No telephone booth shall be installed or maintained except with the consent of the adjacent property owner and after a permit is obtained from the Director of Finance on forms prescribed by him. All applications shall first be referred to the Commissioner of Transportation who shall determine whether the specific location complies with the provisions of this chapter and that the maintenance of a booth at the proposed location will not tend to obstruct passage or create a hazard to persons using such public rights-of-way, and the Commissioner of Transportation shall only approve such location if he finds that:
(a) In the event the booth is erected on a sidewalk it shall be installed next to the building or property line or not less than eighteen inches from the curb line; and further that such booth shall not be erected in mid-walk and shall be erected upon a sidewalk not less than fourteen feet in width;
(b) The booth to be erected is not to be located upon any area designated as a bus stop so as to interfere with the use of such area for the same purpose;
(c) The booth to be erected shall be located at a sufficient distance from an intersection so that the vision of motorists shall not be obscured;
(d) The booth shall be adequately illuminated during the periods between sunset and sunrise;
(e) The owner of the adjoining property has given approval in writing of the proposed location; and
(f) The remaining width of the sidewalk will accommodate the daily maximum pedestrian traffic satisfactorily without bottlenecking.
The Commissioner of Transportation may withdraw his approval at any time and require the relocation or removal of any booth erected.
(1952 Code § 25-42-2; Ord. 145-64; Ord. 104-94. Passed 3-14-94.)