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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-07-948 - 12/17/2007 - REPEAL AND UPDATE MC CH 25 VEHICLES FOR HIREOrdinance No. MC-07- 948 An Ordinance providing for updates to Chapter 25 of the City of McHenry Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF MCHENRY, McHenry County, Illinois as follows: SECTION 1: That Chapter 25 Vehicles for Hire of the City of McHenry Municipal Code is hereby repealed and replaced with the following: Secs. 25-1 - 25-15. Reserved. MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 25 VEHICLES FOR HIRE ARTICLE I. RESERVED ARTICLE H. TAXICABS See.25-16. Defined. The term "taxicab" as used in this Article shall mean and include any vehicle used to carry passengers for hire but not operating on a fixed route and shall also include limousine service. Sec. 25-17. License required; application. It shall be unlawful to engage in the business of operating a taxicab in the City without first having secured a license therefore. Applications for such licenses shall be made in writing to the Clerk, and shall state thereon the name of the applicant, the intended place of business and the number of cabs to be operated. Sec. 25-18. Number of licenses. There shall be no more than five taxicab licenses in the City. No person or corporation shall be issued more than one license, nor shall a license be issued unless the licensee has taxicabs in service. (MC-96-658) Sec. 25-19. Character of applicant. No taxicab license shall be issued to or be held by any person who is not a person of good character or who has been convicted of a felony; nor shall such license be issued to or held by any corporation if any officer thereof would be ineligible for a license under the foregoing conditions. Sec. 25-20. Fee established; payment. The annual fee payable in advance for taxicab licenses shall be $100.00 for each cab company or owner plus $20.00 for each taxicab operated. All such fees shall be paid to the Clerk at the time application is made. Sec. 25-21. Return of fee on license denial. In the event the license applied for has been denied, the fee shall be returned to the applicant. Sec. 25-22. Deposit of fee. If the license is granted, then the fee shall be deposited in the general corporate fund or such other fund as shall have been designated by the Council by proper action. Sec. 25-23. Fee in addition to other fees. The fee required by this Article shall be in addition to the motor vehicle license fee and all other fees required by ordinance. (MC-89-477) Sec. 25-24. Notice, fee when vehicles added. Whenever the number of cabs operated shall be increased during the license year the licensee shall notify the Clerk of such change and shall pay the additional fee to the Clerk. Sec. 25-25. Certificate of License required. The Clerk shall issue certificates of license for the number of cabs covered by each license. Sec. 25-26. Display of Certificates of License. The certificates of license shall be displayed in a prominent place on each taxicab while it is in use. Sec. 25-26.1. Term of license. Licenses to engage in the business of operating a taxicab within the City shall be the same as the fiscal year of the City (May I to April 30). Sec. 25-27. Replacement of vehicles. If a taxicab is withdrawn from service and another taxicab replaces the one withdrawn, the licensee shall notify the Clerk who shall issue a certificate of license for such replacement taxicab without additional charge to the licensee. Sec. 25-28. Notice of vehicle identification number, state registration number. The licensee shall notify the Clerk of the vehicle identification number and state registration number of each cab operated and of the corresponding City vehicle sticker number. Sec.25-29. RESERVED. (MC-96-658) Sec. 25-30. Requirements for vehicles. (a) No taxicab shall be operated unless it bears a state license duly issued; and no such cab shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper brakes, lights, tires, horn, muffler, rear vision mirror, and windshield wiper in good condition. (b) No taxicab shall be operated unless it has passed semi-annual inspection and examination by as certified inspection agency. Following said semi-annual inspection, certification of safety shall be provided to the City Clerk and shall be so noted on the certificate of license when issued. (MC-96-658) (c) If the inspection/examination shows the taxicab is not in a safe mechanical condition, it shall not be operated on the streets of the City until it has been repaired, submitted to a retest at an approved testing station and a current Certificate of Safety is issued. (d) At the time of application for a City license, a copy of the Certificate of Safety then in effect shall be filed with the City Clerk. No City license shall be issued without the filing of the copy of the Certificate of Safety. (MC-96-658) Sec. 25-31. Marking of vehicles. Each taxicab, except limousines, while operated, shall have on each side, in letters readable from a distance of twenty feet, the name of the licensee operating it. If more than one cab is operated by a licensee each cab shall be designated by a different number, and such number also shall so appear on each side of such cab. Sec. 25-32. Drivers to be licensed. No person shall drive a taxicab unless he shall have secured a license therefor, as provided by the Statutes of the State of Illinois. No person shall drive a taxicab until he has exhibited such license to the Chief of Police or his designee who will issue a certificate that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this Article. Sec. 25-33. Conduct of drivers. It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while on duty to drink any intoxicating liquor, or to use any profane or obscene language, to shout or call to prospective passengers, or to disturb the peace in any way. Sec. 25-34. List of drivers required. The licensee shall submit a list of drivers to the City Clerk semi-annually. Sec. 25-35. Bond or insurance required. No taxicab shall be operated unless it is covered by a bond or public liability policy as required by statute. Sec. 25-36. Obedience to traffic rules.* It shall be the duty of every driver of a taxicab to obey all traffic rules established by statute or ordinance. Sec. 25-37. Use in perpetration of crime. It shall be unlawful to knowingly permit any taxicab to be used in the perpetration of a crime or misdemeanor. * Cross Reference - Traffic regulations generally, Ch. 13. Sec. 25-38.. Duty to accept passengers. It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept as a passenger any person who seeks to so use the taxicab, provided such person is not intoxicated and conducts himself in an orderly manner. No person shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of the passenger. Sec. 25-39. Route to be direct. The driver shall take his passenger to his destination by the most direct available route from the place where the passenger enters the cab. SECTION 2: if any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or nullify the remainder thereof, which remainder shall remain and continue in full force and effect. SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form (which publication is hereby authorized) as provided by law. Passed and approved this 17'h day of December, 2007. Voting Aye: SANTI, GLAB, SCHAEFER, MURGATROYD, WIMMER, PETERSON, CONDON Voting Nay: NONE Not Voting: NONE Absent: NONE Abstain: NONE ( SEAL) APPROVED: iiayor ATTEST: c,e__ L City Cie k