HomeMy WebLinkAbout4215 AN ORDINANCE amending license regulations for businesses
operating vehicles for hire, Chapters 5.54, CARRYING
PASSENGERS FOR HIRE, and 5.98, SHUTTLE BUS AND
LIMOUSINE, of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
SECTION 1. Title. Changed to "Taxicabs"
SECTION 2. Definitions. City Clerk to issue license and
taxicab drivers permits. City Engineer to designate taxi Loading
Zones.
SECTION 3. Application for License. Elimination of
financial status information. Applicant to provide copies of
current State licenses.
SECTION 4. Liability Insurance Required. State mandated
insurance with the City as additional insured required.
SECTION 6. Designation of Taxicabs. Eliminates language
regarding change of color scheme or design after issuance of
license as already covered elsewhere.
SECTION 7. Taximeters. Chief of Police has the right to
inspect taximeters. Drivers permit suspended if charging a higher
rate than on file with City Clerk.
SECTION 8. Taxicab Meter Rates. Approval of meter rates
by Council eliminated.
SECTION 9. Rate Schedule Required. Rates to be filed with
City Clerk.
SECTION 10. Solicitation of Passengers. It is unlawful for
a taxicab driver to verbally solicit fares.
SECTION 11. Receipt and Discharge of Passengers. Taxicabs
must be lawfully parked when receiving or discharging passengers.
SE~ION 12. Repealed restrictions on number of passengers
and refusal to carry passengers.
SECTION 13. Taxicab. se~ice Retirements. Eliminate
revocation of license by Council.
SECTION 14. Manifests. Eliminate forms to be approved by
Commissioner of Public Safety.
SECTION 15. police ~partment - Enforcement Duties. The
city reserves right to stop taxicabs and conduct safety inspection.
Additional inspections charged to licensee.
SE~ION 16. Violations. Repealed, covered elsewhere in
BMC.
SECTION 17 & 18. Shuttle Bus and Limousine. Loading zones
approved by Engineer, mandatory Police inspection eliminated, State
mandated insurance required with City as additional insured.
SECTION 19. Inspections. The City reserves right for
Police to conduct safety inspection. Additional inspection at
expense of licensee.
The full text of this ordinance is available upon request from
the City Clerk's office.
P~SED the 21s~ day of~ .~1989~ ~
~NCER H~G,~uncil President
~PROVED this ~ day of June , 1989.
, ~ayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEYo City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. ¥J15
~ AN ORDINANCE amending license regulations for
businesses operating vehicles for hire, Chapters
5.54, CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE, and 5.98, SHUTTLE
BUS AND LIMOUSINE SERVICES, of the Bremerton
Municipal Code.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Title to Chapter 5.54 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
C~YING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE TAXICABS
SECTION 2. Amendment. Section 5.54.010 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
.010 DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases when used
in this chapter have the meanings as set out herein:
1. "Cruising" means the driving of a taxicab on the streets,
alleys, or public places of the City of Bremerton in search, or
solicitation of, prospective passengers for hire.
2. "Holder" means a person to whom a taxicab driver's permit
has been issued.
3. "License" means t-ha3& permissien g~=~~_..__- _~,, ~_.._ ~"v__~
~ that document issued by the City Clerk authorizing the
holder thereof to conduct a taxicab business in the City of
Bremerton.
4. "Manifest" means a daily record prepared by a taxicab
driver of all trips made by said driver showing time and place of
origin, destination, number of passengers, and the amount of fare
of each trip.
5. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the
business of carrying passengers for hire, having a mileage meter
for determining fare, and not operated on a fixed route.
6. "Taxicab driver's permit" means th~ p~;~;~- gr~ntad ~
permit issued by the City of Bremerton to a person to drive a
taxicab upon the streets of the City of Bremerton.
7. "Taxi loading zone" means a public place alongside the
curb of a street or elsewhere in the City of Bremerton which has
been designated_~,, ~__~ City ~__~;~ by the City Engineer as
reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.
8. "Rate card" means a card authorized by the City Clerk for
display in each taxicab which contains the rates or fare then in
force.
9. "Sightseeing car" means and includes every motor vehicle
having a seating capacity of seven or more passengers, used
exclusively for sightseeing purposes, over a fixed or defined route
of travel, and charging a sum certain for each trip.
SECTIO~ 3. Amendment. Section 5.54.040 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
.040 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. The application shall be
verified, under oath, and shall furnish the following information:
.... ~o giving ~;~ ~ ..... ~ ~,,a .... ~
~ 1. The experience of the applicant in the transportation
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of passengers.
~v 2. The year, make, and number of vehicles to be
operated or controlled by the applicant and the location of
proposed depots and terminals.
~ 3. The color scheme and insignia to be used to
designate the vehicle or vehicles of the applicant.
~ 4. The type and condition of equipment proposed to be
operated.
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5. Applicant shall provide copies of current state licenses
for each taxicab.
