§ 5.71.030. Permit required for existing Publicly Accessible Exterior Pay Telephones.

A permit shall be required for any PAT installed on any improved property outside of a building as of the effective date of this Section. Any PAT which was lawfully installed on any improved property outside of a building as of the effective date of this Section which does not comply in whole or in part with the requirements of this Chapter shall be removed or otherwise brought into full compliance within one (1) year of the effective date of this Section. For those PAT's lawfully installed on any improved property outside of a building which cannot be brought into compliance because they do not meet the requirements of this Chapter, the use may be extended for only one (1) additional one (1) year period of time (not to exceed two (2) years), to be determined by the City Manager upon a showing by the PAT Operator that such extension is reasonably necessary to permit the PAT Operator adequate time to amortize or otherwise recover any long term investment in the PAT operation.

Any request for an extension of the amortization period must be made in writing by the owner of the PAT to the City Manager by filing a request in writing with the Commercial Services Bureau of the Department of Financial Management no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the initial one (1) year period provided for in this Section.

If no permit is obtained as required by this Section, the City may remove or cause to be removed such PAT, and the City's reasonable costs of removal shall be a personal obligation of the owner of such PAT, payable to the City on demand.

( ORD-12-0010 , § 1, 2012)