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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 24-1981MICROFILMED 1 -18.83 ORDINANCE NO. 24 -81 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 725 ENTITLED "TAXI REGULATION" BY AMENDING SECTION 725.06(C) PERTAINING TO DRIVER'S PERMITS; REPEALING ALL PORTIONS OF THE CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 725.06 of the City Code of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, entitled "Driver's Permits Required; Display" is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following Section is sub- stituted therefor: (A) Section 725.06 Driver's Registration No person shall drive any hack, taxicab, motor bus or other: vehicle for the transporting of passengers for hire upon the streets of the City without having first become registered therefor. Such registration shall include the following information: (1) Name and address of the driver. (2) Place or places of residence for the past five (5) years. (3) Age, height, color of eyes and hair and date of birth. (4) Place of birth. (5) Places of previous employment, for the last two (2) years. (6) Marital Status. (7) Whether he or she has ever held a taxicab driver's or chauffer's license, and if so, when and where. (8) Whether such license has ever been revoked, and if so, for what cause. (9) Whether his or her state operator's license has ever been revoked, suspended, or has any restrictions. (10) The names of three (3) reputable persons who have been personally acquainted with the driver for a period of at least one (1) year. (11) Any other facts deemed important by the driver that he or she may wish to submit. Each driver shall be accompanied with a health certificate from a physician acceptable to the City certifying that the driver is of sound physical health, sound physique, is not addicted to the use of drugs and intoxicants, has good eyesight and hearing, is not subject to heart disease, vertigo, epilepsy, or any disease which might affect the operation of motor vehicle, and is not affected with any infectious or veneral disease. Each registration shall also be accompanied by three (3) prints of a recent photograph of the driver of a size to be designated by the City Manager. MICROFILMED 1 -18 -88 (B) Qualifications for Taxicab Driver's; Registration Fee. (1) Taxicab Driver's must possess the following minimum requirements: (a) Must be at least twenty -one (21) years of age. (b) Must have a chauffeur's license issued by the State of Florida. (c) Must be able to read and write the English language. (2) The Sheriff's Department or the Police Department shall take a set of fingerprints. (3) There shall be a registration fee of $10.00. (C) Operating Taxicabs Without Registration Prohibited. Only driver's registered by the City may operate taxicabs in the City. Any owner desiring to operate his or her taxicab must be.reg- istered by the City and he or she shall be governed by all provisions in the same manner as any registered driver. (D) Duties of Owners of Vehicles. The owner shall notify the City Manager of the names and addresses of all taxicab drivers in its employ. It shall be the owner's responsibility to inform prospective drivers that they must register with the City. The owner must not permit drivers without registering to operate taxicabs or other vehicles for hire in the City. Violation of this provision shall cause automatic revocation of the owner's permit. All changes of residence of the owner or any dfiver shall be reported to the City Manager within three (3) days. Changes of location of the business shall be reported to the City Manager immediately. The owner shall notify the City Manager of any taxicab or other vehicle for hire which is being permanently taken out of service. SECTION 2. All sections of the Code in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 15 day of Decetber , 1981 . Calvert Harris Murphy Nicholas Rutherford Yes X X X X X No ORDINANCE NO. 24 -81 PAGE 2 OF 2 Fft st Reading Posted: Advertised: Secpiid Ring: 12 -1 -81 12 -3 -81 12 -7 -81 12 -15 -81