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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2074ORDINANCE NO. REPEHLc13 t3Y 3-7 d© .�&YD -a�t- .3 77,5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON.. WASHINGTON, REGULATING AND LICENSING CERTAIN ROTOR VEHICLES AMID DRIVERS FCR HIRE; FIXING RATES; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SUSPE14SION OR REVOCATION OF FOR --HIRE LICENSES; DEFINING OFFENSES AMID PRESCRIBING PENALTIES; AND REPEALING CHAPTER 19 OF TITLE V (BUSINESS REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON". BE IT ORDAINED BY THE HAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION T: DEFINITIONS: The follotaing terms for the purpose of this Ordinance shall man: A. CITY CLERK, CHIEF OF POLICE, or any of his or their duly authorized representatives. B. "FOR -HIRE DRIVER" means any person in charge of or driving a taxicab carrying passengers or baggage for hire, as hereinafter further defined; provided. however, that the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to drivers of motor vehicles used in interstate commerce nor to drivers of motor vehicles operated by any municipal or privately owned, licensed transit system. C. "PERSON" means wherever used in this ordinance to include natural persons of either sex, firms, co -partnerships, associations, and corporations, whether acting by themselves, by servant, agent or employee. The singular number shall include the plural and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and the neuter. D. "TAXICAB" means every motor vehicle having a seating capacity of seven (7) passengers or less, used for the transportation of passengers for hire, and not operated over a fixed or definite route. -1- 41 r-4."TAXI[FTER" means any instrument or device by which the charge for hire of a passenger carrying vehicle is mechanically rieasured or calculated either for the distance traveled by such vehicle or for waiting time, or for both, and upon which such calculated charges shall be indicated by means of figures. "MOTOR VEHICLE" means every self-propelled vehicle by or upon which any person may be transported or carried upon a public street, highway or alley; provided that vehicles used exclusively upon stationary rail, tracks or propelled by the use of overhead electric wires, or for hotel or motel keepers conveying their guests to and from hotels or motels free of charge or reward and used exclusively for that purpose only, shall not come under the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 2's LICENSE.- APPLICATIONS: It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of operating. any taxicab or any vehicle for hire without first obtaining a license so to do from the City Clerk, which shall be obtained in the following manner: A. The applicant for such license, in a manner approved by the City Clerk, shall show in his application, the classification under which the vehicle will be operated, whether as taxicab or other vehicle for hire, the calendar year for which the license is sought and shall furnish full, true and accurate information concern- ing the ownership, identification, company vehicle number, the name of the business, fictitious or otherwise under which the vehicle is to be operated, the distinguish- ing color scheme, design or dress, including any monogram or insignia being requested of the City to be used on such vehicle or vehicles, the number of days and the mileage for each day of operation for any or all vehicles operated by the applicant under any license issued under the provisions of this ordinance or any prior ordinance of the City of Renton regulating taxicabs and for -hire vehicles for the year preceding the yearly period specified in the application for a license. The applicant shall also show in this application whether he has been convicted of any violation within ten (10) years preceding the date of application relating to the sale or possession of intoxicating liquor, gambling, or any lard er ordinance relating to public morality and decency, or for violating any law or ordinance involving an intent to defraud, or whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any lata or ordinance relating to the use, sale or possession of narcotic drugs or barbituates, or any such other information the Cit jr Clerk may require, -2- which he deems reasonably necessary to aid in the enforcement of this ordinance. B. The City Clerk shall inquire into the correctness of the information furnished, and if he is so satisfied, after due investigation, that the applicant is the reliable and bona fide owner of the motor vehicle, has met the name under which the applicant is to operate and the color scheme used upon the motor vehicle does not conflict with others so used, or tend to deceive the public, that the motor vehicle is equipped with proper State license and is properly bonded for the protection of the public as required by law, a license may thereupon be issued in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, authorizing the operation of said motor vehicle under the classification applied