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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 479 N.C.S. 04/15/19571 1 1 ORDINANCE N. 479 N. C. S. - Introduced by Councilman WAL- LACE A. ADAMS Seconded by Councilman MILTON GUSTAFSON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDI- NANCE NO. 73 N. C. S. _ WHICH REGULATES THE USE AND OPER- ATION OF TAXI -CABS, AUTOMO. BILES FOR HIRE AND BUSES UP- ON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.. That Section 5, Subsec- tion (b), paragraph (1) (c) of Ordi- nance No. 73 N. C. S., be and the same, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c) Whether the granting of a permit on said application will or will not cause the ratio of taxi- cabs in the City to exceed one (1) cab to 1,500 population." Section 2. That Section 11, Subsec- tion (e) of Ordinance No. 73 N. C. S., which provides for the wearing of a distinctive cap by the driver of a bus or taxi -cab, be and the same is here- by repealed. Section 3. That Section 11, Subsec- tion (f) of Ordinance No. 73 N. C. S., be and the same, is hereby amend- ed to read as follows: "(f) Every driver of a bus, taxi- cab or automobile for hire must wear a badge with his City license number thereon." Section 4. That Section 11, Sub- section (j) of Ordinance No. 73 N. C. S., which prohibits a driver of a taxi- cab 'or automobile for hire from "cruising" over the streets of the City in search of passengers, be and the same is - hereby repealed. Section 5. That Section 11, Subsec- tions (1), (n), and (o), of Ordinance No. 73 N. C. S., be and the same, are hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) No driver of a taxi -cab, be- tween the hours of 8 a. m. and 6 p, m., shall park, stop or leave his taxi -cab standing for any purpose whatsoever along any curb or por- tion of street in the Parking Meter District designated for the ,parking of vehicles except in a regularly established taxi -cab stand; provided that a taxi -cab may park in other than regularly established taxi -cab stands between 8 a. m. and 6 p. m., for a period not to exceed three (3) minutes while discharging pas- sengers whose destination is at or near the place of parking; provided, however, that between the hours of 6 p. m. and 10 p. m. the Chief of Police, in his discretion, may demand that no driver of a taxi- cab shall park, stop, or leave his taxi -cab standing for any purpose whatsoever along any curb or por- tion designated for parking except in regularly established taxi -cab stands." "(n) No driver of a taxi -cab shall transport more than one fare at a time without the permission of the first fare, unless more than one passenger is to be picked up at the same time and place and the desti- nation of each passenger is the same, or though the destination of each is not the same, one passen- ger is to be discharged at any point located on a direct route between the place of picking up the passen- gers and the destination of the passenger going to the most dis- tant point from the point where said passengers were picked up." "(o) No driver of a taxi -cab shall, after the cab has been engaged by one passenger, stop for the pur- pose of picking up other passen- gers or packages or other articles, unless the consent of the passen- ger has been given, until the pas- senger who first employed the cab is delivered to his destination." Section 6. That Section ll of Ordi- nance No. 73 N. C. S., be and the same, is hereby amended by adding new Subsections (p) and (q), as fol- lows: "(p) Every bus, taxi -cab or auto- mobile for hire must carry in a conspicuous position within the un- obstructed view of its passenger compartment in clear and legible lettering the name of the owner of the vehicle, his City license number for such vehicle, the name of the driver with his City license number and a picture of the driver. All of which to be on a card of a size and format approved by the Chief of Police." "'(q) Every driver of a bus, taxi- cab or automobile for hire 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 completed manifests shall be returned to the owner by the driver at the conclusion of his tour of duty. The forms for each manifest shall be furnished to the driver by the owner and shall be of a char- acter approved by the Chief of Police. Every holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall retain and preserve all driv- er's manifests in a safe place for at least the calendar year next preceding the current calendar year, and said manifests shall be available to the Chief of Police." Section 7. That Section 15, "Lia- bility Insurance of Bond ". oP Ordi. nance No. 73 N. C. S., be and the same, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Before a permit for the opera- tion of any bus, taxi -cab, or auto- mobile for hire can be issued, and prior to the operation of any of said vehicles if a permit has been is- sued, there shall be filed with the City, Clerk of this City either: (1) A policy of public liability insurance executed and delivered by a company authorized to carry on an insurance business in the State of California, the financial