Pay telephone permit revocation; removal generally and storage costs.
Miami City Code § 54-422
in effectSec. 54-422. - Pay telephone permit revocation; removal generally and storage costs.
(a) Upon receipt by the director of resilience and public works of a written complaint by a citizen or oral or written communication from a representative of the police department, department of fire-rescue, department of resilience and public works, or other city code enforcement personnel that a pay telephone fails to comply with the terms of this article or other provision of the Code, as amended, including but not limited to, failure to obtain a pay telephone permit, the director shall conduct an investigation into the complaint.
(b) If the investigation referenced in (a) above finds substantial evidence that the pay telephone fails to comply with the terms of this article or other provision of the Code, as amended, or if the pay telephone provider fails to remit the annual permit fee within 60 calendar days of the start of the permit year, in accordance with section 54-418, the pay telephone provider shall be notified in writing that if the violation is not cured within 30 calendar days, any existing permit issued by the department for the installation of the pay telephone may be revoked and/or the pay telephone shall be removed by the city from the street or sidewalk.
(c) The pay telephone so removed shall be stored within a city facility. The city does not assume any liability for damage to the equipment removed and stored pursuant to this subsection. Any permittee whose pay telephone(s) has been removed and stored by the city pursuant to this subsection may reclaim said pay telephone(s) after payment to the city of an administrative fee of $75.00 plus storage costs, to compensate the city for costs incurred for its removal and storage.
(Ord. No. 11937, § 2, 6-29-00; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18; Ord. No. 14138, § 13, 2-9-23)
Source: City of Miami, Florida, City Code, City Charter, Special Acts and Related General Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/miami/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH54STSI_ARTXIUSPURI-WINPATE_S54-422PATEPEREREGESTCOFetched: 11/1/2026