§ 5.71.060. Minimum standards for a publicly accessible exterior pay telephone permit.

Installation, operation, and maintenance of PAT's shall be in accordance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, and statutes including the City's General Plan, any applicable specific plans, the local coastal program, and all zoning regulations of the applicable district and the following minimum standards:

A.

The PAT Operator shall have a valid City business license;

B.

The PAT Operator shall have written consent of the current Property Owner for the placement of the PAT. Said written consent shall be provided to the City at the time the application for a permit is filed;

C.

No PAT shall be installed in violation of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act or equivalent California disability access regulations;

D.

All PAT's shall have the following operating features at all times:

1.

Display of a valid City permit identification number;

2.

Display of PAT Operator identification;

E.

All PAT's shall be maintained in a clean, neat, damage-free, and unless otherwise required, operable manner at all times;

F.

Installation and operation of PAT's shall at all times be maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements of the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Communications Commission;

G.

Lighting shall be provided and permanently maintained for all PAT's to ensure that any user of the PAT can be clearly visible to nearby traffic, pedestrians, or public areas and that the level of light will be a minimum of one (1) foot candle measured not less than two feet (2') from the base of the instrument. Such lighting shall be directed away or screened from any adjacent residential uses;

H.

PAT's shall, at all times, have posted on the pay phone a clearly visible number to call for consumer rights information, complaints and other information related to consumer protection, or as otherwise required by law or other regulatory agencies, or as required by the City Manager;

I.

Any other feature, signage, or information as required by the City Manager.

( ORD-12-0010 , § 1, 2012)