responsibility of, which company shall therefore have been approved by the City Manager, by the terms of which said policy, the insurance company insures the owner and permitee of such taxi -cabs, bus or automobile for hire against loss by reason of injuries to persons' or property caused by the operation of said vehicle in the following amounts, to wit: $5,000.00 property damage; $25,000.00 for death or in- juries to any one person in any one accident; $50,000.00 for death or injuries to two or more per- sons in any one accident; 'provided', however, no policy. of. insurance is- sued by any mutual assessment or reciprocal company as defined by the insurance code of the State of California, shall be accepted by the City Manager; provided further that said insurance shall not ex- pire nor be revocable, except upon written notice _.to the City Clerk at. least thirty (30) days prior to such expiration or revocation; or (2)•.A, bond -of the owner and /or permitee of such taxi -cab, bus or automobile for hire, approved by the City Manager, with a solvent and responsible surety company as surety, in the sum of $25,000.00 con- ditioned that said owner and /or permitee will pay all loss or dam- age that may result to persons or property from the negligent opera- tion or defective construction of such taxi -cab, automobile for hire or bus (giving the manufacturer's serial number and motor number thereof). Recovery on said bond shall be limited to $25,000.00 for the injury to or death of one person, and to $50,000.00 for the injury to or death of two or more persons in the same incident or accident, and to $5,000.00 for the injury or destruction of property. Such bond shall run to the City of Petaluma and shall inure by its terms to the benefit of any and all persons suf- fering loss or damage covered thereby, and shall provide that suit may be brought thereon in any Court of competent jurisdiction by any such person. Said bond must provide that there shall be a con- tinuing liability thereon notwith- standing any recovery thereon. If at any time in the judgment of the City Council said bond is not sufficient for any reason, the City Council may require such owner to replace said bond with another bond or with a policy of insurance as hereinabove provided; provided further that said bond shall not expire or be revocable except upon written notice to the City Clerk at least thirty (30) days prior to such expiration or revocation." Section 8. That Section 18, "Rates ", of Ordinance No. 73 N. C. S., be and the same, is hereby amended by add- ing new Subsections (b), (c), and (d) thereto, as follows: "(b) Every taxi -cab shall be equipped with a taximeter of such type, style and design as may be approved by the Chief of Police and it shall be the duty of every owner operating a taxi -cab to keep such taximeter in perfect condition so that said taximeter will, at all times, correctly and accurately in- dicate the correct charge for the distance traveled and waiting time, and such taximeter shall be at all times subject to inspection by the Chief of Police, and said Chief of Police is hereby authorized at his instance or upon complaint of any person to investigate or cause to be investigated such taximeter, and upon the discovery of any inac- curacy in said meter to remove or cause to be removed such vehicle equipped with such taximeter from the streets of the City until such time as said taximeter shall have been correctly adjusted." "(c) The taximeter shall be so placed in said taxi -cab that the reading dial showing the amount to be charged shall be well- lighted and readily discernible by the pas- senger riding in such taxi -cab" "(d) There shall be displayed in the passenger compartment of each taxi -cab in full view of the pas- senger a card not less than two inches by four inches (2" x 4 ") in size, which shall have plainly print- ed thereon a correct schedule of the rates to be charged for con- veyance in said vehicle." Ordered published this 8th day of April, 1957. AYES: Councilmen Adams, Brown, Crinella, Gustafson, and Mayor Schoe- ningh. NOES: Councilmen Bigelow and King. ABSENT: None. VINCENT J. SCHOENINGH, Mayor. Attest: GLADYS R. WALLIN, City Clerk. I hereby certify that the within ordinance was published in full once in the Petaluma Argus- Courier, .a daily paper of general circulation, published within the City of Petaluma, to -wit: April 12, 1957, and that the said Petaluma Argus - Courier is the official newspaper of the City of Petaluma. I hereby certify that the whole number of members of the Council of the City of Petaluma is seven, and that the foregoing ordinance was passed by the Council at its meeting of the 15th day of April, 1957, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Adams, Brown, Crinella, Gustafson and Mayor Schoeningh. NOES: Councilman King. ABSENT:. Councilman Bigelow. Attest: (SEAL) City Clerk. The foregoing Ordinance Nimber 479 N. C. S. ; having been regularly passed and presented to me this 15th day April, 1957, is hereby approved by me this 1.5th day of April, 1957. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1957. yor. 1 1