(a) Prior to engaging in the business of installing, placing and maintaining outdoor pay telephones on private property in the City, and biennially thereafter, a person shall submit an application for a license, or the renewal of a license, to the Commissioner upon forms to be prescribed by the Commissioner. The application shall include the following information:
(1) The name, address, telephone number and federal tax identification or social security number of the person;
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the individual or other persons to whom the City shall serve in person or by mail any order required by Section 670B.05;
(3) An affidavit that the business will be and remain in compliance with all relevant City, State and federal laws and regulations and this chapter;
(4) A disclosure of any violations, or license or permit suspensions or revocations, involving the business or licensee, with regard to pay telephone laws and regulations in other jurisdictions in which the business or licensee conducts a pay telephone business;
(5) Any other information as the Commissioner deems necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(b) One (1) license application may be submitted regardless of the number of outdoor pay telephones the owner has or that will be installed. The application for and the issuance of a license do not authorize the person to install, place or maintain any outdoor pay telephone without a permit required by this chapter.
(c) A biennial license fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be submitted with the application. This license fee is for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to the administration of the provisions this chapter.
(d) The owner shall promptly notify the Commissioner in writing of any change in the information required by division (a) of this section. Any misrepresentation or false information contained in a license application, and any failure to disclose information required by this chapter, shall be considered a violation of this chapter and the license, and may be the basis of a violation notice or a suspension or revocation of a license, permit or contract.
(e) A copy of each application for a license shall be provided by the Commissioner to the Director of Public Safety and the Clerk of Council. These officials shall notify the Director in writing of any objections to the license within ten (10) business days after receiving the application.
(f) Upon receipt of a completed application that is in compliance with this chapter and all required information and fees, the Commissioner shall issue to the owner an outdoor pay telephone license, except that a license may be denied if the applicant has a significant history of non-compliance with this chapter, or if the applicant’s license was revoked or an appeal of such a revocation was denied within the previous year.
(Ord. No. 1989-01. Passed 10-22-01, eff. 11-1-01 without the signature of the Mayor)