for,either: for the next succeeding calendar year or for the remainder of the current year, as requested by the applicant. C. No application for a license issued under the provisions of this ordinance shall be granted to any person if the City Clerk after due investigation has good reason to believe that the applicant is dishonest or immoral, and desires such license to enable him to engage in a dishonest, unlawful, or immoral act, practice or enterprise; provided, however, that no license shall be issued in the event the applicant, and if a corporation, any of its principal officers, has been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude or an intent to defraud during the ten (10) years prior to such application. D. The City Clerk shall not grant any license issued under the provisions of this ordinance where the consent and approval of the City Council is required, as hereinbelow specified. E. No license shall be transferable to any person except in case of a bona fide sale of the business of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle, and then only with the prior consent of the City Council; and no license shall be transferred to any other motor vehicle without approval of the City Clerk, and then only in cases where the motor vehicle for which the license is issued shall be sold, become obsolete, unsafe or:bnfit for further use, which such determination shall be made by the Chief of Police and his deterrdnation shall be conclusive. Whenever the City Council consents to such transfer in case of sale,thereupon the new owner shall promptly apply for the proper licenses as set forth in this Ordinance and pay the fees specified in Section 34 hereof. F. Each application for a taxicab, vehicle for hire license, or renewal or transfer thereof made by or on behalf of a corporation under this ordinance shall include -3- a list of the names, residence addresses and telephone numbers of all the share- holders of such corporation, and no change in the controlling interest of said corporation shall be made without the filing of a request for transfer, and payment of the transfer fee with the City Clerk, which transfer shall have the prior approval of the City Council. Failure to comply with this provision shall be grounds for revocation of such license. SECTION 3> TAXICABS, 11AXIM°jTM MITMBER: The number of taxicabs authorized to operate and for which licenses may be issued shall be based upon the population of the City, as determined by the last preceding official State Census, at the ratio of one (1) taxicab to each fifteen hundred (1,500) inhabitants; provided that this limitation shall not affect taxicabs in operation under license on the effective date of this ordinance, except as such vehicles are abandoned through inability of operators to meet the requirements of this ordinance. SECTION 40 ITIMAI FUL TO SUBLET: It shall be unlawful for the holder of a taxicab license to directly or indirectly lease or sublet his business and license to another person or persons'f or use or operation and any such action shall be grounds for revocation of said license; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the holder of a valid taxicab license from employing drivers for his taxicabs. SECTION 5: COLOR SCHR : The City Clerk shall,in the interest of protecting the public from beim_; deceived.or.eonfused, have the exclusive control in the granting of permission to use any color scheme, design or monogram by any taxicab or vehicle for hire. It shall be unlawful to use or change any color, design, monogram or insignia on any taxicab or vehicle for hire, without the prior permission and approval of the City Clerk. Failure to comply with this provision shall be grounds for revocation of any vehicle for -hire license. No taxicab license shall be issued for a second or succeeding year for the same taxicab or for any other taxicab under the same license, unless the taxicab and any other taxicab for which the license has been transferred as herein authorized, has during the calendar year covered by the license been operative for at least ten (10) miles per day for two hundred and forty (240) days of said year, nor shall any new taxicab license be issued to any person holding a license which lapses because of failure to meet the foregoing requirements in the next preceding year. SECTION 6e EXPIRATION OF LICENSES AND LICENSE FEES: All licenses issued under this ordinance shall expire on the last day of December of each calendar year. -4- Such licenses may be renewed by the license holder for the succeeding year by making application therefor with the City Clerk at least ten (10) days prior to the expiration date. SECTION 7: Ui�IT�1'.