HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 196 0RDII~AI~CE !~!O. 196
A~ ORDII~A~CE PROVIDII~O FOR T~ LICE~SIi~O O~ T~IC~3S
~ ~G~ATI!TG T~IR OPEP~TIO~ I~ T~ CITY OF COLL%~IA
~IGHTS
THE CITY OF COL~IA ~I~HTS DOES
Section 1. Definitions. Unless othe~ise e~ressly state~, ~henever use~
in this orAinance, the fo!lo, ina 'NotRe shall have ~he meaning given
tl~is section;
a. ~e ,,~ord "taxicab" shall mean and inc!uge any motor vehicle engaged in
the carrying of oerson~ for hire, ~hether over g fixed route or not, and. ~vhether the
same be ooerate8 from a street stand or subject %o calls from a garage, or other-
~vise o~ergted for hire; but the term shall no~ include vehicles subject %o control
an8 re~lation by the Railroad and ~arehouse Oo~ission or vehicles re~larly use~
by ~naertakers in carrying on their business.
b. Tke ~vord "street" shall mean gna include any street, alley, avenue,
court, bridge, lane or public place in the City of Ool~7~bia I~eights.
c. The ~ords ~'taxicgb iriver" shall mean ~nd inc!uAe any oerson ~ko drives
a taxicab, ~hether such person be the owner of such taxicab or be emoloye~ by
taxicab ortner or
d. The ~ord '~operator" shall mean an~ include any person owning or having
control of the use of one or more taxicsbs used for hire upon the streets or .engage~
in the business of ooerating a taxicab ~ithin the city.
e. ~e ~orgs "taxicab stand" shall mean and include any place along the
curb or street or e!se.~here which ts exclusively reserved %Z~ the cit~ for the Use
of taxicabs.
f. The %vord "taximeter" shall mean and incluAe any mechnnical instrument
or device by ~kich the charge for hire of g ~axicab is mechanically calculated,
whether by distance trmvele~ or by.%vaiting time or by both, and uoon ,~}%ich such
charge shall be in(iicated b~ figures.
g. The vgord "person" shall mean and include one or more persons of either
sex, ns. tufa! ~ersons, coroorations, pa~erships aha s. ssociations
Sectlon~2. License Reouired. I~o operator shall operate a taxicab ~it]~in
t!~e city limits ~ithout first ~ving obtaine~ a taxicab license therefore ~nder the
provisions of this ordinance.
Each apo!icant for a taxicab ~!icense shall apply to the Cit~ Council for
such license upon a form to be ?rovided by the city, and must comply with the
following provisions to the ~'-~ ~'
.... ~~on of the city council.
a. Be a citizen of the United States.
b. Be of the age of t~'~euty-one (21) years or over iff a naturs~l oerson, a~nd
in the case of any co-oartnership, firm or corooratton, Est be authorized to ooer-
ate taxicabs and carry on business in accordance with the laws of the State of
l,~innesota.
c. Must fill out uoon the b!s. nk form orovided by the city a stater/~ent
covering each vehicle to be so licensed, giving the full n~e and address of the
owner; the class' and oassenger-carrying cs~pscity of each vehicle for which a license
is desired; the length of time the vehicle has been tn use; the ~ake of car; the
engine number; .the serial number and the state license n~mber; whether the sa~ne is
mortgaged; also the holder of legal title to said motor vehicle if other than the
ao~ol[cant; or whether said v~hicle is leased, licensed, or ~der any for~a of con-
tract per~uitted to be used and ooerated by some other oerson than the one holding
le~ya.1 t~tle th~reto, and what oersou, firm or corporation collects the revenues
frown the ooers, tion of said taxicab and pays the expenses of operating the s~me.
If said ,application is ~.de by an individual owner, it shall be signed and
sworn to by such owner; if it is by a partnershio, then it shall be signed and
-sworn to by one of the oartners; and if by a corporation, then by one of the duly
elected offici.~ls of said corooration.
d. No oerson who, uoon investigation, s~:]]., have had a license to ooerate
a taxicab revoked or cancelled in Shy other vil!sge or city in the State of ~,~innesota,
shall be granted a license to operate a t~icab in the City of Co!,3~ubia Heights.
e. ~o person ~hall be granted a license to ooerate or drive a ts.xicab in
the City of Col'~ota Heights ~vithout first having f~nished to the Police Deoartment
of said City such proof of citizenship and other dsta as they ~y reeuire to com-
olete a thorough inspection of' the operator's or driver's oast reco~d. I~o license
to ooerate or ~ive a ta. xicab shall be granted by the City Council of the City of
Col~abia ~{eights ~til such insoection report has been furnished ssld Co~cil by
the Police Department.
