NUMB:
931885
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. E. F. ANDERSON, PRATT, BUTLER, HENNINGSEN,
GORDON, NARDELLI, SCHRAMM AND MURPHY
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to outdoor pay telephones.
SECS:
81-79 cr
98 cr
115-39 rp
200-53 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This ordinance repeals the existing code provisions relating to the placement of public telephone booths on public property (s. 115-39). It creates a new requirement that the owner of any outdoor pay telephone to be placed on public property enter into a contract with the city (through the commissioner of public works) which grants the privilege allowing such placement. It further specifies the terms and conditions to be included in such contracts, including the provision that the commissioner of public works shall review and approve each location of a telephone installed pursuant to a contract. The ordinance also specifies the factors that the commissioner is to consider when reviewing proposed telephone locations, such as obstruction of pedestrian traffic and creation of visual clutter. It further specifies the agencies and officials, including the local common council member, that the commissioner is to notify when reviewing a proposed location of an outdoor telephone on public property. Also required for installation of an outdoor pay telephone on public property is payment of a $10 administrative fee per telephone. This fee is intended to be commensurate with the city's cost of administering the outdoor pay telephone regulations.
In addition to requirements for outdoor pay telephones placed on public property, this ordinance also establishes a requirement that outdoor pay telephones on private property be registered with the commissioner of building inspection or the commissioner's designee. A completed registration form is to be accompanied by a fee of $10 per telephone. Again, this fee is intended to be commensurate with the costs incurred by the city in regulating outdoor pa...
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