2012-73 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 60 - VEHICLES FOR HIRE

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16. OCCASIONAL USE LICENSE. Vehicles used for hire only occasionally for special events such as weddings, anniversaries, parties, celebrations, school dances, or similar events may be issued an occasional use license. No occasional use license shall be issued unless an appointment has been made by a patron in advance for the special event for which the license is sought. Each special use shall require a separate license. Application shall be made on forms provided by the City. Approval by the City shall be expedited. Occasional use shall mean not more than ten (10) special events per calendar year. An occasional use license shall authorize use of the licensed vehicle only during the special event, including a reasonable time before the event begins and after the event ends, and shall specify the special event for which the license is issued. The carrying of passengers for any use other than described in the occasional use license is prohibited. The fee for an occasional use vehicle for hire license shall be Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). The annual fee for an occasional use vehicle for hire driver's license shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). Application for each shall be made on forms approved by the City. All requirements of this Chapter shall be applicable to occasional use licenses, except the provisions requiring vehicle marking and posting the schedule of rates within the vehicle shall not apply to vehicles licensed under this section. Section 6. That Section 21. D of said Chapter 60 be, and the same is hereby, further modified and amended so that said Section 21. D as modified and amended shall provide as follows: 21. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE FOR HIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE. D. For every suspension or revocation of a vehicle for hire driver's license, the City Manager, or his designee, shall issue a written notice, which shall be mailed via first class mail to the last known address of both the driver and the owner, stating briefly the basis for the suspension or revocation, the effective date of the suspension or revocation, the duration of the suspension or revocation, and affording the driver's licensee an opportunity to appear and be heard. An order of suspension or revocation entered pursuant to this Chapter shall be a final administrative decision for purposes of appeal under the Administrative Review Act. Section 7. That said Chapter 60 be, and the same is hereby, further modified and amended by adding a new Section 22 thereto, and renumbering the remaining sections. Said new Section 22 shall provide as follows: 22. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE FOR HIRE LICENSES. The City Manager or his/her designee may suspend or revoke vehicle for hire license privileges for violation of any provision of this Chapter or any State or Federal regulation or law by either an owner or operator of a vehicle for hire. For every suspension or revocation of a vehicle for hire license, the City Manager or his/her designee shall issue a written notice, which shall be mailed via first class mail to the last known address of the owner, stating briefly the basis for the suspension or revocation, the effective date of the suspension or revocation, the duration of the suspension or revocation, and affording the licensee an opportunity