HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942 Ordinance No. 002fil AUTHOR ITY
O RDII :At~CE !~O . 2 SERIES OF 1942.
RDII :AU CE CONCERNI NG T/JCICABS AND THEIR OPERATION AN D PROVIDI NG FOR THE
ICE H SI :~c T:i EREOF n r ACC O!lDAMCE r/I TH THE f'ROVISIONS HEREO F Al'JD ~EPEALING
ORDirJAU CES OR SECTIONS OF ORDI!IA NCE S I U CO NFLICT HEREWITH.
E IT ORDAI I:ED BY THE CITY COU!JC I L OF THE CITY OF E NGLE~"/OOD, COLORADO:
ARTICLE 1.
DE FII JATIONS .
Section 1. Th e term "T ax ic ab", when used i n t h is Ord1nan ce,means any
rn otor vehicle use d !or th e purp ose of tr a ns p ortatiq p ersona within the
City of En g lewood for hire , provided that "ta xicab" as hereina!~•• defined
s ha ll not include vehic le s us e d in v1h a t is co llm only known as motor bus
o ~erations with se a ting ca ~a cit y of seven ~ersons or over.
/,RT IClE 2 .
act ion 1.
(a) No cor1Jor.:i tion, 1Jerson or i nd ividual shall en gag e in the
business of o p era ti ng a t a xic a b o r t a xicabs upon t h e streets of the City
ot Englewo od wi t !1 ou t first co r.t ~)l yi. .g \"t i th all t h e p rovisions of t h is
'"r d i nance. (
(b) Ap p li ca tions for a license s ha ll b e add ressed to t h e City
Co u ncil, s ha ll b e in ~riti n ~ and s hall state t h e fol low i ng f a cts: t he full
n am e and add re ss of t he a ~~lic a nt; i f u p artnership, t h e n am e and ad d ress
of e a ch p ~r t ner; if a cor p ora tion, t h e names and ad d resses of the officers
and directors t h ereof ; and what, if any , p revious ex p erence he or it ha s
.• ad i n such uusiness ; t h e nu mber of t a x ic a bs desired; t he seating capacity
of e n ch t a xic a b, nccording to the ma nu f ac turer's rating ; t h e t yp e of motor
car to be used; h or se:Jower , name of irmnufn ctu rer; r a ting ; S tate 11 cense
n um ber; and t h e leng t h of ti 1.1e the s a i d t n xi co. b ho.s been in use.
(c) Th e City Coubc il s ha ll mak e or h a ve ma de by ins p ectors such
exami nati on a n d i n s p e c tion of t he vehi cle bef ire i ssu ing a license, as it
con siders n ece s sary . The City Council s ha l l refuse a license to, or, if
alre a dy issue d , revoke or sus ~end t h e license of any v eh icle found to be unfit
or un suite d for public p atron0s e . Th e licenseing Co mm ittee of the City
oun cil is h er eby a uth or i zed and em p owered to -est a b lish re a sonable rule s
d reg u l :i ti on s for t h e i n s p ection and o p e ar at ion of pu b lic vehicles and
t h eir a 1 ... nu rt e n a.n ceo , co ;1struction , a n d condition of f1 tness.
(d) Th e City Counci l s h L.11 eviden ce its g r u nting of a license
onl v : .. f t e r .'a y me n t of t h e licen s e fees here i n set forth.
~n T IClE 3.
(a) A licens e fee of .t we n ty-five ('25.00) dollars a year shall be paid
to the City of En 3 lewood for each a nd every t ax ic a b licensed hereunder.
Said lic e nses s ha ll be i ssued as of J a nuary l, i n each and every year.
d s he ll be v a lid to ~nd i n cludi ng t ~e 31st d ay of December next succe-
edi n a , u n less so ori c r r e voke d by t h e City Coun cil.
ARTICLE 4.
river's licenses .
