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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1661 ORDINANCE NO. 1661 7 AN ORDII'.[ANCE ~lending Sections 2 and~ of Ordins~ce No. 1631, entitled: 'tAn ordinance .ng to and regulating the conveyance of passengers and baggage, freight or conm~odities for e in the City of Bremerton, providing penalties for violation thereof, and repealing e 770, and all subsequent amendments thereto~ and repealing Ordinance 1232 and all other and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, and declaring ~ emergency." and said ordinance by adding Section 17 thereto, providing for the transportation of bona fide , and declaring an emergency. THE OF. BP~RTON DOE~ ORDAIN: Section 1 That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1631, the title of which is fully set forth in the title of ordinsa~ce, shall be amended to read as follows: Section 2. shall be unlawful to engage in the business of operating any taxi- cab, for-hire or sight-seeing car, motor truck, trailer~ or dray without first secu~ing permit so to do, to be obtained from the City Clerk in the follow- ing manner: ~erson of good moral character m~d reputation as a law abiding citizen may apply for a permit. The applicant, upon bla~{s .provided for that purpose by the Slerk, shall furnish full information concerning the ownership, number and of motor vehicles to be operated; the name, fictitious or otherwise, u~der the ~plicant intends to operate; the distir~guishing color scheme, design or dre including a~y monogram or insignia intended to be used upon the motor vehicle. ~licant shall furnish such other information as may be required by the City Cl~ which he deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of .~his ordinance. Upon the filin~ of an ~lication, the City Clerk shall refer the same to the Chief of Police, who, with ~e assistance and aid of a~y officer he may choose shall make a full and complete ation into all ~mtters relating to said application and into the character and pa record of the applicant and such investigation shall include all available pertaining to said application. The Chief of l~olice shall not less than 10 following the receipt of said application for investigation, report his to the City Council and reconm~end either the granting or the denial of said ~t. The City Cotmcil shall then by resolution either grant or deny the ap[ In the event the application is denied, the applicant shall be promptly .f such denial and the reason therefor and he may, ~ithin 10 days appeal by writte~ ;ice filed with the City Clerk that he is dissatisfied and desires to be heard. City Council shall then fix a date o£ hearing and shall give the applicant at ~ast seven days written notice thereof. At said hearing the City Council shall the report of the Chief o£ Police and hear any and all evidence relating to ~e £acts and circumstances surrounding said application. Upon the conclusion of said hearing the City Cotu~cil shall by resolution either grant or deny said a: ation. The decision of the City Council shall be final. No permit shall be transferable to any r person except in case of a bona fide sale of the business of the owner or of the motor vehicle and then only with the consent of the City Com~cil. Ap~ for transfer of a permit from one person to another shall be accompanied by a fee of ~.$2~.OO £or each vehicle, which fee is hereby imposed and which £ee shall~ City Treasurer, be held in trust and if said transfer is authorized by the ]otmcil the fee shall be placed in the General Fund~ otherwise it shall be returned the applicant. Before any permit shall be transferred from one motor vehicle to ~other by any ~ rmit holder he shall apply to the City Clerk for a transfer and shall receive a new cab license plate upon the surrender of the one which replace. The fee shall be ~.OO. Provided however that whenever it shall to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, or such officer as he may that any licensed motor vehicle, being operated under an existing taxicab permit, i be repaired or over- hauled the said Chief of ~olice or such officer as he may nate may issue a permit authorizing said permit holder to substitute another vehicle to be used in place and instead of the motor vehicle under repair or Such per~t, so issued hy the Chief of Police or other authorized officer, be for longer than ten days. Ail permits shall expire on June the 3Oth, following the ,f issue, but may be reissued for succeeding years to the s~e permit holder and the smue motor vehicle when the requirements of this ordinance are otherwise met. Section 2. That Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1631, the title of which i set forth in the title of this ordinance, shall be amended to read as £ollows: Section 7. It shall be unlawTul for any person to operate a taxicab £rom place other than a designated stand, or to cruise the streets £or passengers; however, that passengers may be loaded en route ~hile going £rom or to the designated stand by a direct, usual and customary route~ on abon fide Ordinance No. 1661 (cont) [on 3. That Ordin~ace No. 1631, the title of which is fully set forth in the title ordinance, shall be and is here~y a~ended by adding thereto Section 17, which shal as follows: Section That the taxicab business is a business in the public interest and for the .c good, and it shall be unls~ful for any owner, operator, or driver of any taxic~ to refuse to transport any bona fide prospective passen~.er from any point to other point v~thin the City of Bremerton. Section 4. That emergency exists affecting the public peace, health and safety and this ordinance ake effect immediately following passage and publication. PASSED unauimously by City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City in authentication of such passage, this 27th day of Hatch, 1 46.