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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1969-1225 Amends § 2375 of prior code, driver's permit (Repealed by 2148)1225 LALLI 00.0. ca5 ORDINANCE NO. 1225 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDING FOR REGULATION OF DRIVERS OF FOR HIRE VEHICLES BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council that the Municipal Code of the City of National City is amended to read as follows: Section 2375. DRIVERS PER- MIT: DRIVING WITHOUT PER- MIT. It is unlawful for any per- son to operate any of the ve- hicles mentioned in Article 237 without first obtaining a per- mit from the National City Po- lice Department. A. APPLICATION FOR PER- MIT. FEE. Applications for driver's permits shall be made upon forms to be furnished by the Police Department. The ap- plicant shall file with his appli- cation, two recent photographs (size 2" x 2"), one to be filed with his application and one to be permanently attached to his Driver's Permit. Each applicant shall pay a fee of five dollars ($5.00). Applicant fees shall be non-refundable. B. PERMIT MUST BE POST- ED. All permits issued under the provisions of Section 2375 shall be posted in a conspicuous part of the vehicle by the per- mittee during all business hours. C. PERMITS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE. D. DURATION OF PERMIT. A permit issued by the Police Department shall be considered a temporary permit for a period of sixty (60) days, to allow in- vestigation of the applicant. If no action to revoke a permit is taken within the 60 days in- vestigatory period the permit shall be deemed to be final. A final permit shall remain in force for a calendar year, com- mencing on the first day of Jan- uary of each year and ending on the last day of December. E. INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. The following described persons are not eligible for a driver's permit: (1) Non-resident aliens. --� (2) Resident aliens who have not declared their intention to become citizens of the United States. (3) An applicant who has made a false statement in his application for a driver's per- mit. (4) An applicant who has willfully omitted the required information in his application for a driver's permit. -- (5) A convicted felon. (6) A person who, within two (2) years of his applica- tion, has been convicted of driv- ing a vehicle under the influ- ence of intoxicating liquor or the influence of narcotics or dan- gerous drugs, or the combina- tion thereof. (7) A person who, within two (2) years of his applica- tion, has been convicted of reck- less driving. (8) A person who, by a record of repeated arrests, is deemed by the Chief of Police not to be morally fit to be li- censed under this Code. (9) A person who does not possess a valid California driv- er's license. (10) A person who for any other reason, such as medical, physical or emotional defects, or other reasons, is deemed by the Chief of Police to be unfit to operate a vehicle for hire. (11) An applicant who has been convicted of three (3) mov- ing violations of the California Vehicle Code within a period of one (1') year prior to his appli- cation. A driving permit shall be re- voked automatically, if a per- mittee's license or right tc op- erate a motor vehicle in the State of California has been suspended or revoked. F. REVOCATION OF LICENSE. The Chief of Police shall re- yoke, or refuse to renew, a driver's permit if the permittee, since the granting of his per- mit, has come within any of the category of ineligible applicants described in Section E. G. RIGHT OF APPEAL: A permittee may appeal a refusal of his application for a driver's permit or a refusal to renew a driver's permit. The applicant shall make his appeal within ten (10) days after receiving no- tice of an appealable action. The appeal shall be directed to the City Council, in writing, stating the grounds for appeal. Upon receipt of the appeal, the City Council shall fix a time for hearing the appeal, which hearing shall be within thirty days of receipt of the appeal. At the hearing on the appeal, the City Council shall consider the reports of appropriate staff members, together with the statements or evidence submit- ted by the appellant. Within ten (10) days of the hearing of the appeal, the City Council shall act to either sustain or deny the appeal. Failure to appeal within ten (10) days from the action of the Chief of Police shall be conclu- sive consent to said action. H. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF EMPLOYER OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOY- MENT. The person to whom a permit is issued shall, within three (3) days of any change of employer, notify the Police Department of such change. (1) Any permit issued under this code shall remain the prop- erty of the City of National City and shall be surrendered to the Police Department when re- voked, suspended, or when re- newal is refused; or, when em- ployment has terminated and new employment requiring the permit is not gained within a thirty (30) day period, or when employment is terminated and will not again be sought. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 1st day of July, 1969, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Camacho, Colburn, Hogue, Reid, Morgan NAYS: Councilmen None ABSENT: None KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California ATTEST: IONE MINOGUE City Clerk I hereby approve the forego- ing Ordinance this 1st day of July, 1969. KILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a fult and true copy of Ordinance No. 1225 of the Ordinances of t<e City of National City, Cali'orni as adopted • . City of said • ty, and • 'pr the May 1st day o (Signed) IONE MINOG City Clerk o the City (Seal) of National City, California NC 4814 7-10-69 AND I HEREBY CERTIFY that the sam h s been duly pu •_hed ace din tQ law. Clt Clerk, City of Na tonal City, California