-MFUL TO OPERATE FOR -HIRE VEHICLES %IITIiOUT LICENSE: It shall be unlawful for any person to own, operate or drive a vehicle for hire within the City of Renton without Navin,:; first taken out for each and every vehicle so used, a license so to do, to be known as a "Vehicle Licensee. SECTION 8: RENTON VEBICII, LICENSE PLATES, The City Clerk shall furnish with each Vehicle License issued, one or more tags or plates, to be known as Renton Vehicle License Plates. Each such plate shall bear the number of such vehicle license and the year for which said license was issued, together with the words 11Renton Vehicle License". The form, material, and positioning on the vehicle of each such license plate shall be as prescribed by the Chief of Police, It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or drivor of a vehicle for hire to operate such vehicle without having conspicuously displayed thereon such vehicle license folate, furnished and authorized by the City Clerk_, or to operate such vehicle with empired or illegible Renton VAhicle License plates tYr-reon, or to fail to com;�ly with any regulation of the City Clerk and.. Chief of Police relating to such plates. Such plates shall be and remain the property of the City of Renton and upon the revocation, surrender, suspension or expiration of a vehicle license, or if found in the ;possession of any person other than to whom the license was issued, such plates shall be ;picked up by any Police Officer and returned to the City Clerk. SECTIO111 9: DUPLICATE LICEO?S?: PLkTES: Whenever a Renton Vehicle License plate becomes lost, destroyed or stolon, a duplicate ma;- :,e authorized by the City Clerk at the expense of the licensee. Should the original of the ordered duplicate be later found, such ori -sinal shall be promptly returned .to the City Clerk. It shall be unlawful to manufacture or produce any such Vehicle License ;date or duplicates thereof heroin provided except by order of the City Clerk. SECTION 10: RATE SCHEDULE- Every licensee shall, before commencing operation, file with the City Clerk his proposed schedule of rates and charges. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to charge any greater or lesser sum than is specified by such filed Schedule of Rates, and it shall be unlawful to make any discriminatory charges to any person, or to make any rebate or in any manner reduce the charge to any person unless such reduction is in conformity with the Schedule of Rates and unless applied to all passengers of that class. Such Schedule of Rates and charges shall be conspicuously displayed in the taxicab so as to be readily discernible to the passenger. Operation of any taxicab or for - hire vehicle without the filing and display of such Rate Schedule shall be prima facie grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license. SECTION 11: DISPLAY OF TAXICAB NVMBM! : It shall be unlawful for any taxicab to fail to have conspicuously displayed on the left inside center door post where it is readily discernible by the passenger, the name and number of the taxicab, which information shall be contained on a plastic sealed card attached to a metal holder; the size and form thereof to be determined and approved by the City Clerk.. It shall be unlawful during the hours of darkness to fail to sufficiently illuminate such name and number. Likewise, each licensee shall adequately illuminate the rate schedule information hereinabove referred to, during the hours of darkness so that such information is readily available to any passenger. STICTION 12: TAXICAB ZOIS: There are hereby established the following taxi- cab zones in the City, anu 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: (A) A taxicab zone at the southeast corner of Third Avenue and Wells Street at a point approximately thirty feet (301) south of the south marginal line of Third Avenue. (B) One (1) taxicab zone at the northwest corner of Third Avenue and ,Fells Street at a point approximately twenty feet (20t.) north of the north marginal line of Third Avenue. (C) One (1) taxicab zone at the southwest corner of Third Avenue and Wells Street at a point approximately twenty feet (20t) south of the south marginal line of Third Avenue. (D) One (1) taxicab zone on the east side of Main Street at a point approximately one hundred twenty feet (1201 ) north of the north marginal line of Third Avenue. In addition to the aforespecified taxicab zones, there are hereby established an additional seven (7) zones located along the east side of Ifdells Street immediately south of its intersection_ with Walla v.Talla Avenue. Such latter zones shall be assigned by the Council from time to time to the licensees based on the number of licenses validly issued and in force. There shall not be more than one (1) taxicab parked in any taxicab zone specified in Subsections (A), (D), (C) and (D) at any one (1) time. It shall be unlawful for any taxicab to park in any parking meter zone or other restricted area except for the purpose of pickin- up passengers upon call or discharging passengers. M The Street Commissioner is authorized and directed to provide for the erection of suitable signs relative to the taxicab parkin; zones. SECTION 13. TAXD%,]ETER- It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate, or engage in the business of operating a taxicab unless said taxicab is equipped with a taximeter which has been inspected and approved by the ==-- __`Olice All such taximeters shall be installed in every taxicab licensed hereunder not later than June 30th, 1964. It shall be the duty of the owner, driver, or any other person having possession or control of a taxicab to at all times keep such taximeter accurate and in good working condition. Prior to the installation of such taximeter, same shall be approved for operation by the C1 -<i ­.L_ or 1*he C -yief of alp_ require the licensee to have such meter tested and inspected by another municipal agency or independent testing laboratory and upon such approval, a written notice and lead -wire seal shall be plainly posted and attached to the taximeter for the information of the public. Such taxicab raeters shall be rechecked and inspected at least semiannually in the same manner as the original inspection. