For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MAYOR.
The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee.
OUTDOOR PAY TELEPHONE.
(1) Any self-service, coin-operated, credit card-operated telephone which is available at all hours for use by the general public and:
A. Is located on public property or in the public right-of-way and/or outside of a building or structure which is used for residential or commercial purposes in addition to the use of the telephone; and
B. Is available for use at all times by the general public.
(2) OUTDOOR PAY TELEPHONE
include outdoor pay telephone booths and stands, outdoor pay telephone drive-up and walk-up units, and outdoor pay telephones which are affixed to the exterior walls of a building or structure.
OWNER.
A person in whom is vested ownership, dominion, control or title of an outdoor pay telephone.
PERSON.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization or legal entity of any kind.
PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Any property other than the public right-of-way or public property.
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
All city-owned and/or managed property.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Any way which has been deeded to the public or dedicated to the public use for pedestrian or vehicular travel, and does not include public property or property owned by a person other than the city.
PUCO.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
SPECIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE FEATURES.
Include the blocking of incoming calls to a telephone, installation of rotary telephones or telephones that do not permit “touch tone” dialing, restricting coin access to a telephone during late evening and night hours, and such other service features as are acceptable to the Mayor.
(Ord. 24-98, passed 3-17-1998)