HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 3775 Amended by Ordinance No. 3990, 4462
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3775
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON
REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER
19, TITLE V (BUSINESS -REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO.
1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF RENTON" RELATING TO REGULATION OF FOR-HIRE
DRIVERS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1 : Existing Chapter 19 of Title V (Business Regulations)
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of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General. Ordinances of the
City of Renton, is hereby repealed and re-enacted as Chapter 27,
Title VI (Police Regulations) , as follows :
CHAPTER 27
FOR-HIRE DRIVERS AND TAXICAB REGULATIONS
6-2701 FOR-HIRE DRIVERS AND TAXICAB REGULATIONS :
(A) County License Required: Any "for-hire" vehicles operating
within the City limits of the City, whether for pick up or delivery
or otherwise , shall bear and display a King County taxicab license
or other similar license required by King County for operation of
"for-hire" vehicles .
(B) Unlawful to Operate For-Hire Vehicles Without License : It
shall be unlawful for any person to own, operate or drive as vehicle
for hire within the City without having first taken out for each
and every vehicle so used, a license so to do, to be known as a
"vehicle license" .
(C) Taxicab Zones : There are hereby established the following
taxi zones in the City, and such zones or any substitutes therefor
as determined by the City Council from time to time , shall be
assigned to the licensee by the City Council at the time of the
issuing of licenses as provided in this Chapter:
( 1 ) A taxicab zone on the southwest corner on Wells
Avenue South at South 3rd Street.
(2) A taxi zone in the first parking space south of
Houser Way on the east side of Wells Avenue South .
(3 ) A taxi zone at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and
Burnett Street .
There shall not be more than one taxicab parked in any taxi zone
specified in subsections ( 1 ) , (2) and (3) at any one time . It
shall be unlawful for any taxicab to park in any other restricted
area except for the purpose of picking up passengers upon call or
discharging passengers .
The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to
provide for the erection of suitable signs relative to the taxi
parking zones .
(D) Display Of License : Every owner or operator of any taxicab
or for-hire vehicle shall at all times carry in such vehicle
permits issued by the Department of Licenses of the State of
Washington showing such vehicle to be properly bonded for the
protection of the public .
(E) Unlawful Not To Pay Fare : It is unlawful for any driver of
a taxicab to refuse to accept as a passenger any person of proper
deportment who requests a ride when the taxicab is unemployed . It
is unlawful for any person to refuse to pay the regular fare for a
taxicab or for-hire vehicle after having hired the same .
(F) Leaving Taxicab Unattended: It shall be unlawful for any
driver of a taxicab or for-hire vehicle to leave the same
unattended, or to make repairs thereto or wash such vehicle while
in a taxicab zone ; except that a period of not to exceed sixty (60)
minutes is allowed such driver for purposes of taking his meals or
shopping during which time such taxicab may be left unattended as
long as same does not interfere with other taxicabs within such
zone .
(G) Unlawful To Solicit Fares : It shall be unlawful for any
for-hire driver to cruise , drive , or operate a taxicab repeatedly
and persistently to and fro upon a public street or to solicit
thereon, or on private property, or to haul any additional
passengers when his taxicab has been engaged for-hire and is
occupied already by a passenger or passengers , except with the
permission of such occupying passenger or passengers .
(H) Violations And Penalties: Any person violating or failing
to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars
($500 .00) , or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not
exceeding ninety (90) days , or by both such fine and imprisonment .
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SECTION 2: If any section, subsection , sentence , clause , phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction , such
portion shall be deemed to be a separate , distinct and independent
provision and such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance .
SECTION 3: Existing Chapter 19 , Title V (Business Regulations)
of the City Code is hereby repealed .
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage ,
approval and thirty (30) days after publication .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL on December 19th , 1983 •
Maxine E. Motor , City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on December lAth , 1983.
Barbara Y. Shinpoch, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J . rren ,
City Attorney
Date of Publication: December 26, 1983 (Summary Form)
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