HomeMy Public PortalAbout051-1998 - General Ordinance - Amends Chapter 119 of the City Code (Taxicabs)ORDINANCE NO. 51-1998
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 119 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND CODE
WHEREAS, Chapter 119 of the City of Richmond Code regulates the operations of
taxicabs and taxicab companies within the City; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to revise said Chapter to ensure more efficient and consistent regulation of taxicabs and taxicab companies.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that Chapter 119 of the City of Richmond Code shall be amended to read as follows:
1. A new sentence shall be added to the end of Section 119.04(b) to read as follows:
“A taxicab license shall be revoked upon failure to pass any inspection required by this chapter, and may not be reissued until a member of the Traffic Division of the Richmond Police
Department certifies that the taxicab in question has been satisfactorily repaired and /or any substandard conditions corrected.”
2. Section 119.05(a) shall be rewritten to read as follows:
(a) In addition to providing an application properly executed, each applicant shall present a Certificate Mechanical Inspection for each taxicab, to be provided by the City Controller’s
Office, certifying that each of the applicant’s vehicles has been inspected by a mechanic licensed by the State of Indiana and found to be mechanically safe. Said mechanic must be
certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, or ASE, and must be certified as either a Master Technician or have certifications in the areas of A-4 (Suspensions/Steering),
A-5 (Brakes) and A-6 (Electrical Systems). Each taxicab must pass such an inspection annually before a license will be given to operate said taxicab.
3. Section 119.05(b) shall be rewritten to read as follows:
(b) Each taxicab shall be inspected for safety a minimum of four (4) times each year at times designated by the Traffic Division of the Richmond Police Department. It shall be certified
on the license for each taxicab that the taxicab was inspected by a member of the Traffic Division of the Richmond Policy Department. In order to pass this safety inspection, each
taxicab must be inspected by a member of the Traffic Division of the Richmond Police Department and found to be:
(1) Equipped with safe tires;
(2) Equipped so that all its operating and functional parts are in proper working order;
(3) Equipped with any additional necessary safety devices such as hand brakes, rear view mirror, turn signals, safety glass, horns, and so forth;
(4) In a clean and sanitary condition;
(5) Equipped with seats and interior in a good state of repair so as not to cause injury or damage to any passenger or his property; and
(6) Clearly marked as required by this chapter.
4. Section 119.05(d) shall be renumbered 119.05(e), and a new Section 119.05(d) inserted to read as follows:
(d) Each taxicab shall at all times be subject to random inspections by the Richmond Police Department to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
5. Section 119.07 shall be rewritten to read as follows:
Upon presentation of a valid taxicab license for each vehicle, the Traffic Division of the Richmond Police Department shall issue to the applicant an appropriate emblem certifying inspection
for each vehicle, as required by this chapter. The emblem shall be valid for the quarter in which it is issued, shall be displayed in the interior left hand corner of the rear window,
and shall be re-issued quarterly upon inspection as required by this chapter. The emblem certifying inspection on each licensed taxicab shall not be removed from the rear window except
by a member of the Traffic Division of the Police Department.
6. Section 119.25 shall be rewritten to read as follows:
No license shall be issued and no taxicab shall be operated on any street in the city until there has been filed with the City Controller an indemnity undertaking or policy of insurance,
executed by an insurance company authorized to execute the instruments in the State of Indiana, and running for the year of the license to be issued to the applicant, all subject to
the approval of the City Controller. The policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment that may be rendered against the insured for damages to property or for bodily injury
or death of passengers or other persons resulting from collision or other accident for which the person may be found liable while operating the taxicab described in the applications,
in a sum up to $300,000 per accident.
Passed and adopted this 22nd day of June,1998, by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana.
s/s Bruce Wissel, President
(Bruce Wissel)
ATTEST: s/s Norma Schroeder, City Clerk
(Norma Schroeder)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 23rd day of June, 1998, at 9:00 a.m.
s/s Norma Schroeder, City Clerk
(Norma Schroeder)
APPROVED by me, Dennis Andrews, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 23rd day of June, 1998, at 9:05 a.m.
S/s Dennis Andrews, Mayor
(Dennis Andrews)
ATTEST: s/s Norma Schroeder, City Clerk
(Norma Schroeder)