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SECTION 4. Amendment. Section 5.54.060 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
.060 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. Licenses shall be issued by the
City Clerk. ~-~he-~y-~e~-~s-sa~s~½e~-w~h-~he-~y~e-a~-
e½e~-sha~-{~-a-q4~s~=. The license shall state the name
and address of the applicant, the description of the vehicle
authorized under the license, and the date of issuance. Each
license must be displayed in the corresponding vehicle at all
times.
SECTION 5. Amendment. Section 5.54.070 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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· 070 LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED. Mo !icens~ shall be
issuod or continuod ~ oporntlon un!css thcr~ .... ~,,~ ~ .......
certificate of insurance evidencinq insurance coveraqe as mandated
by the State of Washinqton and naminq the City as an additional
insured shall be filed and maintained with the City Clerk by the
licensee.
SECTIO~ 6. ~endment. Section 5.54.190 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
.190 DESIGNATION OF TAXICABS. Each taxicab shall bear on
each side of the taxicab the trade name of the owner, clearly
discernible· No vehicle covered by the te~s of this chapter shall
be licensed whose color scheme, identifying design, monogram, or
insignia to be used thereon, in the opinion of the City Council
conflicts with or imitates any color scheme, identifying design,
monogram, or insignia used on a vehicle or vehicles already
operating under this chapter, in such manner as to be misleading
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or tend to deceive or mislead the public.;
that if, after a license ~ ~ ~ ..... ~ ~
......... ~ ' ' ' by
............ ~ ...... , owner, __ cper~tor,
~ ..... ~ ......... ~ ~ misleading ~ *~-~ ~ ~;-,~ ~ pub!~,
T_~he license of er certificate ...... ~g such any taxicab or
taxicabs violatinq this section may be suspended or revoked.
SECTION 7. Amendment. Section 5.54.200 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
.200 TAXIMETERS. It is unlawful for any person to drive or
operate or engage in the business of operating a taxicab unless
each taxicab is equipped with a taximeter and has had that
taximeter duly inspected and evidence of the same submitted to the
chief of police.
It shall be the duty of the owner, lessee in possession, or
any other person having possession or control of any taxicab to at
all times keep such taximeter accurate. The chief of police ~ha~-I
~~ ~ ~==~-~ .... ~ ~="~ ....... ~ ..... ="~ ~ .... has the
right to inspect all taximeters at any ~time~.
Every taximeter shall be installed at the right side of driver
and at such height that the flag thereof may be readily seen by
observers on the street, and the reading face of such taximeter
shall at all times be well lighted and readily discernible to the
passengers riding in the taxicab. It is unlawful to change the
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size of the wheels or tires of any taxicab or the gears operating
the taximeter or to change the taximeter from one taxicab to
another unless such taximeter is reinspected and evidence of the
same submitted to the chief of police.
It is unlawful for any driver of a taxicab, while carrying
passengers and under employment, to display the flag attached to
the taximeter at such a position as to denote that such taxicab is
not employed, or to throw the flag of taximeter at a recording
position when such vehicle is not actually employed, or to fail to
throw the flag of such taximeter at a nonrecording position at the
termination of each and every service.
Any driver of a taxicab or for hire car who charges any
passenger a rate of fare higher than that provided for in §5.5~.2!0
a~ 5.54.220 shall, upon conviction thereof, ~ ..... ~ in
addition to the other penalties herein provided~ ~ have his
taxicab driver's permit suspended for a period of not !~ss tkan six
(6) months ....... ~ ..... ,~
Any driver of a taxicab
~----..~-- .......... ~-- -= ~~----..___ point shall take the most direct route
possible that will carry the passenger safely and expeditiously to
his destination.
SECTION 8. Repeal. Section 5.54.210 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. Amendment. Section 5.54.220 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
.220 RATE GAR4) SCHEDULE REQUIRED. Every person, firm, or
corporation operating taxicabs in the City shall file with the City
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Clerk a schedule of rates to be charged for the operation of their
taxicabs within the City limits_ and it ;~ unlawful for any such
...... ~ ................. .z ..... _,-- ...... · ...... ~ 01.
corporation as set forth ;- -=;~ ~=*~ ~,,~^ m~ ~;~ rates
~=]~ ~ ~ changed ~,, ~;~=~ ,,~ ~h~ ~,,~ ~ ~..
~-~;~-~- ~-- ~'*y-.---~ ~--~-. Such rate schedule shall be resubmitted
whenever there is a chanqe in rates. Such person, firm, or
corporation shall further cause to be posted in every taxicab a
card containing a schedule of ~ current rates~ said c~rd te bezr
~h---- ..... ..-----..;~ .......... -~-.~ ~;-. ~-..~ City C!crk. Said card shall be posted
in a prominent place in said taxicab~ and the .... ;~; .... of
8Bc~Zo~ ~0. ~e~Ome~t. Section 5.54.260 ~8 he~eb~ a~ended
.260 80~I~I~IO~ O~ ~88~G~8. ~t ~ unlawful ~o~ a tax~cab
driver to verbally solicit .......... ~ = *~;~ by *~ ...... ~
word cf mouth or any ~*~ ~*~ fares except ~,, *~ ...... ~ ~--
~- --.~-~;~;..--= ~ *~ body ~ *~ *~;~=~ ~ *~ ~; ..... ~ id
stations. No tazicab shall bc allowed to park waiting fcr busines~
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SECTION 11. Amendment. Chapter 5.54.270 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
.270 RECEIPT AND DISCHARGE OF PASSENGERS ON SIDEWkLK ONLY.