Section $. Taxicab Fee. The applicant a~p!ying for a taxicab license
shall, before being issued said license, pay into the city treasury the sum of Ten
($10.00) Dollars for each and every vehicle to be so licensed; provided, that if the
said license is denied for any reason, the aforesaid fee or fees shall forthwith be
returned to the applicant. Ali licenses hereunder shall expire on the Zlst day of
December in each year. Any license may be transferred during any year only upon the
additional payment of a ~roportional part of the fee by the transferree in addition
to the regular fee paid by the transferor when the license was issued, and upon
~prova.1 of the city council of such transfer.
Section ~. Examination of Taxicabs, The council shall cause the chief of
police (on behalf Of the city) thoroughly and carefully to examine each t~xicab be-
fore a license is granted to operate the same. ~o t~xicab shall be licensed which
does not ~omply with the following:
a. It must ~e in a thoroughly safe condition for the transportation of
passengers.
b.
c.
It must be clean and of good appesrance and well oainted and varnished,
The Chief of Police nmy order further insoections of vehicles licensed
as taxicabs from time to time and nmy suspend any licensed vehicle from service as
taxicab which he ,.qUay deem unsafe or unfit for such service, Cause for such susoension
shall be furnished to the City Council of the City of Col=mbia Heights by the Chief
of Police at its next regular meeting, Any vehicle so susoended from service as a
taxicab shall not be returned to this service until it has met with all the reason-
able requirements of the offic.er ~ktng such inspection, Any expense incurred by
reason of the inspection of any licensed vehicle shall be maid by the licensee of
such vehicle,
Section 5. Granting License. If the city council is satisfied that the
public convenience and good order will be served thereby, it may grant a license
to any such applicant. Esch license granted shall be given a n~nber and s~hal! give
the nu~aber and an adeeuate descriotion of the taxicabs licensed thereunder.
Section 6. License Plates and ~ers. There shall be delivered to the
operator of each and every licensed taxicab a license tag to be fastened and dis-
olayed upon each a~d every taxicab so licensed, so that s~id license ~uy be olain!y
visible at all times. Said license tag shs!! bear the license n~mber of the taxi-
cab and prooer descriptive words, including the year for which the license was
issued. In case any licensed operator shall lose a license tag he shall secure a
duol[cate thereof by applying to the city clerk and paying the sum of Tw~ ($2,00)
Dollars therefor before doing any further business with the taxicab from which the
tag is lost.
Every taxicab which shall solicit or accept business on the streets of this
municipality, or stand, or wait for hire shall have some designation of the character
of the vehicle oainted in plain visible letters on each side thereof.
Section ?. Taxicabs Cards. .~he ooerator of any taxicab shall c~se to be
printed in plain, legible letters displayed inside the taxicab a card giving the
n~mber of the license, the maximum rates of fare to be charged, and a statement that
any package or 'article left in the taxic~.b must be returned by the taxic~ driver to~
the city clerk's office, where it r~ay be identified and claimed. ~e card shall
also contain the statement, "Ask the Driver for Bill and Receipt," in bold type.
Section 8. R~tes, !~eters. Every licensed taxicab shall be ecui'oped with a
taximeter which shall.at oll times be kept accurate and in worl~ing condition and
shall be in plain view of the passenger. All taximeters shsll be ao~oroved by the
council, ond each taximeter shall be sealed with case and gear intact. Rs. tes
charged for conveyance in taxicabs in this city shall be fixed by resolution of the
city council'from time to time. Every passenger shall receive a receipt therefor
when he pays his fare.
Section 9. Taxicab Stands. Licensed taxicabs shall, when not in motion, be
parked at stands designated for that purpose from time to tithe by resolution of the
city council. Ssid resolution shall also designate the number of taxicabs which
may be stationed at any such stsnd. ~o taxicab driver shall solicit passengers as
fares exceot when traveling around the streets or at a regularly designated stand.
No driver shall alight from his taxicab at any time for the vurpose of soliciting
passengers; provided that this shall not 0rohibit any driver from alighting from
his cab to assist a oassenger entering his taxicab or altght~.ug therefrom. ~o
taxicab shsll Dark within thirty (30) feet of any cross walk unless this oortion
of the street ~os been designated as a tsxicab stand. 0nly licensed taxicabs
shall be permitted to oark at any taxicab stand.
Section 10. Taxicab Drivers. No person, either the operator or employee
of such operator, shall drive ~ taxicab in this city without first having been
licensed as a chauffeur under Section 2712, General Statutes of ~innesot~, 192~;
and every driver shall display such chauffeur's license badge conspicuously upon
his coat or cap as therein provided.
