20.80.1000
Permit required.
San Jose Municipal Code · San José Municipal Code § 20.80.1000
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A. No person shall place or operate or allow or suffer the placement or operation of any pay telephone which serves the members of the public on any privately owned parcel or lot that does not meet the criteria set forth in Table 20-180. B. A pay telephone which does not meet the criteria set forth in Table 20-180 may be approved with a special use permit issue pursuant to this title. Table 20-180 Pay Telephone Criteria Location 1. Pay telephones shall be located inside a building; or, attached to the wall of the building outside or free-standing within one foot of the outside wall, measured horizontally from the wall, at a distance no greater than twenty-five feet from the primary entrance to the building, and in no case on a wall other than that containing the primary entrance. 2. All outside pay telephones shall allow for a minimum five-foot pedestrian access between the pay telephone and the edge of the walk or the private property line, whichever is closer. 3. No pay telephones shall be allowed on any unimproved parcel. Quantity No more than two exterior pay telephones per building are allowed. Lighting Lighting is limited to the pay telephone fixture. No additional lighting shall be placed on the wall of the building except by approval of the director. Signage 1. Signage shall be limited to the pay telephone fixture and not exceed one square foot. No signage shall be constructed independent of such pay telephone fixture. 2. Signage is limited to identification of the pay telephone. No independent advertisement is allowed. (Ords. 26248, 26455.)