Drivers of taxicabs shall not .... ~-'~ er discharge passengers in
a sidewalk. Taxicabs must be lawfully parked when receivinq or
discharqinq passengers.
SECTION 12. Repeal. Section 5.54.290, Restrictions on Number
of Passengers, and 5.54.300, Refusal to Carry Passengers - When
Unlawful, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 13. Amendment. Section 5.54.320 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
.320 TAXICAB SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. Ail persons engaged in the
taxicab business in the City operating under the provisions of this
chapter shall render an overall service to the public desiring to
use taxicabs. Holder of licenses shall maintain a place of
business and keep the same open for twenty-four (24) hours a day
for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching cabs. They
shall answer all calls received by them for services inside the
City limits as soon as they can do so and if the services cannot
be rendered within a reasonable time, they shall then notify the
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prospective passengers how long it will be before the call can be
answered and give the reason therefor. Any holder who refuses to
accept a call anywhere in the city limits at any time when such
holder has available cabs, or who fails or refuses to give overall
service, is in violation of this chapter~ and thc !iccnsc granted
SECTION 14. Amendment. Section 5.54.330 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
.330 MANIFESTS. Every driver shall maintain a daily manifest
upon which are recorded all trips made each day, showing time and
place of origin and destination of each trip and amount of fare,
and all such complete manifests shall be returned to the owner by
the driver at the conclusion of his tcur cf dutyshift. ~
Every holder of a license shall retain and preserve all
drivers' manifests in a safe place for at least the calendar year
next preceding the current calendar year, and the manifests shall
be available to the .... ~ ..... v~ n,,~l(~~__~v --~--~~=~'' City Clerk.
SECTION 15. Repeal/New Section. Section 5.54.340 is hereby
repealed and a new section, .340 POLICE DEPARTMENT - ENFORCEMENT
DUTIES is added to read:
.340 POLICE DEPARTMENT - ENFORCEMENT DUTIES. The City
reserves the riqht for its police officers to stop any taxicab to
conduct a safety inspection or to check compliance with this
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chapter. Upon good cause, the Police Department may order
additional safety inspections at the expense of the applicant or
licensee.
SECTION 16. Repeal. Section 5.54.350, Violations - Penalty,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 17. Amendment. Section .040 of Chapter 5.98, SHUTTLE
BUS AND LIMOUSINE SERVICES, is hereby amended to read:
.040 LICENSE - ISSUANCE. The City Clerk shall not grant such
application without first considering parking arrangements for the
shuttle bus(es) =~ ~~ ........... ~ ....... ~ ~ ~=~
s~c~s-includinq loading zones approved by the City Engineer. The
limousine operator shall not receive designated parking. The City
Clerk shall issue a license stating the name and addresses of the
applicant, the description of the vehicle(s) authorized under the
license, the designated parking spaces, if a shuttle service, and
the date of issuance.
complaint ~ =~, ~ ..... ~ ~ ~ ~ =~ ~ ~, ~
~ The limousince license shall be displayed at all times
in the passenger's compartment of the vehicle.
SECTION 18. ]%mendment. Section 5.98.060 is amended to read
as follows:
060 INSURANCE REQUIRED. ~ ~~=~ ~ ~ ............ ~
~ ~ ..... ~e~=~ ~ ...... ~ shall ~
....... = ....................... previded befcre license
~ .......... ~ ~,,~ ....... ~,, kept current The ~-~ ....... ~ ~=~ity
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~-~ ...... ~" ~ ..... A current certificate of insurance evidencing
insurance coverage as mandated by the State of Washington and
naming the City as an additional insured shall be filed and
maintained with the City Clerk by the licensee.
SECTION 19. New Section. A new section shall be added to
Chapter 5.98 to read as follows:
.070 INSPECTIONS. The City reserves the right for its police
officers to stop any shuttle bus or limousine to conduct a safety
inspection or to check compliance with this chapter. Upon good
cause, the Police Department may order additional safety
inspections at the expense of the applicant or licensee.
by the City Council on the first reading this ~
APPROVE~
/
day of ( ~
~i ~._~ , 1989.
/
PASSED by~the~ City Council of t~ity of Bre~erton this
resident
APPROVED this ~ day of/ --~ , 1989.
Mayb~
ATTEST:
KAT~EEN L. McCLUSkEY, Clerk
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