Any telephone installation subject to this article
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. 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 article.
D. Telephones shall be maintained in a neat and clean
condition and in good repair at all times. Without limitation on the
foregoing, a telephone shall be serviced and maintained so that:
(1) It is reasonably free of chipped, faded, peeling and
cracked paint in the visible painted areas thereof.
(2) It is reasonably free of rust and corrosion in the
visible unpainted metal areas thereon.
(3) Any clear plastic or glass parts are unbroken and
reasonably free of cracks, dents, graffiti, blemishes and discolorations.
(4) Any paper or cardboard parts or inserts are reasonably
free of tears, peeling or fading.
(5) The structural parts thereof are not broken or unduly
misshapen.
(6) The telephone receiver is attached to the telephone.
E. Any person who fails to maintain a telephone in working
condition may be given a ten-day notice to repair the telephone of
the City of Hackensack. Said ten-day period shall be deemed to commence
on the next weekday after the date of mailing.
F. Each telephone shall, upon the written request of
the Police Chief, be restricted to outgoing calls only within 10 days
of the request. Said ten-day period shall be deemed to commence on
the next weekday after the date of mailing.
Telephones must provide free calls to 800+ numbers.
The owners of existing public telephones shall
apply for the permit required hereunder within 30 days from the date
this article takes effect. The City of Hackensack reserves the right
to reject any and all locations submitted for approval based upon
existing compliance with the standards set forth by this article.
Any violation of this article shall subject
the violator to a fine of not less than $100 and no more than $500.
Each violation will constitute a separate violation. Each day of said
violation shall constitute a separate violation.