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate or engage in the business of operating a taxicab, whenever the - - ''vlic �.�tiea ori .r-•. ire seal of approval has been broken, cut, removed or is missing. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, resist or refuse the ',i:_ 03 -olice or his duly authorized agent or representative to test and re -inspect the taxi- meter at any time when so ordered. SECTION 14- FARES CHARGED- It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate, or engage in the business of operating a taxicab unless a taximeter is at all times used on each of such taxicabs in determining the fare or the rate to be charged and collected:, and in compliance with the rate schedule filed with the City Clerk and posted inside the cab. It shall be unlawful for any person operating or driving, or engaged in the business of operatin,a taxicab to charge, demand, collect, or receive any fare, rate or charge -hick is not directly based, measured or computed upon the record on the reading face of the taximeter used on such taxicab. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or employ any other or different method of computing or measuring such distance or time charges than the methods hereinabove specifically provided. SECTION 15: INSTALLATION OF TAXIIVffTER: Every taximeter shall be installed at the right side of the driver, either adjoinin„ the cowl or dashboard of the taxicab, and at such height that the flag thereof may be readily seen by observers -7- on the street. The reading face of the taximeter shall at all times be well lighted and distinctly readable to the passengers within the taxicab. It shall be unlawful to change the size of the wheels or tires of any taxicab or the gears operating the taximeter or to change the taximeter from one taxicab to another X unless such taximeter is reinspected and ap-proved by the C' or his duly authorized agent or representative before it is so used. SECTION 16: FLAG TO BE IN PROPER POSITION: It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while carrying passengers or under employment to display the flag attached to the taximeter at such a position as to denote that such taxicab is not employed, or to throw the flag of the taximeter at a recording position when such vehicle is not actually employed, or to fail to throw the flag of such taximeter at a non -recording position at the termination of each and every service, It shall be unlawful for any person to change, alter, adjust, modify or in any manner tamper with any taximeter so as to cause the same to register a fare other than prescribed by this ordinance. SECTION 17: CHIEF OF POLICE TO DETER ICNE CLASSIFICATION AND CAPACITY: The Chief of Police shall by inspection determine the classification and capacity of the vehicle inspected; and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive -or operate, or engage in the business of operating any taxicabs or for.-hi.re :,vehicles unless the same Poe been inspected and approved by the Chief of Police. SECTION 18: DRIVER'S LICENSE: It shall be unlewful for any person owning, controlling, or engaged in the business of operating taxicabs or for -hire vehicles to employ as the driver of any such vehicle, or permit any such vehicle to be operated by a driver who does not have in his possession a valid and subsisting For -Hire Driverts License. SECTION 19: SliSTE-ATSION-REVOCATION OF FOR -HIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE: Any driver of a taxicab or for -hire vehicle who shall charge any passenger a rate or fare other than that provided for in this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be punished, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, by having his For -Hire Driverts License suspended for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year. SECTION 20: TRIP SHEETS: It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating any taxicab or for -hire vehicles, to fail to kep an accurate daily record on a trip sheet, the form and size to be determined and approved by the City Clerk for each shift such equipment is operated. All daily trip sheets shall be kept on file for a period of five (5) years at the address for which the vehicle 10 for -hire license is issued, unless otherwise specified or directed by the City Clerk. All daily trip sheets shall be open for inspection by the City Clerk or Chief of Police at any time either while carried in the vehicle for hire or at the address of the licensee. It shall be unlawful for anyone to fail to make available any trip sheet for inspection upon request by the City Clerk or Chief of Police. It shall be unlawful for any for -hire driver to fail or refuse to turn in his trip sheet or moneys collected from taxi -trip fares to his employer or his duly authorized agent at the end of each shift worked. The following information shall be contained on each trip sheet. 