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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.