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What is NYC RCNY § 6-30?

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(a) No public pay telephone shall be installed, operated or maintained on, over or under any street or other inalienable property of the City, or installed such that a user of such public pay telephone can only use such telephone while occupying, in whole or in part, the inalienable property of the City, unless the own

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Effective: 8/8/2015Last amended: 8/8/2015

§ 6-30 Permit Required.

RCNY § 6-30

(a)No public pay telephone shall be installed, operated or maintained on, over or under any street or other inalienable property of the City, or installed such that a user of such public pay telephone can only use such telephone while occupying, in whole or in part, the inalienable property of the City, unless the owner of the public pay telephone has received a permit for the public pay telephone from the Commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.

(b)A permit shall include such terms and conditions for the operation of a public pay telephone as the Commissioner deems necessary to protect the public safety and to safeguard the interests of the City, including but not limited to the requirements that such telephone be in compliance with the requirements set forth in Subchapter D of this chapter.

(c)A permit issued pursuant to this subchapter is valid only for the public pay telephone installation at the location for which such permit was issued and may not be transferred to a person other than the owner to whom such permit was issued without the written approval of the Commissioner.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a permit for a public pay telephone shall not be issued, unless the owner of such telephone demonstrates that he or she has obtained all permissions required by applicable provisions of Federal, State and local law, as well as rules and regulations promulgated and agreements entered into pursuant thereto. (Amended City Record 7/9/2015, eff. 8/8/2015)

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