HomeMy WebLinkAbout3864 ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~!~ %~ ~-
AN ORDINANCE amending §§4, 5, 6, and 12, and
repealing §23 of Ordinance No. 2888, relating
to operation of taxicabs.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1:
Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2888 is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 4. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE:
An application for a license shall be filed with the
City Clerk upon forms provided by the City Clerk, and the
application shall be verified under oath, and shall furnish the
following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The financial status of the applicant, including
the amounts of all unpaid judgments against the applicant, and
the nature of the transaction or acts giving rise to said
judgment;
(3) The experience of the applicant in the
transportation of passengers;
(4) The year, make and number of vehicles to be
operated or controled by the applicant, and the location of
proposed depots and terminals
(5) The color scheme or insignia to be used to
designate the vehicle or vehicles of the applicant;
(6) Such further information as the Chief of Police of
the City of Bremerton may require;
(7) The financial responsibility of the applicant;
(8) The type and condition of equipment proposed to be
operated;
(9) The character, experience, and responsibility of
the applicant and such other relevant facts as the City Council
may deem advisable, pertinent, or necessary.
SECTION 2.
Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2888 is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 5. HEARINGS ON APPLICATIONS FOR TAXICAB
LICENSES:
A Public hearing on the application for license shall
be held on a date to be set by resolution of the City Council and
shall be held not less than 15, nor more than 30 days after
publication of notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation within the City of Bremerton. The City Council may
provide for such other notices it deems appropriate.
SECTION 3.
Section 6 of Ordinance No. 2888 is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 6. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE:
If the City Council is satisfied, after public hearing,
with the type and condition of equipment proposed to be operated,
the applicant's financial responsibility, fitness to perform such
public transportation, ability to conform to the provisions of
this chapter, and the rules promulgated by the City Council, the
City Clerk shall issue a license. 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.
Otherwise, the application shall be denied.
SECTION 4.
Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2888 is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 7. LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No license shall be issued or continued in operation
unless there is in full force and effect a liability insurance
policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business
in the State of Washington. Said policy shall provide for each
vehicle authorized, in the minimum amount of $100,000.00 for
bodily injury to any one person; in the minimum amount of
sustained in the same accident, and $50,000.00 for property
damage resulting from any one accident. Said insurance shall
inure to the benefit of any person who was injured or who
sustains damage to property proximately caused by the negligence
of the holder, his servants or agents. The insurance policy
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk prior to the
granting of the license.
SECTION 5.
Section 12 of Ordinance No. 2888 is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 12. APPLICATION FOR TAXICAB DRIVER'S PERMIT:
An application for a taxicab driver's permit shall be
filed with the City Clerk on forms provided by the City of
Bremerton, and such application shall be verified under oath and
shall contain the following information:
(1) A copy of the applicant's driving record;
(2) A concise history of his employment; and
(3) Pictures and fingerprints.
At the time the application is filed the applicant
shall pay to the treasurer the sum of $10.00, which sum shall be
retained by the treasurer, whether a license is issued or
refused.
SECTION 6.
Section 23 of Ordinance No. 2888 is hereby repealed in
its entirety.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading
this ~ day of ~t~ ~
~ , 1983.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, signed by the Mayor and attested by the
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City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~! day of
MORR fE~ DAWI~INS'v
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY
City Clerk