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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-1022750L AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 26 (VEHICLES FOR HIRE) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF WAITING TIME, AMENDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND AMENDING THE PENALTY INTETHEUAMOUNTE OFOBE CHARGED3 $500 0 THEREFOREVIDING AND FOR A MAXIMUM PRO PROVIDING GAN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the definition of waiting time as contained in Sec N T43 of Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows Sec 26-43 Waiting Time The term "waiting time" as used in this article shall mean such times as may be consumed or lost at the special instance and request of a passenger after such passenger has first entered the taxicab to make a trip and before rach ae passenger for any destination lost on accountshofl be made against any other delay whatsoever except for traffic delays as provided in section 26-22 SECTION II That Sec 26-45 of the Code of Ordinances is here By amen U -e-c F to read as follows Sec 26-45 Public liability insurance (a) Required Before any license shall be issued to any owner of a to xicab hereinbefore defined, or before any renewal of licenses shall be granted, the owner shall be required to file with the city secretary, and thereafter keep in full force and effect, a policy of public liability insurance approved by the city attorney executed by an insurance company duly authorized to do business in the State of Texas, and performable in Denton County, Texas, insuring the public against any loss or damage that may result to any person or property from the operation of such vehicle or vehicles, and the maximum amount of recovery in such policy of insurance specified, shall not be less than the following sums, to wit (1) For the injury or death of any one person in any one accident, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000 00) (2) For total liability in any one accident for personal injuries or death, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000 00) (3) For injury or destruction of property in any one accident, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000 00) Provided, however, that if it be shown to the satisfaction of the chief of police that policies in the above amounts cannot be obtained, then policies in lesser amounts may be secured and filed in full compliance with the provisions hereof, upon certificate to that effect being filed with the city secretary by the chief of police, and upon approval of the stated lesser amounts by the city attorney SECTION III That Sec 26-52 of the Code of Ordinance— s fs Tiereby amended to read as follows Section 26-52 Taximeters, rates to be charged All fares shall be determined by a taximeter installed in each taxicab and a driver shall charge only a fee as computed by such taximeter Every taximeter so installed shall be kept in good operating condition and the taximeter or its drive system shall be sealed at all points which the components, if manipulated, could affect the function or accuracy of the taximeter A driver shall not charge a fare for operating a taxicab in the city that is inconsistent with the following established rates (a) Passengers will be charged as determined by the taximeter a minimum fare of one dollar and thirty cents ($1 30) including the first one -tenth (1/10) mile plus eleven cents ($0 11) for each additional one -tenth (1/10) mile from the point of pickup to destination (b) An extra charged forharge of fiftcents each additional passer 50) will be passenger (c) A surcharge of fifty cents ($0 50) will be charged for any pickup occurring between the hours of 8 00 p m and 6 00 a m (d) Passengers will be charged as determine by the for taximeter a fare of twenty-five cents each ninety (90) seconds of waiting time or traffic delay SECTION IV This ordinance shall repeal all ordinances in con f ct erew th SECTION V Any person who shall violate a provision of this PAGE 2 ordinance, or fails to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or of a permit or certificate issued thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500 00) Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of this ordinance is committed, or continued, and upon conviction of any such violations such person shall be punished within the limits above SECTION VI That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage PASSED AND APPROVED this the A&day of 1989 RAY iE, •. ATTEST (�. , 0 411Y ks=T= PROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY BY L !L! J� PAGE 3 u