HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2000-O0009 - Amending Chapter 27 - - 03/02/2000First Reading
February 24, 2000
Item No. 24
Second Reading
March 2, 2000
Item No. 12
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-00009
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 27 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, WITH REGARD TO THE OPERATION OF
TAXICABS WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK; PROVIDING A PENALTY;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to amend Chapter 27 with regard to the
operation of taxicabs within the City of Lubbock as is hereinafter set forth; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT subsection 27-73(b) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock,
Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Upon receipt of an application for a permit under this Article, the city
secretary shall notify all current taxicab permit holders within ten (10) days of receipt
of the application and invite written comments from such permit holders. Current
permit holders shall have ten (10) days in which to provide written comments if
desired. If the applicant has complied with all the requirements of this article and if
the city secretary determines that the applicant appears to meet the requirements of
this article, the city secretary shall forward the application and all written comments
from current permit holders to the city manager or his designee. Copies of the
comments shall also be supplied to the applicant so that the applicant may respond if
the applicant desires to do so. Upon receipt of such applications and comments, the
city manager or his designee shall determine whether the applicant is qualified for a
taxicab permit in consideration of the best interest of public convenience and
necessity as well as the best interest of the safety, comfort and health of the general
public and such other matters as may be required by this article. The city manager or
his designee shall grant or deny the permit within twenty (20) days after the end of the
written comment period.
SECTION 2. THAT Sec. 27-75 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock,
Texas, be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 27-75. Application —Matters considered.
In determining whether public convenience and necessity require the granting
of a permit for the proposed taxicab service, the following matters shall be
considered:
(1) Whether the demands of public convenience and necessity require
such proposed or additional taxicab service within the city.
(2) The financial history and condition of the applicant.
(3) The number, kind and type of equipment and the color scheme
proposed to be used by the applicant.
(4) The number of taxicabs already in operation in the city and the
probable effect of granting the permit on existing permit holders.
(5) The probable effect of increased service on local traffic conditions.
(6) Whether the safe use of the streets of the city by the public, both
vehicular and pedestrian, will be endangered by the granting of the
proposed additional taxicab service.
(7) The character, including criminal history, experience and
responsibility of the applicant and its general manager.
(8) Whether the applicant and its general manager are fit, able and willing
to perform the service on a regular and continuous basis.
(9) Written comments from existing permit holders and any responses
thereto may be considered with regard to any of the above stated
matters.
SECTION 3. THAT subsection 27-76(a)(2) of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) That the holder of every permit shall pay to the city an annual city permit fee
of forty dollars ($40.00) for each vehicle authorized under the permit.
Replacement of a permitted vehicle shall not require the payment of an
additional City permit fee for the replacement vehicle.
SECTION 4. THAT violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed a
misdemeanor punishable by afine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) as provided
by Section 1-4 of the City Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 5. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause or word
of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 6. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of
publication provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Passed by the City Council on first reading this 2+th day of February , 2000.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 2n day of Ka.rc 2000.
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APPPVED AS TO CONTENT:
Richard Burdine, Assistant City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
D19RMd G. Vandiver, First Assistant
City Attorney
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January 11, 2000
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