1989-1022750L
NO pol -/a _
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
P NALTJY INTETHEUAMOUNTE OF 0$5BE CHARGED, 00 00 THEREFORE, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the definition of waiting time as contained
in Sec N-43 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
be made a delay
lost on account against
time t charge of any other
reaching pssenger his for final any destination
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 a 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- 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 charge
each additional passenger 50) will be
charged for
(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 fthe
or
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
conf ct erew th
SECTION V Any person who shall violate a provision of this
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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 day of
1989
RAY S P ENS, AYOR
ATTEST
OTOEK , Y SECRET~R~I
PROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA A DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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