It s hn l l b e un l aw ful for ~n
u p on t h e str ee ts o f t h e Cit
f o ll oni n c rcq~ire m ents:
... _ction 1 .
e rco n to drive or o p era te a license d t ax ic ~b u
of Ene le wood with out fir s t co mp lying with t h e
(a) Be of t h e a g e of t r1e nty -o n e (21) ye n.r s or over.
(b) b e of s oun d ~h;si q ue , with g o od ey e sight, and not subject to e p il-
' ver ti 3 0, hea r t trou u le or any oth er inf irmity of body or mi n d which
· t re n der h i w u n fit f o r t h e s a fe o p eration of a t a xic a b.
(c) a e able to r e ad .::.nd r1rite i n t li e Eng lish l angua g e.
(d) Be cl e e n i n dress and p erson a~d not be ad d icte d to t he u se of
i n tox ic o.t i n g l iquo rs or Jrn c s.
(e ) f r odu ce on f o r ms t o b e .P rovided by the City Council, a ffid a vits
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of hi s g o od c h a.rc.cter fro 1.1 two r eputt..L ble citizens of th City ·wh o have I
knorm h i m p ersona lly c.i..ir i :1G f 1 ve ye t rs neY.t p receeding the d a t e of his · .
applic a ti on, a n d 0. furth er te ~ti raon ri l, on a fo r m p rovided for that pur p ose nuxxxx ~
fro m h is l as t e1l 1 ~1 oyer u n less , i n t h e esti 1nn ti on of t h e City Council,
s u ff i ci e !"l t re c.so n is e i v c n for its 01 .1..1i ssi on .
(f) F i l l ou t u p on c. b l a nk f o r m to be provided by t he City Council
of a st :-~ t.e1.1e n t c i vi n g h is f u ll na1.1e, re s idence, p l a ce of residence for
five y e a r s ~r e v i o ua to ~ovin a t o l1i s a ddr e s s, a g e, color, height, color
of eyes and h a ir, l,l n ce of uirth , lencl th of t i me · h e has resided in the
c i ty , wh eth er a ci ti ze!"l of t he L"n i te d St a tes, p l a ces of p reviou s e mp loy-
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ent, wh ether 1Ja rri eu or sing le , •::h eth er he h r s e ver been convicted of "
a fe lony or a rili :J d e 1n e n n or, wh eth e r h e :1 0.s p r ev i ous ly b een licensed a s a '
ri11er or c hau ffeur , a n d if so, v1h eth e r h is license has ever been revok-
e d and f o r what c t.u se, r1:1 ich sta te 1.1 e n t s h .'.'.ll b e si gne d and s worn to by
t h e a :,~lic u n t and file d b ~ t h e Ci1-~ ;.81Jn cil 1as a pe rm a nent t"eCQr d . h {£) A l i c e n se fee or fiv e (~~.u ; aol a rs sna11 oe pa 1a ror e a c
drivers l icense . ..,ri v er s l i cens e s s hal l be i ssu ed as of Janua r y 1, in
each o.nd eve r y y e o.r, an d s ha ll b e ·1 0.l i ::l to a nd i n c ludinc the 31st day
of ~ec ewb e r , ne xt su c ceed i n g , u 11 l eus s o one r revoked by the City Council •
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of a:1y er
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r i ver s ... es s ha ll b e revoked for co n v iction of violation
i· v i ol r-. t..i 011 o f n 1q Cj. t y ordinance rel a tive
._l i·1 e i-:' o f i n toxic e.t i n c liquor or d r u c s;
a.n d n h~l l b e sus >ended u pon the first offense
e second o f f ense .
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Section 3. Drivers lic e1~ses may be sus 1Jended or revoked at o.ny time by the City llXlODI
Council tor c;oo d co.us e shown o.nd , u pon the conviction of any p erson holding a drivee•a
license before a Justice o.f t he r eace for a viol at ion of any law of the State ot
Colorado, or before the Jud a e of the Lluni ci p al Court of the City of Englewood,
for the violation of an Ordinance, said Justice of the P eace and or said filun~cipal
Judg e sh,all im r:l edi n tely re po rt said convictions to the City Council and said City
Council may rev ok e or sus 1~end said driver• s license. Any such sus p ension or
revocation shall be noted on t h e licens e , toge t h er w1th a statement of the reason
t h ereof and the driver sha ll be de p rived of his badge by the City Council, in
case o! sUs fi ension t o be returned to the driver at t he ex pi ratio.n of t h e period
tor which the license was sus p ended. A second sus p ension for the same reason, or
in any case, a third s us~en sion of driver 's license, shall revoke t h e license.