1. The driverts name as licensed dnd For -Hire Driver's License number. 2. The driverts residence address and telephone number. 3. The company name and vehicle number. 4. The date, time and place of origin and dismissal of each trip. (Including trips where the passenger did not complete an actual trip.) 5. The fare paid. 6. The number of passengers paying or not paying and any other items for which a charge was or was not made. 7. The beginning and ending speedometer mileage of the vehicle for each shift worked. 8. The beginning and ending time for each shift worked. 9. The beginning and ending meter readings for each shift worked. The driver of any taxicab or for -hire vehicle shall, on request of any passenger paying him a fare for any trip, issue a receipt showing such information for said trip. Failure to keep an accurate daily trip sheet or the withholding of a trip sheet or fare moneys collected by a for -hire driver from his employer or his duly authorized agent, shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of his For -Hire Driverts License. SECTION 21: DISPLAY OF LICENSES: 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-'ashington showing such vehicle to be pro- perly bonded for the protection of the public, and also the licenses and permits issued pursuant to this City ordinance. SECTION 22: CONDITION OF DRIVER: It shall be unlawful for any for -hire driver to consume any alcoholic beverage at any time within eight (8) hours of reporting for duty, or while on duty as a driver to operate any for -hire vehicle M while under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquors, narcotics, barbituates, or any medicine that shall impair his ability to drive. It shall be unlawful for any for -hire driver to drive, operate, or be is a vehicle for -hire in a position to drive or operate for longer than ten (10) hours in any one twenty-four (24) hour period. Each driver shall be neatly and cleanly attired and shall present a clean and neat appearance pertaining to his clothes, shoes, physical body, head and face care. The Chief of Police shall have the ri_ht to order any for -hire driver to cease operating or driving a vehicle for hire if in his determination the for -hire driver's appearance and condition would be offensive to a passenger or detrimental to the travelling public and such driver shall cease such operation until the condition or appearance complained of has been properly corrected. SECTION 23: INSPECTION OF VEERICLES: All vehicles operated under the author- ity of this ordinance shall be available for inspection at any time at any place by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall inspect a vehicle for hire to determine cleanliness, proper equipment, good appearance, safe operating condition and shall in all cases be the sole judge in this determination. If the Chief of Police determines during his inspection that the condition of any taxicab or vehicle for hire needs correction, he shall issue to the operator or driver thereof a notice in writing specifying such defects and same shall be remedied immediately or at a later date to be fixed by the Chief of Police in such notice. The Chief of Police shall order any vehicle for hire to cease operation immediately if in his determination the vehicle is in an unsafe condition and shall notify the operator or driver in writing and shall remove the seal of approval from the vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any operator or driver to drive or operate a vehicle for hire in an unsafe condition or without proper equipment, as determined by the Chief of Police. It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with any written notice by the Chief of Police to make certain corrections on a vehicle for hire. SECTION 24: DIRECT ROUTE OF TRAVEL: Any driver of a taxicab or for -hire vehicle employed to carry passengers to a definite point shall take the most direct route possible that will carry the passenger safely and expeditiously to his destination. -10.