[Added 5-19-1997 by Ord. No. 8-97]
A. 
No person, corporation or other entity may place or maintain any outdoor telephone on or above any public street or sidewalk without having first obtained permits provided in this article. Permits shall be issued subject to the approval of the location and means of installation of the telephone by the Department of Community Affairs. Prior to the issuance of a permit, 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.
B. 
The initial fee for the permit shall be $300 for each telephone. The annual renewal fee shall be $200 for each telephone.
C. 
The City of Hackensack shall be informed of the intent of any person to remove or relocate a telephone for which a permit has been issued.
D. 
The City of Hackensack shall reject any permit application or require the removal of an existing outdoor public telephone if the public telephone has the potential or has demonstrated a propensity to create or contribute to illegal or illicit activities.
E. 
The fees set forth herein shall not apply to any telephone installations subject to an agreement with the City of Hackensack providing for the payment of an annual commission to the City of Hackensack.
F. 
In addition to any other penalty provided herein, all application for permits hereunder shall contain the written authorization of the applicant confirming the City's right to remove any such telephone, at the applicant's sole cost, for any violation of this article.
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.
A. 
Telephones shall permit the following calls to be placed without charge:
(1) 
Calls to the 911 emergency number.
(2) 
Emergency calls placed through operator assistance to the Police and Fire Departments.
B. 
Current telephone rates for a local coin call shall be posted on the telephone or on the telephone booth, if applicable.
C. 
Toll rate quotations shall be available from the operator upon 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, place or business; or
(4) 
Interferes with the use of traffic signs or signals, hydrants or mailboxes permitted at or near said locations.
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.
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.