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Home My WebLink AboutO-77-01ORDIN~ CHAP~ AN ORDINANCE EST~ THE OPERATION OF FOR HIRE; PENAL~ AND AN EFFECTIVE BE IT ORDAINED BY TH~ FLORIDA, as follows: 1. Definition. The operation of business of carrying or tran~ motor driven vehicle over the city. 2. Permit and certi~ necessity - Requ~ It shall be unla~ operate a taxicab for hire o~ and alleys of the city, unle~ shall have obtained a permit and necessity from the city in the event tha a taxicab for hire or profit public convenience and neces. violation of the municipal o~ to exceed $500.00, or confin, 3. Same- Applicati. Any person or en business of operating a taxi of the city shall make appli city for a permit and certif necessity so to do, which ap by the applicant and shall s ,NCE NO. ER NO. .BLISHING REGULATIONS FOR TAXICABS AND MOTOR VHHICLES 'IES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; DATE. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF SEBASTIAN, a taxicab is hereby defined as the ~porting passengers for hire in any public streets and alleys of the icate 'of public convenience and .red ~ful for any person, or entity, to profit over any of the public streets s and until such person, or entity, and certificate of public convenience louncil of the city so to do. any person, or entity, operates without a permit and certificate of ~ity from the city, it shall be a ~dinances and punished by a fine not ~ment not to exceed sixty (60) days. )n; information to be shown ~ity desiring to engage in the Jab over the public streets and alleys :ation to the city council of the Lcate of public convenience and )lication shall be in writing, verified ~ecify the following matters: (1) The name ant names and addresses of its of (_2) The public s address of the applicant and the ricers, if any. treets and alleys over which the applicant desires to operate, or the general territory within the corporate limits of the city (_3)' A brief desc applicant desireS to use, in¢ the make of same, the size an car. (14) A statement by th~ applicant. (5) An agreement form with, and abide by, all lawfully prescribed by the c~ the operation of taxicabs. (6) A financial to be filed with. the City C1E June 30 of each year. 4. Same - Fee to aCE time for reapplyJ Each .such appli, c~ of fifty dollars to be placed applied to the 'cost of notice tion of the provisions 'of thj a permit and certificate of engage in the business of op be permitted to be filed whet substantially the same provi~ after the expiration of six application. 5. Same - Fixing ti Upon filing of ar as required by the two prece~ which the applicant desires to serve. ription of each vehicle which the luding the seating capacity thereof, d weight, and whether a new or used of the rates proposed to be charged on the part of the applicant to con- rules and regulations which may be ty council of the city in respect to statement showing profit or loss rk on an annual basis on or before ompan~ application; disposition; .ng after denial. .tion shall be accompanied by payment in the general fund of the city and s and hearings and for the administra- .s chapter and no new application for ,ubllc convenience and necessity to ~rating a taxicab or bus service shall ~e a previous application covering :ilons has been previously denied until ~nths from the denial of such previous ie 'and .gi~ notice of hearing. application and payment of the fee, ing sections, the city council shall fix a time for hearing on th~ less than ten days nor more t filing of the application. N granted or certificate of con without a hearing by the city hearing shall be given to ths engaged in the taxicab busin~ at least five days prior to t application to the last knowr published at least five days general circulation in the cJ 6. H~aring; consid¢ or refusal of ~e~ At the time specJ of. the preceding section, or city council, a public heari~ by the city council. At or may issue a permit and certi sity as prayed for; or refu the same with modifications, in its judgment, public conw provided, that the city coun~ certificate shall take into (a) The public (b) The financi the applicant. (c) The number, proposed. ing space. (d) Increased t (e) The safe us other relevant facts as the necessary. application, which shall mot be han fifteen days subsequent to the O application for a permit shall be venience and necessity issued council of the city. Notice of such applicant and to all persons who are ss in the city, and shall be mailed he date assigned for hearing of such address of such persons and shall be before such hearing in a newspaper of ~ration of application; issuance ~it and certificate. .fied in the notice, under the provisions at such time as may be fixed by the Lg upon such application shall be held fter such hearing the city council icate of public convenience and neces- ;e to issue the same; or may issue or upon such terms and conditions as ~nience and necessity may require; :il in granting any such permit and :onsideration the following: iemands and traffic Conditions. il condition and moral character of kind, type of equipment and rates 'affic congestion and available park- of the streets and alleys and such city council may deem advisable or 7. Same - Holder to adoption b~ coun~ The holder of an~ of this article shall agree further conditions or instru holder by the city council w~ the adoption of the motion, council imposing additional 8. Same- ReVocatio ~otice; hea~ing Whenever any peri of public convenience and ne( city council for the operatic shall violate any of the ter~ permit and certificate was it power to revoke the permit ar of which, the applicant shall in writing of the time and p~ furnished with a copy of the Upon such. hearing, if the ci~ charges are true and that th~ any of the terms or conditio~ ficate of public convenience in the charges made against be revoked by the city counc be authorized to be engaged unless and until a new. permi issued in accordance with. thE 9. Operation and ma~ All motor vehicl~ cle~ be kept and mainta±ned in aA: operated only by efficient a] agree to new conditions upon ill certificate issued by authority o comply with any new, additional or ~tions which may be imposed upon the thin thirty days from the date of esolution or ordinance of the city .erms, conditions or instructions. authority of council; etc. .on to whom a permit and certificate iessity Shall have been issued by the ,n of a taxicab business in the city ~s or conditions under which such ~sued, the city council shall have the ~d certificate upon hearing duly had, be given at least ten days' notice .ace of such hearing, and shall be charges made against such person. ~y council shall determine that such person involved is guilty of violating s under which such permit and certi- 'and necessity was issued, as specified ~uch person, then such permit shall ~1, and such person shall no longer ~n the taxicab business in the city, and certificate shall have been provisions of this article. ntenance of vehicles ~s operated and used as taxicabs shall land ale operating condition and shall be ~d capable operators. 