- SECTION 25: URI' IHORIZED DRIVERS: It shall be unlawful for anyone engaged in the business of operating a taxicab or vehicle for hire to knowingly employ a driver who has within one (1) year prior thereto been convicted of driving: any motor vehicle -while under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquors., narcotics, or barbituates. If any driver of a taxicab or vehicle for hire shall be convicted of driving such vehicle while under the influence of or affected by liquor or narcotics., the For -Hire Driverts License of such driver shall be revoked and he shall not be granted a For -Hire Driverts License for a period of at least one (1) year from the date of such conviction. SECTION 26: M\TLI j°7IM NOT TO MY F!,RE: 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., and 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. SECTION 27: M, .VING TI XICI,B UNINTENDED: 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. SECTION 28: aMiGE: Persons served with a taxicab hereunder shall be entitled to have with them their valises or small hand baggage as can be conveniently carried within the vehicle loaded, conveyed., and unloaded without charge,, Persons canceling calls for taxicabs or for -hire vehicles after disp atch in answer thereto, may be charged the same rate as if used. SECTION 29: T O-TElY R.DIO DISPI,TCH: It shall be unlawful for aiy for -hire driver to fail to respond to a call from the dispatcher to pick up a passenger when so requested or to fail to keep the radio in the taxicab or for -hire vehicle operating at all times during- the shift the taxicab or for -hire vehicle is operated., All taxicabs or for -hire vehicles shall have conspicuously placed on the vehicle by the name of the cab., the telephone number where the taxicab or for -hire vehicle may be radio dispatched from. SE,CTIOhT 30: DISCONTINUED USE T:S Tl.XICAB: All taxicabs licensed under this ordinance when discontinued for use as a vehicle for hire shall be sufficiently repainted forthwith with a color that will not tend to confuse or lead the public to believe the vehicle may still be a taxicab and said vehicle may not be used on the street for private transportation until the repainting has been completed, Failure to comply with the provisions of this section will be grounds for revocation of such license. SECTION? 31: INL: 1,,.FZ TO SOLICIT E_RES: 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. It shall also be unlawful to carry or transport any person other than the driver of the vehicle in the front seat of any taxicab except in cases where the rear seat thereof is occupied,, in which case additional passengers not exceeding two in number, may be carried in the front seat SECTION 32: IDENTIFICATION OF DRIVERS: Every for -hire driver shall wear a badge of identification, the size, form m d placement to be determined and approved by the City Clerk, and such badge shall be worn by such driver at all times while he is operating a vehicle for hire; such badge shall show, among others, the name of the licensed for -hire driver, and the name and telephone number of the company employing such driver. SECTION 33: LICENSING FEES: It shall be unlawful to enL,age in the business of operating a taxicab or for -hire vehicle as defined in this ordinance without first having obtained a valid and subsisting; license so to do,, This license shall be known as and the annual fee shall be as follows: VEHICLE LICENSE, (For each such vehicle) a n a a x$`'50,.00 per year Such license fee shall be one-half (1/2) the annual fee when applied for on or after July lst of each year. SECTION 34: QlEiLIFIC11 IONS FORA FOR -HIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE: No person shall be issued a For -Hire Driver's License unless he possesses the following qualifications, (A) Must be at least 21 years of age. (B) Must be a bona fide resident of the State of Washington for at least six months prior to filing application,; (C) Must possess a valid State of T.,lashington Motor Vehicle Operator's License. (D) Trust be free from any infirmity of body or mind rich would render -the applicant unfit for safe operation of a motor vehicle and shall have -12- submitted to a medical examination by the Health Officer of the City of Renton and have obtai_1ed a certificate from said Officer certifying his fitness as such for -hire driver. Such examination certificate shall not be required for renewals of such license, but the City Clerk may at any time at his discretion require"any licensee to be so examined and to secure such a certificate or renewal thereof. (E) Must not be addicted to the use of intoxicating liquor, dangerous drugs or narcotics. (F) Must not have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude or intent to defraud within the past ten (10) years prior to application. SECTION; PERSONAL HISTORY OF APPLICANT° The applicant shall file with the City Clerk an application on a form furnished -by the City Clerk, which shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and which shall set forth the following facts concerning the applicant Flame, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, residence address, place and date of birth, length of time a resident of the State of 'Washington, whether a citizen or non -citizen, last place of employment, whether previously licensed and if so where, and whether or not the license was ever suspended or revoked and for what cause, and such other information as the City Clerk may reasonably require. The applicant shall on the application give the names and mailing addresses of four persons, not relatives, who have known the applicant for at least two years last past. SECTION 