Subject: 9799/Amend 9784/Taxi Ordinance Date: Mon, 7 May 1990 15:16:00 -0500 ORDINANCE NO. 9799 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 9784, ENCAPTIONED "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 35-17 THROUGH 35-110, AND ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 35-111 THROUGH 35-130, PART II, CHATTANOOGA CITY CODE, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW TAXI ORDINANCE." SO AS TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS THEREIN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. That Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Sections 35-17 through 35-110, as amended, particularly by Ordinance No. 9784, the Taxi Ordinance, encaptioned as set forth in the caption hereof, be further amended as set forth herein. SECTION 2. That Section 35-17, as amended, be further amended by deleting the second sentence thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the following: The industry members shall be owners or operators of taxicabs, but not more than one (1) member shall be employed by or affiliated with the same taxi company or cab stand, unless the number of taxi companies or cab stands is less than five (5) in which case a taxi company or cab stand may have more than one (1) member so long as every taxi company and cab stand is represented. SECTION 3. That Section 35-23(a)(6), as amended, be and is further amended by deleting "three hundred dollar ($300.00)" and substituting in lieu thereof "five hundred dollar ($500.00)." 0C SECTION 4. That Section 35-23(a)(10), as amended, be deleted in its entirety and Section 35-23(a)(11) through Section 35-23(a)(13) be renumbered accordingly. SECTION 5. That Section 35-23(a)(11), as amended and as renumbered 35-23(a)(10), be deleted in its entirety and the following substituted in lieu thereof: (10) Each vehicle shall be equipped with the same number of seat belts as was installed on the vehicle at the time of its manufacture. SECTION 6. That Section 35-24(b), as amended, be and is further amended by deleting the words and figures "until August 30, 1992" and substituting in lieu thereof "up to sixty (60) days from the date of the adoption of this ordinance." SECTION 7. That Section 35-26, as amended, be and is further amended by deleting subparagraph (c) and substituting in lieu thereof the following: (c) There will be an additional charge for waiting time which shall be up to a maximum of twenty cents ($0.20) for each one (1) minute of waiting. Waiting time shall be charged only for stops or delays caused by the passenger(s) and shall not apply to stops or delays due to any other cause. SECTION 8. That Section 35-42, as amended, be and is further amended by inserting in the first sentence after the words "Every taxicab driver" the words and figures ", or taxicab dispatcher,". SECTION 9. That Section 35-47, as amended, be and is further amended by adding a new sub-paragraph (e) as follows: (e) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, any person or company operating a taxi business in Chattanooga on and prior to September 22, 1992, may file their application without the payment of fees provided therein and shall be granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity upon completion of a partial application containing the information required by sub-paragraphs (1), (5), (6), and (8) of paragraph (a) and verification of the accuracy thereof by the Taxicab Board. No public hearing required by Section 35-48 or finding that further taxicab service is needed in Chattanooga required by Section 35-49 shall be required to issue the certificate of public convenience and necessity for any person or company operating a taxi business in Chattanooga on and prior to September 22, 1992. The Taxicab Board shall determine the number of permits to grant to each person or company in operation as of September 22, 1992, based upon the number of cabs that each applicant had in operation as of that date and which are properly equipped and can pass inspection under Section 35-23; and if necessary to maintain the initial cap of one hundred fifty (150) permits for the first year of the existence, it may pro rate the permits based upon the relative size of the operations of the applicants as of that date. SECTION 10. That Section 35-51, as amended, be deleted in its entirety and the Section number reserved. SECTION 11. That Section 35-52, as amended, be and is further amended by deleting the last sentence. SECTION 12. That Section 35-55(c), as amended, be and is further amended by deleting the words and figures "twenty-five dollars ($25.00)" and substituting in lieu thereof "ten dollars ($10.00)." SECTION 13. That Section 35-59, as amended, be and is further amended by deleting the words and figures "twenty-five dollars ($25.00)" and substituting in lieu thereof "ten dollars ($10.00)" and by deleting the words and figures "ten dollar ($10.00)" and substituting in lieu thereof "five dollar ($5.00)." SECTION 14. That this Ordinance shall take effect two (2) weeks from and after its passage as provided by law. PASSED on Third and Final Reading October 6, 1992. s/s_________________________________ CHAIRPERSON APPROVED:_______ DISAPPROVED:_______ DATE:_________________ ______, 1992. s/s_________________________________ MAM:cjc MAYOR