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HomeMy WebLinkAboutG10-98 Ordinance No. G10-98 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 . 66 ENTITLED "TAXICABS" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS : Section 1 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 6 . 66 . 020B to read as follows : B. Operator' s or Driver' s License. No person shall operate or drive a taxicab in the city unless such taxicab is registered under a city owner' s license as herein required; and such person has first obtained an appropriate license to transport persons for compensation from the state and registered such license with the chief of police, and obtained a registration card as such operator or driver. Such registration cards shall be issued by the chief of police for each calendar year on application therefor, upon payment to the city of an annual registration fee of $10 . 00, and shall contain such information so as to identify the holder thereof and such other information as may be required by the chief of police. Section 2 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 6 . 66 . 030 to read as follows : 6 . 66 . 030 TAXIMETER. Each taxicab licensed under this chapter shall at all times be equipped with a taximeter as required by this chapter which shall be in operation at all times, such taxicab operating on a mileage basis , recording and registering tariffs in accord with established rates of fare and visible at all times to fare-paying passengers . Section 3 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 6 . 66 . 110 to read as follows : 6 . 66 . 110 SAFETY REGULATIONS. No person shall operate or permit a taxicab owned by him to be operated unless such taxicab is in safe condition for the transportation of passengers, is well painted and in good mechanical condition. The chief of police may require reasonable evidence �,,. of good mechanical condition at any time. Operators shall permit reasonable inspections of taxis by city employees to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter as may be required by the chief of police or equivalent testing certification as may be permitted by the chief of police. Section 4 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976 , as amended, be and is hereby further amended by amending Section 6 . 66 . 130 to read as follows : 6 . 66 . 130 BOND. No person shall operate or permit to be operated upon the streets or other places in the city any taxicab unless there is in full force and effect, and duly filed in the office of the city clerk, a proper bond with sureties approved by the city council, or a policy of liability insurance providing for the payment and satisfaction of any judgment rendered against the owner or any person operating such vehicle with the owner' s implied or express consent, as a result of the operation of such vehicle. Such bond or insurance policy shall be in not less than the following aggregate amounts for each single occurrence: $250,000 . 00 for injury or death to one person, $500 , 000 . 00 for injury or death to two or more persons, and $50,000 . 00 for property damage . Section 5 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding Section 6 . 66 . 170 to read as follows : 6 . 66 . 170 APPLICATION. Persons seeking a license to operate a taxicab pursuant to the provisions and requirements of this chapter shall submit an application to the designee of the chief of police, on the form supplied by and containing such information as may be reasonably required by such designee. Such designee shall review all applications for licenses to operate taxicabs within the city of Elgin, and shall issue such licenses or provide a written denial of such applications within thirty ( 30) days of their submission. In the event of any denial of an application for a taxicab license, the designee of the chief of police shall issue such denial in writing, which denial shall recite the date of the application, the reasons for the denial, and the date of the denial ' s issuance. Such denial shall also inform the applicant that the applicant may appeal the denial to the chief of police by submitting such appeal in writing within fifteen ( 15 ) days of the ., date of the denial . Section 6 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding Section 6 . 66 . 180 to read as follows : 6 . 66 . 180 APPLICATION CRITERIA. The designee of the chief of police shall deny the applications of persons who are not licensed and otherwise qualified to provide taxicab services pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois and of the United States . Probationary licenses and temporary or judicial driving permits shall not be sufficient to obtain a taxicab license. The designee of the chief of police may deny applications for taxicab licenses or revoke taxicab licenses based upon a reasonable evaluation of the risk to the physical safety of the public which would be created by the granting of such licenses . Such an evaluation resulting in a denial of an application shall be based upon the conviction of the applicant of any violent or armed felony within five (5) years of the date of application, or of any drug or controlled substance felony conviction within one ( 1) year of the date of application. Revocations shall be based .6' upon such convictions during the period of the subject taxicab license ' s effectiveness . Section 7 . That Chapter 6 . 66 entitled "Taxicabs" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby further amended by adding Section 6 . 66 . 190 to read as follows : 6 . 66 . 190 APPEALS . Any person who has been denied a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may appeal such denial to the chief of police within fifteen ( 15) days of the date of such denial . Such persons shall be provided an opportunity to provide reasonable evidence that the granting of a taxicab license to them will not pose an unreasonable risk to the physical safety of the public. Based upon the receipt of such evidence, the chief of police may issue a taxicab license to the applicant in the chief of police' s sole discretion. The chief of police shall issue a license or a denial of any appeal within fifteen ( 15) days of such appeal . Any denial of an appeal shall be in writing, and shall state the findings of the chief of police and the reasons for such denial . Section 8 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in �., conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 9 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage in the manner provided by law. Kevin Kelly, Mayor Presented: February 11 , 1998 Adopted: February 11, 1998 Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0 Attest: Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk emb'