HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18-1976MICROFILMED 3 -14.80
ORDINANCE NO. 18 -76
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 725 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, "TAXI
REGULATIONS ", BY AMENDING THE PROCEDURE FOR
ISSUANCE OF TAXI DRIVER'S PERMIT; BY PROVIDING
FOR SCHEDULE OF RATES TO BE ADOPTED BY RESOLU-
TION; BY AMENDING PROVISIONS FOR VEHICLE IN-
SPECTION AND SAFETY REGULATIONS; REPEALING ALL
SECTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DA'Z'E.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 725 of the Code of the City of Cape Canaveral
Florida, entitled "Taxi Regulations" is hereby amended as follows:
(C)
(1) Section 725. 06/is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the following
new sub - section substituted therefor:
"Sec. 725.06
(C) Qualifications for Taxicab Drivers; Investigation Authorized;
Issuance of Permits; Fee. To be issued a taxicab driver's permit,
an applicant must meet the following requirements:
(1) Must be at least twenty- one(21) years of age.
(2) Must have a chauffeur's license issued by the State
of Florida.
(3) Must be able to read and write the English language.
(4) Must be of good moral character.
(5) Must not have been convicted of a felony within the
preceding five (5) years.
(6) Must not have been convicted of three (3) or more
misdemeanors within the preceding year.
The Chief of Police shall investigate all applicants for taxicab
permits. Once the Chief of Police has determined that the applicant
has provided all of the information required on the application for
driver's permit, as required by the previous sub - section, in that he
has met all the qualifications listed above, he shall then grant said
applicant a taxicab driver's permit, after payment of the permit fee
*
of $10.00.
(2) Section 725. 08(C) Maximum Fares Established is hereby
deleted in its entirety, and the following new sub - section substituted therefor:
*Fee amended at second reading.
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"Sec. 725.08 Fares.
(C) Maximum Fares Established. The City Council shall, by
resolution, adopt a schedule of rates for all taxi service within
the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida. It shall be unlawful for the
operator of any taxicab as herein defined to charge or collect or
attempt to charge or collect any rate of fare in excess of the
schedule of rates so adopted by the City Council of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida."
(3) Section 725.09 Vehicle Inspection, License Required, Safety
Regulations, is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Sub - section (A) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the
following new sub - section substituted therefor:
"(A) Vehicle Inspection Certificate Required. Prior to the use and
operation of any vehicle under the provisions of this Chapter, the
Police Department shall ascertain that said vehicle has affixed to
its windshield a current State of Florida Inspection Certificate,
as required by Florida law. The Police Department shall also
determine that said vehicle is in lawful mechanical operating
condition as required by the Florida Statutes, and said vehicle
shall contain and be equipped with all safety and regulatory devices
as required by Florida Statutes. If the Police Department finds
that the vehicle has met these standards, the Department shall
issuea permit to that effect which shall also state the authorized
seating capacity of said vehicle. "
(b) Sub - section (C) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the
following new sub - section substituted therefor:
"(C) Police Department Permit Required. It shall be unlawful
for any vehicle required to be inspected under this Chapter to
be operated upon the streets of the City without first securing
the permit described in the preceding paragraph from the Police
Department, which permit shall be displayed at all times in said
vehicle. "
(c) Sub - section (D) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the
following new sub - section substituted therefor:
"(D) Vehicle Cleanliness. Each taxicab licensed under this
Chapter shall be clean and sanitary throughout and the owner
shall be responsible for providing that the interior of said
taxi is thoroughly cleaned at the end of each day of operation. "
(d) Sub- section (E) is hereby deleted in its entirety, and the
following new sub - section substituted therefor:
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"(E) Frequency, Location of Regular Inspections; Reports;
Special Inspections. Every taxicab shall be inspected to determine
that it has a current State of Florida vehicle inspection certificate
and said vehicle's general overall appearance, at least two times a
year, during the periods between April first and June first, and
between October first and December first. This inspection shall
take place at the Police Department of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, or at any other place designated by the Chief of Police. A
report of such inspection shall be submitted to the City Clerk within
ten (10) days after the inspection has been made. The Police Depart-
ment may make or cause to be made, special inspections of any
licensed taxi whenever it feels the public safety would be served
thereby. The Police Department shall have the right to inspect or
check taxis at any time in enforcing the provisions of this article.
Whenever the Chief of Police or his duly designated officer deter-
mines that a licensed taxi is unsafe or unclean or in any manner is
in violation of this Chapter, or any of the other provisions of the
Florida law, he shall stop its operation in the City until the
condition has been corrected. "
SECTION 2. All portions of the Code of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida,
this 7th day of September , 1976.
Mayor
FIRST READING: 8- .17 -76
POSTED: 8 -18 -76
ADVERTISED: 8 -26 -76
SECOND READING: 9 -7 -76
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