No driver whose license has been revoked shall again be licensed as a t a xicab
driver i n the city, exce p t u p on p resentation of re a sons satisfactory to the
Citv Council.
.~RTICLE 5.
Section 1. The City Council shall, u p on issuing a license, designate taxicab
stands, call boxes , etc ., at which stands cabs so licensed shall be required
to stand while waiting for p atronage .
Section 2 . Tho.t two or more t ax ic ab s shall not be p ermitted to stand side by
side (double ~a rked) on u ny street and such taxicabs and the drivers of such
taxicabs or the p ersons i n charge t here of shnll remain quitly at the taxicab
stands ,.,hen not em p loyed , and shall not mo ve about t h , stree ts for the pu r p ose
ot soliciti ng or waiting pa t;ona3 e, nor shall the same be left standing at
any p oint or ?lace unem p~oyed other than a t the stand designated by the City
Cou n cil . All taxicabs licensed under the p rovisions of this Ordinance are
expressly p rohibited from cruising t h e s tr eets of the City of Englewood for
the purpose of obtaining pa tronag e for t h eir cabs.
TITICLE 6.
Every o p erator or owner of a ny t a xicab sh~ll kee p or c ause to be ke p t,
an a ccura te record of t he ti~e and destination of e a c h a nd every t r i p mad e.
Said record sha ll be o p en to iu syection of any off icer or au thorized inspector
of the City of Engl ewood . These records shall be ke p t on file for a perio d
of three (3) years .
ARTIC LE 7.
Any Ordinance or section thereof in conflict herewith is hereby ex p ressly
re pealed.
ARTICLE 8 .
In the o p inion of t~e City Council, t h is Ordinanc e is nece ssa r y for t h e
i rn1 :1e d i a te p rotection and I rccerv[•tio n of the }JUb lic hea lth , safety, conven-
ience, and general welf a re, and it is ena cted for t hat purpose, and sha ll be
i n full f o rce and effect i 1.u .1ed i a tely after it s pa ssag e and :fi na l pub lication.
Introduced, read and ordered .,u l)lish ed I.!a rch, 9th, 1 9 42
Finally passed, a p,rov ed and ordered i:u b lished , Ap ril 13th, 1942.
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City Cl e rk
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Ma yor.
siATE OF COL ORA DO )
OUHTY OF ARArA.tiO E) SS
ITY OF Et\GlE';/OOD )
I, John F. Cameron, City Clerk and Re co rder of the City of
En g lewood, Cpunty of Arar ahoe , State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the
above and fore g oing ordinance vms introduced and read in full, and on resol-
ution was ordered iJu~lished as a p r o p osed ordinance for the meeting of hia rch,
9th, 1942, held by t h e City Council on sa id date and t h e same was published
in t h e En ~let·1ood Enter1-·rise in its issue of Ma rch 19, 1942, and for more ..than
ten days th er e t..fter and a.t a sub sequent l!leet ing of t he City Council held Ap ril
13th, 1942, "A I.: ORDir'.d~CE COI!CERHI!:G TAX ICABS JJ;D THEIR OfERATIOJJ AHO P ROVIDING
FOR T HE LICEI!SI NG THE.:1EO F Ii : f,CCORDJJ;CE \"/ITH THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND RErEALING
ll ORDilJAHCES OR SECTIONS OF OIID II l/JJCES I N CONFLICT HE:.1E~7 IT H .
First public ati on !.!a rch 19 , 1 942 .
Final publication April 23 , 1 942 .
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