Arcata Municipal Code Art. 5 Public Telephones

It is in the public interest that public telephones be placed on the public sidewalks of the City of Arcata at locations to be designated as provided in Section 7312 of this Article. Such telephones will aid fire protection, the prevention and detection of crime and the reporting of accidents and other emergencies. Such telephones will also be a convenience to the public. When so located such telephones will not unreasonably interfere with the rights of the public to use such sidewalks and will be consistent with their dedication to the public.

The permittee shall pay to the City of Arcata an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the receipts in lawful currency of the United States (exclusive of Federal communications excise taxes) from the coin receptacles of the public telephones installed pursuant to this permit. Payments shall be made to the City not less frequently than annually.

The City Manager is authorized to issue permits from time to time to the serving telephone company for the installation and maintenance of public telephones on the public sidewalks of the City of Arcata. The City Manager shall approve the number and location of such public telephones so as to best serve the public interest.

The installation of the public telephones is to be in a manner acceptable to the Director of Environmental Services of the City of Arcata, and the City of Arcata, at its expense, will furnish electrical service for illumination for such installations. (Ord. 1516, eff. 8/16/2019)

Permits issued pursuant to Section 7312 of this Article shall include the following provisions:

A. The permittee shall maintain the public telephones and any associated booths in good repair and safe and sightly condition at permittee’s expense and to the satisfaction of the City Manager.

B. The permittee shall save the City of Arcata harmless from any and all losses, claims or judgments for damages to any person or property arising from the installation, maintenance or presence of the public telephones.

C. The permit shall be revocable, thereby causing permittee to remove its installation or installations on thirty (30) days written notice to the permittee from the City Manager. The permittee in its discretion may remove any telephone installation at any time. In the event of the removal by the permittee of any such installation or installations, either at the request of the City Manager or in the exercise of the permittee’s discretion, permittee shall restore the sidewalk as nearly as practicable to its condition prior to such installation or installations.

TITLE VII—PUBLIC WORKS