones as shall be agreed upon between owner and the
Board of Trustees by separate agreement.