HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 293ORDINANCE N0. 293
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT RE(UIRING A PERMIT TO
OPERATE AN AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE ON THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN
TEE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND ESTABLISHING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
TEE GRANTING OF SAID PERMIT.
TEE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: AUTO.:_OBILE FOR HIRE DEFINED. An "automobile
for hire" includes every automobile or motor propelled vehicle
by means of which passengers are transported for hire upon any
public street in the City of Beaumont and not over a regular
or defined route, irrespective of whether the operation extends
beyond the boundary limits of the City of Beaumont or not; auto-
mobile for hire shall include taxicabs and ambulances.
SECTION 2: PERMIT REkt,UIEED. It shall be unlawful to operate
or cause to be operated an automobile for hire upon any public
street within the City of Beaumont, without first having obtained
a permit in accordance with the provisions herein. Except that no
permit shall be required of a vehicle for hire delivering passengers
into the City of Beaumont from outside the City of Beaumont, a
vehicle operated by the holder of a franchise duly and regularly
issued by the City Council, or a vehicle operated by a duly author-
ized passenger stage corporation as defined in the Public Utilities
Code of the State of California.
SECTION 3: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. Any person desiring to
obtain the permit required by this ordinance, shall pay an appli-
cation fee of $25.00 to the City Clerk, and shall make application
for said permit to the City Council, which said application shall
set forth the following:
a. The name and address of the applicant, and if the same
is a corporation, the names of its principal officers, or if
the same is a partnership, the names of the partners, with the
address of each.
b. A statement as to whether the permit is desired for
a taxicab, ambulance or other classification.
C. A descriptitn of every motor vehicle which the appli-
cant proposes to use, giving the trade name, motor and serial
numbers, and state license number.
d. body Style, and seating capacity.
e. The street number and exact location of the place
or places where the applicant proposes to stand each such auto-
mobile for hire.
f. The distinctive color scheme, name, monogram, or insignia
which shall be used on such automobiles for hire.
g. Proposed schedule of rates and fares to be charged for
carrying passengers.
h. If any proposed stand is in a public street, said
application shall be accompanied by a written consent thereto
of all the occupants of the ground floor of any building in
front of which such vehicle is to be located, and for 25 feet
each way therefrom, or if there is no such occupant, by the
written consent thereto of the owner or lessee of such build-
ing or lot.
SECTION 4: SETTING FOR IIE:tRI1G: NOTICE. Upon receipt of an
application for a permit, the City Clerk shall set a time, not less
than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days thereafter for
the hearing of said application before the City Council, and shall
give notice to the applicant by mail of the time so set, at least
five (5) days before the date of said hearing, and by the publica-
tion of such notice of said application in a newspaper of the City
of rseaumont, once five days prior to the date of said hearing.
SECTION 5: At the time set for the hearing of such application
the City Council may examine the applicant, and detemine whether or
not the public interest, convenience and necessity require the issu-
ance of the permit. Upon a favorable finding by the City Council,
it shall order the City Clerk to issue a permit in accordance with
said application, subject to the filing and approval of the policies
of insurance required hereunder.
SECTION 6: In the event that any permit holder desires to
change his schedule of rates or charges, or color scheme, name, mono-
gram or insignia used on such automobiles for hire, or to increase
or decrease the number of vehicles operated by him, he shall first
make application for ,permission to do so from the City Council,
which permission shall be granted if, in the discretion of the
City Council, it deers the public interest, necessity and conven-
ience will be subserved by such change, and provided further
that the permit holder has complied with all provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 7: TRANSFER OF PERMITS. No permt issued hereunder
shall be transferred wither by contract or operation of law, with-
out the permission of the City Council, and any such attempted
transfer shall be sufficient cause for revocation of the permit.
SECTION 8: DENI.L OF APPLICATION: GROUNDS. The following
reasons shall be sufficient for denial of the said application for
a permit:
a. That the application does not contain the information
required by this ordinance.
b. That the vehicle or vehicles described in said appli-
cation are inadequate or unsafe for the purposes for which they
are to be used.
c. That the color scheme, name, monogram or insignia
to be used, upon such automobile for hire is in conflict
with or imitates any color scheme, name, monogram or insig-
nia used by any other person, firm or corporation, in such
a manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive or defraud
the Public.
d. That the location of the stand as designated in said
application, will congest or interfere with travel on any
public street.
e. That the applicant has had a previous permit revoked,
or has been previously convicted of a felony, or is not of
sound moral character.
f. If the City Council determines that there is a sufficient
number of automobiles for hire of the classification applied
for, in the City of Beaumont, to adequately serve the public,
or that the granting of additional permits would unduly congest
traffic and interfere with the free use of the streets by the
public, or that the public interest, convenience and necessity
do not require the issuance of such permit.
SECTION 9: INSURANCE RE;UIRED. Before a permit shall be
issued, the applicant shall deliver to the City Council a policy
or policies of insurance providing for the payment of all legal
claims for damages to persons or property resulting from the
operation of the automobile or automobiles referred to in said
application.
SECTION 10: AMOUNT OF INSURANCE. The maximum amount for
which liability shall be assumed for injury to or death of one
person in any one accident shall be $50,000.00, and for injury
to or death of more than one person in any one accident shall be
$100,000.00, and the maximum amount for which liability shall be
assumed for injury to or destruction of property in any one acci-
dent, shall be $10,000.00. Such insurance policies shall be ap-
proved by the City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of January, 1958.
ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Payor of the City of Beaumont.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced
and read in full at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
Cit: of beaumont duly held on the 15th. day of January,1958, and
was duly adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council duly
held on the 29th. day of January,1958, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilman Ward, Bridges, Carman and Coverdale.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilman Nunez.
City Clerk.