36: HEALTH OFFICER: Any applicant who fails to pass a satisfactory medical examination may be re-examined after thirty (30) days from the original examination, and if following such re-examination the certificate herein required from the Health Officer is issued, the applicant may be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 37= FINGERPRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO ACCOIIPANIY APPLICATION: Each application for a For -Hire Driverts License shall be accompanied by a complete set of fingerprints of the applicant, and also by three (3) recent duplicate photographs of the applicant of the size to be determined by the Chief of Police. One photograph shall be retained in the records of the Chief of Police and the second attached to the license in such manner that it cannot be removed and another photograph sub- stituted therefor without detection; the third photograph, together with the name, address and license number shall be prominently displayed inside the taxicab so as to be readily discernible to any passenger. SECTION3�_ CHIEF OF POLICE TO INVESTIGATE APPLICANTS FOR DRIVERIS LICENSES: When an application for a For -Hire Driverls License, duly signed and sworn to and accompanied by the required certificate of the Health Officer has been received by .the Chief of Police, he shall investigate the statements contained therein, and may obtain such other information concerning the applicantts character, integrity, -13- personal habits, past conduct and general qualifications as will show the appli- cant's ability and skill as a driver of a motor vehicle for -hire, and his honesty, integrity and character for the purpose of determining whether the applicant is a suitable person to drive a motor vehicle for -hire within the City of Renton. All applications for For -Hire Driver's Licenses shall become null and void after sixty (60) days from date of filing, if the applicant for any reason fails or i neglects to obtain a license. SECTION 39• TEMPORARY LICENSE- Upon application f or a For -Hire Driver Is License, the City Clerk may, pending the required examination and investigation of the qualifications of the applicant and upon recommendation of the Chief of Police after his preliminary investigation, issue a temporary For -Hire Driver's Permit which shall entitle the applicant to operate a taxicab or other for -hire vehicle pending final action upon his application, for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days. Such temporary permit shall not be transferable or assignable and shall be valid only with the taxicab company to which it was originally issued. Whenever the holder of such a temporary permit leaves the original employment, the employer shall notify the City Clerk within twenty-four (24) hours thereof. Such permit may also be revoked by the City Clerk or the Chief of Police for failure to report for examination pursuant to his application, or for any violation by the permittee of or failure to comply with the conditions under which such permit is issued. Revocation or cancellation of said temporary permit by the City Clerk or Chief of Police shall be final unless appealed from by the permittee to the City Council within five (s) days from such revocation. SECTION ;40: ISSUANCE OF FOR -HIRE DRIVER'S LICENSED If the City Clerk is satisfied that the applicant for a For -Hire Driver's License possesses the qual- ifications and is a suitable person to drive a motor vehicle for -hire under the Provisions of this ordinance, he shall issue him a For -Hire Driver's License tirh ich will entitle him to drive and operate a motor vehicle for -hire within the City of Renton. The license shall be of such form and size as is required by the City Clerk and on one side the photograph of the licensee shall be'attached as herein required, together with a fingerprint, the physical description of the licensee and the date of the license and h_i_s signature. The other side of the license shall contain the words "For -Hire Driverts License --City of Renton", and also the number of the license, and the name of the licensee, and date of expiration of the license. After the data herein required has been inserted on the license, -14- it shall be enclosed and sealed in a durable transparent material. SECTION 4: EXPIRATIOU.AND REMIALS OF FOR -HIRE DRIVERtS LICENSES: All For -Hire Driverts Licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December of each calendar year unless suspended or revoked prior thereto. Each such license may be renewed annually thereafter by the City Clerk for a period of four (4) successive years. The City Clerk shall devise in the license form the method by which renewals herein provided for may be indicated on the license, without issuing another license. Upon expiration of the license and all renewals authorized herein, a new license shall be required, which shall be issued only upon application, together with photcgraphs supplied and examinations taken as in the case of an original license application. All licenses must be renewed within ten (10) days from the date of expiratiolh:-b.tc'pt