Section ll. Insurance Policies. Before a license shall be delivered to
any operator he shall deposit with the city clerk a policy or policies of an
insurance company or companies duly licensed to transact such business in this
state, insuring the ooerator of any taxicab to be licensed against loss from the
liability imposed by law for damages on account of bodily injuries or death, or
for damages to property resulting from the ownership, maintenance or use of any
taxicab to be owned or operated under such license, and agreeing to pay to any
Judgment credit or to the extent of the amounts specified in such policy, any
final judgment rendered against the assured ~y reason of such liability. The
policy or policies shall be approved by the city ~ttorney as to form and com-
pliance with this ordinance. The limit in any such insurance policy of such
liability of the insurer on account of the ownership, :~%intenance and use of
such taxicab shall not be less than Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars for bodily
tnjumtes to or death of one person and Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars on
account of any one accident resulting in injuries and/or death to more than one
person, and a total of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars liability for daraage
to property of others, arising out of any one accident.
Section 12. ~iscellaneous.
a. All taxicab drivers shall be clean and courteous at all times.
b. ~o driver of any licensed taxicab sh~ll carry any other than the
passenger first emoloying a taxicab without the consent of such passenger.
c. ~o person shall charge or attempt to charge any passenger a greater
rate of fare than that to which the taxicab is entitled under the resolution of
the council.
d. Yo taxicab driver sh~ll deceive any oassenger who ~y ride with him,
or who may desire to ride~ in any such vehicle, as to his destination or distance
traveled or to be traveled.
e. Every taxicab shall be provided with .,vindows in the tonneau sufficient
in nuraber and of such size and dimensions that at all times oersons ma.y be readily
see~through such window, s with sttfficie~{t distinctness to identify such ~erson.
Section 13. Se~arabili. tF.. Every section, ~rovision or ~art of this
ordinance is declared separable from every other section, provision or Qart; and
if any section, .~rovtsion or Dart of this ordinance shall be held invalid, it shall
not affect any other section, provision or Dart thereof.
Section 14. Pena!t,y. Any person violating the pro¥isions of this ordinance
shall be ~uilty of a misdemennor and shall upon conviction thereof %e punished by a
fine of not more than Cne Hundred ($1C0.00) Dollars or by imprisonment for not more
than ninety (90) days, or %y both, for each offense.
Section 15. Repe~.l. Inconsister~rovistons of D~~ previous ordinances are
hereby reDea!ed.
Section 16. Time of Taking Effect. This ordinance shall take effect
thirty (SO) days from and after its passage.
Passed by the Council this //
Offered by: ~~
Roll Call:
Ayes:
SeCr~etary to the o~cil
First Reading: ~arch 28,
Second Re~ding: April !1, 1944
ORDINANCE NO. 196A
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 171
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HEALTH, SAFETY,
ORDER, CONVENIENCE AND GENERAL WELFARE, BY REGULATING THE USE OF
LAND, THE LOCATION AND THE USE OF BUILDINGS AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF
BUILDING LOTS, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION 1-N THE CITY OF COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS.
That Section 2 be amendment as follows:
Section 2. Establishment of Districts:
For the purpose of this ordinance the City of Columbia Heights is divided into the
following use districts:
2.
3.
4.
Residential District
Multiple Dwelling District
Commercial District
Industrial District
The boundaries of these districts are delineated on the map entitled "Zoning Map of City
of Columbia Heights, Minnesota" which map is hereby made a part of this ordinance, with the
following exception:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the West corporate limits and 37th Ave., thence
east along said 37th Ave to the intersection of the west alley line of the alley running north and
south and lying betwveen Main Street and California Street, thence north along said alley line to
its intersection with the north corporate limits, thence west along said corporate limits to the
intersection with the west corporate limits, thence south along said westerly corporate limits to
the point of beginning be changed from residential to industrial district; also that in this district
the raising of poultry be pern~issible. The raising of poultry shall also mean to include the
building, construction and maintenance of accessory buildings necessary to such business.
Ord. 196A-page 2
Any land which may be added to the City of Columbia Heights in the future shall be
placed in the residential District until special action of the City Council as hereinafter provided
shall definitely assign such land to another use district.
First reading: May 31, 1940
Second reading: June 14, 1940
Offered by: Pritchard
Seconded by: Spekulant
Roll Call: Ayes: All
Nays: None
Mary_ Edwards
Secretary to the Council
Louis W. Bassett
Mayor
As Amended:
First reading: May 9, 1944
Seconded reading: May 23, 1944
Passed this 23~d day of May, 1944
Offered by: Spekulant
Seconded by: Nygaard
Roll Call: Ayes: All
Nays: None
Rosella C. Johnson
Louis W. Bassett
Secretary to the Council Mayor