Any telephone installation subject to this chapter shall comply with the following standards:
A. 
No booth surrounding a telephone shall exceed eight feet in height, four feet in width or four feet in thickness.
B. 
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 where applicable. The coin mechanism shall be maintained in good working order.
C. 
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. These notices shall be displayed in either written language or universal signs so that all English-speaking and non-English-speaking individuals may readily obtain such information.
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/or 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.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 1193-92]
Maintenance and repair of telephones shall be required as follows:
A. 
Where a telephone is not maintained to the standards set forth in §§ 280-8 and 280-9, inclusive, of this article, or is for any other reason not in working condition, the Business Administrator or his designee shall serve notice to repair or replace said telephone within 10 calendar days. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last address on file for the owner of said telephone, and failure of said owner to accept or claim said notice or to timely receive said notice because of a change of address not filed with the City Clerk shall not relieve said owner of the obligations hereunder. If the telephone owner is not known, notice to repair or replace shall be posted at the telephone and served upon the abutting landowner, who shall be rebuttably presumed to have caused or permitted such telephone to be installed.
B. 
If repair or replacement is not made within the required period, the Business Administrator or his designee may order the permit for said telephone revoked unless the permittee shall provide an explanation in writing of why such repair or replacement was not made within the specified time and setting a certain reasonable date when such work shall be done. If repair or replacement is not made on a telephone for which no permit has been issued or for which the owner cannot be determined and no explanation or request for extension has been made, the Business Administrator or his designee may direct the removal of such telephone, which shall be retained by the city for a period of six months pending a claim thereon by a person who shall be able to prove right of ownership. The city may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $150, for such storage.
[Amended 10-7-1993 by Ord. No. 1236-93]
Each public telephone shall, upon the written request of the Director of Community Development or the Chief of Police, for reasons of public safety, be capable of being restricted or limited to service allowing outgoing calls only, within 10 days of the request, unless emergency circumstances which threaten the health, safety and welfare of the public would dictate a more expeditious change.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 1193-92]
All phone installations shall require inspections by the appropriate city officials, including but not limited to electrical inspection to ensure uniform compliance with this chapter, where applicable. A proper construction permit shall be required for each installation, and the owner of the telephone shall be required to pay all uniform construction code fees and inspection fees as required by state law or local ordinance.
Each telephone shall provide local directory or information assistance without charge.