as 'othbtV3:s,e ' iei biri.pi-ov ded..:. Applicatidh67"for renewals shall be made through the City Clerk on such f orms as may be provided by his office. SECTION _V: DRIVER'S LICENSE FEES- The fees for a For -Hire Driverts License shall be as follows: (A) For each original license the sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15,00), which shall be paid at the time of making applicationQ (B) For each annual renewal thereof, the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00), which shall be paid at the time of making application. SECTION 43; DAMAGED OR WORN-OUT LICENSES TO BE REPLACED: When the license is worn-out, damaged or otherwise unfit for use, the City Clerk may require the license to be replaced in the same form as the original license, at the expense of the licensee. SECTION DRIVERtS LICENSE CARRIED ON PERSON AMID EXHIBITED UPON REQUEST: The For -Hire Driverts License shall at all times be carried on the person of the licensee; and shall on request be exhibited by the licensee to any passenger or to any police officer or license inspector. SECTION lis: ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS- The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to make and enforce rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, and it shall be unlawful to violate or not to comply with any of said rules and regulations. All of such rules and regulations as promulgated by the Chief of Police from time to time shall be reduced to writing and mailed to each taxicab and for -hire vehicle owner for his information and for distribution thereof unto his employees. SECTION 46;, VIOLATIONS- The City Clerk and Chief of Police are hereby authorized and directed to enforce the terms and provisions of this ordinance. If it is determined that any licensee has violated or failed to comply with any -15- 4 . provision of this ordinance, then the City Clerk or Chief of Police shall make a written record of such findings, specifying therein the particulars of any such violation and thereupon the license of any such driver may be suspended or revoked for a period to be fixed by the City Clerk and Chief of Police, in which event the license shall be surrendered unto the City Clerk. In case of revocation such license shall be cancelled, and in case of suspension,the same shall be returned unto the licensee after expiration of the period of suspension; provided, however, such revocation for violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall not relieve the licensee of the penalties otherwise provided for in this ordinance. Any licensee whose license is revoked or suspended by the City Clerk �-.Or.. Chief of Police shall have the right to appeal to the City Council from any such order by filing with the City Clerk a written notice thereof within five (5) days after the entry of the order of revocation or suspension. The notice of appeal shall specify an address at which the licensee may be given notice of hearing on the appeal. After the filing of such appeal, the City Clerk shall set a time and place, not more than thirty (30) days from such notice of appeal for hearing thereon, or such matter may be referred to a Committee of the City Council for hearing. At the hearing the licensee shall be entitled to appear in person and be represented by counsel and offer such evidence pertinent and material to the revocation or suspension. Upon filing of notice of such appeal, the City Clerk and Chief of Police shall immediately submit unto the City Council or its Committee, such records, data, reports and information as they have in their possession supporting their order of suspension or revocation. Immediately after such hearing, to City Council shall determine whether the revocation or suspension shall be sustained, and its action in that respect shall be final and conclusive in all respects. From the time of filing the written notice of appeal by the licensee and until the hearing and action thereon by the City Council, the order of the City Clerk and Chief of Police relative to such suspension or revocation shall be sited. SECTIOD7'47e VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance 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 not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. —16— s SECTION 4,U4 PARTIAL INVALIDITY: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or void., such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. SECTION 411 REPEAL: Chapter 19 of Title V (Business Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled, "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" relating to taxicabs and for -hire vehicles is hereby repealed. SECTION .gip; This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after it passage, approval and legal publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this - day o j,Q Pro or�3. Helmie Nelson, City Clerk %7IfI s� APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this day of iCTcve„��=g6�. r r nk A iment, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Gerard M. Shellan, City Attorney Date of Publication: —17— >>