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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ESTABLISHiNG FARES FOR
TAXICAB SERVICE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 27, ARTICLE VI OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, TITLED TAXICABS, LIMOUSINES,
SHUTTLES, PROVIDING THAT A SCHEDULE OF FEES SHALL BE MAINTAiNED ON
FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, PROVIDING A SAViNGS CLAUSE,
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDiNG AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Manager, in consultation with the Police Department,
recommended a change in taxicab fares to the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the taxicab fares were previously established by Chapter 27, Article III titled
Taxicabs of the Code of Ordinances, and
WHEREAS, Article III has now been deleted and replaced with Article VI of Chapter 27
titled Tax,cabs, Limousines, and Shuttles, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to increase these fares and
set them forth in this ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAiNS
SECTION 1 The following fares are hereby established by this ordinance to be charged
pursuant to the specified provm~ons of Chapter 27, Article VI of the Code of Ordinances
TAXICAB RATES
$2 00 INITIAL METER DROP
$ 40 FOR EACH ~A MILE, AND PER 1 V2 MINUTE TRAFFIC DELAY
$2 00 FOR EACH EXTRA PASSENGER (Up to Rated Seating Capacity)
SECTION 2 That the above-mentioned fares as established by the City Council shall be
placed on file m the office of the City Secretary and made available to any member of the public
who wishes to see a copy of the fares as estabhshed by this ordinance The City Secretary is
directed to mmntaln this Taxicab Rates schedule on file in the City Secretary's office as adopted
hereby or as in the future may be established by the City Counml
SECTION 3 Save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections,
subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of the Code of Ordinances shall remain
in full fome and effect
SECTION 4 That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remmmng
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it
would have enacted such remmnmg portions despite any such validity
SECTION 5 This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of ~ ,
2001
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBElt. T L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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