As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BOROUGH
The Borough of Bergenfield.
ILLEGAL OR ILLICIT ACTIVITY
Activity which is prescribed by Title 2C of N.J.S.A. or any Borough
ordinance or any federal law or regulation.
PERMITTEE
Any person responsible for placing and maintaining a public telephone
on sidewalk or street as hereinafter defined, and receiving a permit therefor.
PERSON
An individual, business, firm, corporation, association, partnership
or any other organization, group or entity.
PUBLIC TELEPHONE
Any self-service, coin-operated or credit-card-operated telephone
or bank of such telephones placed adjacent to each other located in or over
a public sidewalk or street.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a highway or street intended for the use of pedestrians,
between the curbline or the lateral line of a shoulder, or if none, the lateral
line of the roadway and the adjacent right-of-way line.
STREET
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is opened to the use of the public for the
purposes of vehicular traffic and shall include, but not be limited to, roadways,
parkways, alleys and highways.
Any public telephone installation subject to this chapter shall comply
with the following standards:
A. No booth surrounding a public telephone shall exceed
eight feet in height, four feet in width or four feet in thickness.
B. Each public 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 proper
working order.
C. Each public 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.
D. Public telephones shall be maintained in a neat and clean
condition and in good repair at all times. Public telephones shall be serviced
and maintained according to standards, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Public telephone shall be reasonably free of chipped,
faded, peeling and cracked paint in the visible painted areas thereof;
(2) Public telephone shall be reasonably free of rust and
corrosion in the visible metal areas thereon;
(3) Any clear plastic or glass parts of public telephones
shall be unbroken and reasonably free of cracks, dents, graffiti, blemishes
and discoloration;
(4) Any paper or cardboard parts or inserts of public telephone
shall be reasonably free of tears, peeling or fading;
(5) The structural parts of public telephone are not broken
or unduly misshapen;
(6) The public telephone receiver shall be attached to the
telephone.
E. Any person who fails to maintain a public telephone in
working condition shall be given a ten-day notice to repair the telephone
by the Borough of Bergenfield. Failure to timely comply with said notice shall
be grounds for revocation of the permit for said telephone.
F. Each public telephone shall, upon the written request
of the Mayor and Council, be capable of restricted or limited service allowing
outgoing calls only, within 10 days of the request.
Any violation of this chapter shall subject the violator to a fine or
not less than $100 and no more than $1,000 and or imprisonment of up to 90
days. Each noncomplying public telephone violation will constitute a separate
violation. Each day of said violation shall constitute a separate violation.