HomeMy WebLinkAbout2808ORDINANCE NO. 2808
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, related to licensing and regulation
of for -hire vehicles and taxicabs and amending
Chapter 9 of Ordinance 2050, as amended, and
Chapter 5.36 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Section 2, Chapter 9, Ordinance 2050, and PAMC
5.36.020, which restrict the number of taxicabs authorized to
operate in the City of Port Angeles, are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 8, Chapter 9, Ordinance 2050, as
amended by Section 6 of Ordinance 2716, and PAMC 5.36.080 are
hereby amended to read as follows:
5.36.080 Operating Regulations. The operation of a
taxicab or for -hire business shall be governed by the following
regulations, in addition to all other regulations of statute or
ordinance:
A. No taxi stand or zone may be operated without the
written permission of the owner or occupant of all adjoining
premises.
B. No licensee shall permit more than three taxicabs to
stand or wait at the same time in a taxi stand or zone or permit
taxicab or for -hire vehicles to cruise the streets for passengers.
C. Every person engaged in the business of transporting
passengers for hire under the provisions of this Chapter shall file
all information requested by any authorized peace officer in regard
to the address of the house or place to or from which he has driven
or caused to be driven any passenger, as well as descriptions,
names and addresses of such passengers, if known to him.
D. No person shall operate a for -hire vehicle or taxicab
without first having obtained a driver's license to do so.
E. No person shall operate or be in actual physical
control of a for -hire vehicle or taxicab while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or drugs. Violation of this provision shall
constitute grounds for summary revocation of the driver's license
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issued under this Chapter.
F. Every person engaged in the business of operating
taxicabs in the City of Port Angeles shall maintain a business
address and a mailing address where the owner can accept mail and
a business telephone in working order that shall be answered during
normal business hours, Monday through Friday, and during all hours
of operation and shall at all times have at least two taxicabs
which are licensed pursuant to this Chapter and are capable of
providing service in the City of Port Angeles.
G. Every person engaged in the taxicab or for -hire
vehicle business in the City of Port Angeles shall maintain records
of the number, location, and length of trips made each day and
shall retain and preserve such information for at least two years
and shall make such records available to the City Clerk or Chief of
Police upon request.
H. Drivers of taxicab and for -hire vehicles employed to
carry passengers to a definite point shall take the most direct
route possible that will carry the passengers safely and expedi-
tiously to the passengers' destination.
Section 3 - Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is
not affected.
Section 4 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect five days after publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 17th day of May
1994.
ATTEST:
Becky J. on, v ity Clerk
PUBLISHED: ay 22, 1994
(By Summary)
MAY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Knutson, City Attorney
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on May 17. 1994
Ordinance No. 2 8 0 8
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles amends Chapter 9 of Ordinance No
2050, as amended, and Chapter 5.36 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code by
repealing the restriction on the number of taxicabs authorized to operate in the
City of Port Angeles. This Ordinance establishes that no licensee shall permit
taxicab or for -hire vehicles to cruise the streets for passengers, adds a requirement
that every person engaged in the taxicab business shall maintain a business and
mailing address and business telephone that shall be answered during normal
business hours and shall have at least two taxicabs which are licensed and capable
of providing service in the City, adds a requirement that every taxicab /for -hire
operator shall maintain records of trips made each day, and adds a requirement
that drivers of taxicabs /for -hire vehicles shall take the most direct route possible
that will carry the passengers safely and expeditiously to the passengers'
destination.
The full text of the Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary.
Publish: May 22. 1994
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk