Ordinance 17-2013 Taxi Cabs ORDINANCE NO. 17-2013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 130 OF THE TOWN CODE OF
ORDINANCES, VEHICLES FOR HIRE; ARTICLE II,
TAXICABS AND LIMOUSINES; DIVISION 2, CERTIFICATE
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND
PERMIT; SECTION 130-64, PERMIT FEE, SO AS TO
REQUIRE A TRANSFER FEE OF $100.00, OR AS MAY BE
SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL, FOR THE TRANSFER OF A VEHICLE
REGISTERED UNDER A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE TO A NEW OWNER; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PALM
BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach is hereby
amended at Chapter 130, Vehicles for Hire; Article II, Taxicabs and Limousines;
Division 2, Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Permit; Section 130-64,
Permit Fee, to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 130
VEHICLES FOR HIRE
ARTICLE II. TAXICABS AND LIMOUSINES
DIVISION 2. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Permit
"Sec. 130-64. Permit fee.
(a) Upon issuance of permits, the permittee shall pay a permit
fee for each permit as follows:
(1) For each certificate of public convenience.
(2) For each taxicab or limousine permit.
The amount of the permit fees enumerated herein shall be
established by resolution of the town council and may be amended from
time to time by resolution of the town council. The above referenced
permits shall be valid for a period of one year, to terminate on September
30 of each year.
In the event a taxicab or limousine permit is sought to be
transferred to another vehicle then, and in that event, there shall be a
transfer fee imposed in the amount of $100.00 or as may be subsequently
amended by resolution of the town council.
(b) There shall be no proration as to the fee for permits, and the
fee shall remain as set forth by resolution of the town council regardless of
the date upon which a permit is issued during any one year. "
Section 2. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, or parts thereof which
conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are temporarily repealed during the
effective dates of this ordinance.
Section 4. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as
provided by law.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session of the Town Council of
the Town of Palm Beach on first reading this 10th day of September, 2013, and for
second and final reading on this 8th day of October, 2013.
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