10. Inspection If the city poli of the motor vehi.cles operat~ they shall advise the operate the nature of items consider~ vehicle shall be prohibited corrections and repairs are 11. Capacity No more persons the manufacturer's rate capa¢ as a taxicab. 12. Rates; authoriza~ Rates charged pat approved by th~ city council. without the consent of the c~ shall be posted in each. vehi¢ 13. Bond or Every owner or City of Sebastian shall cause in full force and effect and times during the entire peric in the form and substance aPE insurance company authorized and acceptable to the city, a shall be such as to provide p injury, loss or damage to per negligent operation of such t shall be in the sum of not le injury or death to any one pe one hundred thousand dollars. caused by any one accident, a thousand dollars for damage t ~e dePartment determines that any ~d and used as taxicabs is unsafe, ~r and owner thereof in writing of id and found to be unsafe, and such ~rom operating in the city until lade. :hall be transported at one time than ~ity specified for each vehicle used ion by council; changes; posting. sengers for taxicab service shall be Authorized rates shall not be changed ty council. All rates for service le used as a taxicab. insurance...~equired. erator of a taxicab operating in the to be executed and shall maintain applicable to such operation at all d thereof a liability insurance policy roved by the city, executed by an to do business in the State of Florida nd the terms and conditions thereof rotection for all persons suffering son or to property by reason of the axicab by any person. The policy ss than fifty thousand dollars for rson, in the sum of not less than for injury or death to any persons nd in the sum of not less than five 9 property resulting from any one accident. The policy shall the operation of a taxicab. such insurance policy shall person responsible hereunder by every company execut±ng t~ the city clerk in writing at any alteration, modification policy is to become effectiw 14. Vehiclesope.r_ati~ zone - Definitior The words, "permj to and mean any' person, firm and certificate of public co~ the business of operating a alleys of the City of Sebast such taxicab being commonly 15. Same - Same - Ap Any permit holde~ clerk for and as a part of hl loading zOne on the public si designate the exact spot for approved by the city clerk, designate each. of said spots benefit of a permit holder al to stop, stand or park any w permit holder. 16. Same- Same -Pe3 restrictions. Any. permit holde~ clerk for a permit to erect, seating for the use of the g~ heretofore established. Suc] of seating and shall indicat~ ~pecifically cover liability for A duly authenticated copy of every ~e filed with the city clerk by the and shall contain a provision where- Le same shall obligate i~self to notify least s~-~ease thirty days before or cancellation of such insurance g on a fixed route - Leading t holder" as herein contained refer or corporation that holds a permit Lvenience and necessity to engage in ~axicab over the public streets and .an on a fixed, established route, :alled a bus. ~lication may apply in writing to the city s permit for the establishment of a :reets. Such written application shall such loading zone and if and when ~he city shall mark, set apart and as a loading zone for the use and ~d it shall be unlawful for any person ~hicle in such loading zone except a ~it to construct benches; may apply in writing to the city construct and maintain benches or ~neral public at any loading zone permit shall state the kind and type the spot on the public street right-of-way where the same advertising, signs or painti~ thereto and if and when such council, the city clerk shall public seating, painting and be changed or altered except permit by the city clerk. a place as it will, in the d: a minimum interference with the public streets. 17. Same - ReVocati¢ The 'city council writing, delivered by mail terminate any permit issued such revocation, any permit placed on the public streets permit holder fail to remove remove and destroy the same benches granted pursuant he: of the loading zone permit c or suspension of the loadin. construction of benches sha hall be placed and shall state any .g to be placed thereon or affixed application is approved by the city issue a permit for the specific advertising and the same shall not by the written amendment of said ich seating shall be placed at such ~scretion of the city council, constitute ~ehicular and pedestrian traffic on ~ of permits; removal of facilities may, after thirty days notice in ) any permit holder, revoke, cancel and )ursuant hereto and immediately upon lolder shall remove any facility pursuant to such permit. Should any the same, then the city clerk shall AnT permit for construction of eto shall become and be deemed a part f the permit holder and upon revocation zone permit, then any permits for 1 likewise be suspended or revoked. I HEREBY CERTIFY that th approved and passed by the City C( Florida, foregoing Ordinance was finally uncil of the City of Sebastian, this _/~ day of ~~: , 1977. ~ay~F~ C ~--~~-- ATTEST: City C1 erk I HEREBY CERTIFY that No ice of Public Hearing of the fore- going Ordinance was given in accotdance with Chapter 166.041 of the Florida Statutes, on - ~ ~?~ ~;~v.---' 1977, in the Vero Beach Press Journal, a newsp~ City of Sebastian, Florida; that likewise given to the general pub the City Hall of the City of Seba readi n , 1 on second and final reading and w~ the City of Sebastian, Florida, Ol per of general circulation in the Notice of said public hearing was ic and said public hearing was held in tian, Florida, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. that said ordinance passed on first , and that said ordinance passed s adopted by the City Council of ~.~ /~ 1977 City C1 erk