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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1965-1122ORDINANCE NO. 1122 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE 920 AND ORDINANCE 1008, ESTABLISHING LICENSE FEES FOR FOR -HIRE VEHICJ:FS, AND ESTABLISH- ING PERMIT, LICENSE AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR -HIRE VEHICLES AND DRIVERS THEREOF The City Council of the City of National City, Calif- ornia, does Ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That Ordinance 920 and Ordinance 1008 be and hereby are repealed.. SECTION 2: GENERAL. It shall be unlawful to operate a for -hire vehicle in the City limits of this City without a permit to do so. SECTION 3: DEFINITION. For -hire vehicles shall in- clude but not be limited to, Ambulance and Taxicabs. SECTION 4: PERMIT MUST BE POSTED. Any for -hire vehicle operating in this City shall have the permit required by this article posted on the driver's side of the rear bumper of said. vehicle at all times. The permit mentioned in this section will be in the form of a decal and not transferrable. SECTION 5: ISSUANCE. All permits required by this article shall be issued by the City Treasurer; no permit shall be granted until a written application has been submitted to and approved by the City Council. SECTION 6: COUNCIL APPROVAL: INSURANCE. Approval shall not be given until applicant submits a certificate of insurance with a carrier approved by the City Council showing thatapplicant is insured in the sum of at least $100,000.00 for one person injured, in the sum of at least $300,000.00 for two or more persons injured in any one accident, and in the sum of $50,000.00 for property damage. In no event shall any such certificate be acceptable if it is issued by a mutual or reciprocal company or an inter -insurance exchange. SECTION 7: ESTABLISH REGULATIONS. The City Council in its sole discretion may from time to time establish regula- tions and rules for the issuance of for -hire vehicle permits. SECTION 8: REVOCATION. The City Council at any time in its sole discretion shall have the power to revoke or to suspend any permit authorized by this instrument. SECTION 9: INSURANCE TERMINATED. In the event the insurance obtained by an applicant at the time a permit is issued should lapse or be terminated during the period for which a permit has been issued, the City Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to revoke or suspend. such permit immediately upon the effective date of such lapse or termination without notice to the applicant. Such permit shall not be reinstated, and no new permit shall be issued to such applicant, until ap- propriate insurance coverage has been procured or reinstated. In the event the certificate of insurance furnished by applicant when applying for a permit indicates the coverage is for a term shorter than the period for which the permit is issued, the applicant shall be notified by the City Treasurer at the time the permit is issued that the permit is subject to suspension or revocation unless the assured's coverage is ex- tended or renewed prior to its lapse or cancellation. SECTION 10: DRIVERS PERMIT: DRIVING WITHOUT PERMIT. It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any of the vehicles mentioned herein without first obtaining a per- mit in writing from the Chief of Police. a. Application for Permit. Fee. Applicants for such permits shall file application therefor with the Police Department upon blanks to be furnished by the Police Department. The applicantshall also file with his application, two recent photographs (size 2 " x 2"), one to be filed with his application and. one to be permanently attachedto his Driver's Permit. Each application shall be accompanied by the sum of two dollars ($2.00) to cover the expenses incurred in the issuance of the permit, and no refund shall be made for any reason. Said. sum shall not be considered a tax upon the right to do business in the City of National City. b. Permit Must be Posted. All permits issued under the provisions of this ordinance shall be posted andkept in a conspicuous part of the vehicle by the permitee during all bus- iness hours, and shall not be transferrable. c. Filing of Permit. Said permit shall be filed with the City Treasurer as part of the application for license. d. Temporary Permit. A temporary permit only shall be granted for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, after which time saidlicense shall be made permanent, if after in- vestigation, saidapplicant is found to be a fit and proper person. e. Duration of Permit. Annual. Said permit shall be due andpayable from and after the first day of January of each year, and shall expire on the last day of December of each year. f. Persons Ineligible for Permits. No permit shall be issuedto any of the following persons: (1) Any person not a citizen of the United. States or who has not lawfully declared his intention to become such; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to any person who by regulation, decree, edict or legislature en- actment shall have been declared by an authorized agency of the Government of the United States of America to be a "United States National." (2) To any person who has made any false state- ment in his application or who has been convicted of a felony, or who has been convicted of driving a vehicle on the high- way under the influence of intoxicating liquor or under the influence of narcotics or reckless driving, unless two (2) years have elapsed since his discharge from a penal institu- tion or after having been placed upon probation during which period of time his record is good. g. Forfeiture of License. The Chief of Police may revoke or refuse to renew an operator's license if the driver or applicant has, since the granting of his permit: (1) Been convicted of a felony. (2) Shall have hadhis state driver's or chauffeur's license revoked or suspended. (3) Been convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. (4) Been convictedof driving while under the influence of narcotics. (5) During any continuous six (6) month period he shall have had. three (3) or more convictions of any of the offenses set .forth in Sections 22350 (basic speed law), 22351 (speed law violations), 23102 (misdemeanor drunk driving), 23103 (reckless driving), and/or 23104 (reckless driving, bodily injury) of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, amendments thereto, or any combination of either or any of said offenses. (6) When for any reason, including, or other than the above, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, the ap- plicant is unfit to drive a vehicle described. in this ordinance. Any person whose operator's permit shall have been revokedor renewal refused by the Chief of Police may within ten (10) days after receipt of notice thereof appeal to the Council for a hearing thereon; and the decision of the Council in this regard shall be final. If no appeal is taken within ten (10) days, the action of the Chief of Police shall be final. SECTION 11: TAXI METERS. It shall be unlawful for any owner or driver to operate any taxicabs in this City un- less such vehicle is equippedwith a taxi meter. a. Certificate Attached. Said meter must have af- fixed to it a certificate of accuracy from the Department of Weights and. Measures of San Diego County. b. Maintenance. It shall be the duty of every owner operating a taxicab to keep such taxi meter in perfect condition so that said taxi meter will at all times correctly and accurately indicate the correct charge for the distance traveled andwaiting time. SECTION 12: RATES OF FARES. Each person engaging in the taxi cab business in this City shall at all times keep on file with the City Clerk an up-to-date schedule of rates charged for the services provided the public and no person shall demand or charge any rate for such services which do not conform to the schedule of rates currently on file. There also shall be displayed in the passenger compartment of each taxi cab in full view of the passengers, a card not less than 2" x 4" in size, which shall have plainly printed thereon a correct schedule of the rates to be charged. for conveyance in said vehicle. SECTION 13: Section 29 of Ordinance 708, as amended by Ordinance 920, is hereby amended. to read as follows: Section 29. Every person conducting, managing or operating a business in which taxi cabs or for -hire vehicles are used, shall pay a license fee of $50.00 per annum for each such taxi cab or for -hire vehicle. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 7th December 65 day of , 19 , by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Allen, CoIburn, Hogue NAYS: Councilmen Morgan ABSENT: Gautereaux ,Mayor of the City of'National City, California ATTEST:. I hereby approve the foregoing j Us�itroh }this 7111____day of December. 19 65 Ordinance (Mayor of the City of National City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of Resolution No Ordinance of the { Resolutions Ordinances } of the City of National City, California, as adopted by the City Council of said City, and approved by the Mayor of said City, on the day of , 19 City Clerk of the City of National City, California. Deputy