[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council
of the City of Clifton 11-6-1991 by Ord. No. 5550-91. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 1-8-1992 by Ord. No. 5563-92; 11-5-1997 by Ord. No. 5928-97]
No person may place or maintain any outdoor
telephone on or above any public street or sidewalk without having
first obtained a permit as provided in this chapter. Permits shall
be issued subject to the approval of the location and means of installation
of the telephone by the City Engineer and the Chief of Police of the
City of Clifton. Before installation, a plan or sketch of the telephone
shall be furnished in sufficient detail to describe the size, location,
equipment and means of installation and cabling. The City of Clifton
shall be notified before the removal of any telephone.
[Amended 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 6387-03; 6-21-2005 by Ord. No. 6497-05]
The initial fee for a permit shall be $250 for
each telephone. The annual renewal fee shall be $150 for each telephone.
The City of Clifton shall be informed of the
intent of any person to remove or relocate a telephone.
The City of Clifton may reject any permit application
or require the removal of an existing outdoor public telephone if
the public telephone has the potential to or has demonstrated a propensity
to create or contribute to illegal or illicit activities.
The fees set forth herein shall not apply to
any telephone installations subject to an agreement with the City
of Clifton providing for the payment of an annual commission to the
City of Clifton.
A.
Any telephone installation subject to this chapter
shall comply with the following standards:
(1)
No booth surrounding a telephone shall exceed eight
feet in height, four feet in width or four feet in thickness.
(2)
Each telephone shall be equipped with a coin-return
mechanism to permit a person using the machine to secure an immediate
refund if a call cannot be placed. The coin mechanism shall be maintained
in good working order.
(3)
Each telephone shall have affixed to it, in a place
visible to everyone using the telephone, the name and address of the
distributor and the telephone number of a working telephone service
to report a malfunction, secure a refund or give the notices provided
for in this chapter.
(4)
Telephones shall be maintained in a neat and clean
condition and in good repair at all times. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, a telephone shall be serviced and maintained so
that:
(a)
It is reasonably free of chipped, faded, peeling
and cracked paint in the visible painted areas thereof.
(b)
It is reasonably free of rust and corrosion
in the visible unpainted metal areas thereon.
(c)
Any clear plastic or glass parts are unbroken
and reasonably free of cracks, dents, graffiti, blemishes and discolorations.
(d)
Any paper or cardboard parts or inserts are
reasonably free of tears, peeling or fading.
(e)
The structural parts thereof are not broken
or unduly misshapen.
(f)
The telephone receiver is attached to the telephone.
B.
Any person who fails to maintain a telephone in working
condition may be given a ten-day notice by the City of Clifton to
repair the telephone.
C.
Each telephone shall, upon the written request of
the Police Chief, be capable of being restricted to outgoing calls
only within 10 days of the request.
A.
No telephone shall be installed in a residential zone.
B.
No telephone shall be permitted to rest upon, in or
over any public street or sidewalk when such installation, use or
maintenance:
(1)
Endangers the safety of persons or property;
(2)
Unreasonably interferes with or impedes the flow of
pedestrians or vehicular traffic, including any legally parked or
stopped vehicles;
(3)
Unreasonably interferes with the ingress or egress
from any residence or place of business; or
(4)
Interferes with the use of traffic signs or signals,
hydrants or mailboxes permitted at or near said location.
C.
Telephones shall be placed or otherwise secured so
as to prevent their being blown down or around the public street or
sidewalk but shall not be chained or otherwise secured to any traffic
or street signs, signals, hydrants or mailboxes.
D.
No telephone shall be located within 500 feet of another
telephone that is located on the same side of the street.
[Added 11-5-1997 by Ord. No. 5928-97]
The owners of existing public telephones shall
apply for the permit required hereunder within 30 days from the date
this chapter becomes final. The City of Clifton reserves the right
to reject any and all locations submitted for approval based upon
their existing conformance to this chapter.
Any violation of this chapter shall subject
the violator to a fine of not less than $100 and no more than $500.
Each noncomplying pay-telephone violation will constitute a separate
violation. Each day of said violation shall constitute a separate
violation.
