Ordinance 10-2014 Taxi CabsBE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PALM
PALM BEACH COUNTY,FLORIDA,• •
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, to read
as follows:
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The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
clearly indicates a different meaning:
Certificate of public convenience and necessity means the formal written
authority granted by the town under this article for the holder to engage in the
taxicab business or limousine business in the town. The granting of a certificate
shall infer that the certificate holder will be granted one or more taxicab or
limousine permits.
Chauffeur's permit means the written authority given by the town,
pursuant to the provisions of this article, or to any person to drive or operate
a permitted taxicab or limousine upon the public streets of the town.
Cruising, for purposes of this article, is the practice of driving about the
public streets of the town with a taxicab so as to solicit passengers or to bring
the presence of the taxicab to the attention of prospective passengers. A taxicab
driving along the streets in the town for any purpose other than transporting a
passenger, going to a definite destination by the most direct route in response
to a call for a taxicab for a prospective passenger or returning by the most direct
route to the taxicab's home terminus after discharging a passenger or going to or
from the said terminus to the driver's home base by the most direct route shall
be prima facia evidence of cruising. Prima facia evidence of cruising can also
be established by a police officer or other designated town official who directly
observes a taxicab pass the same traffic control point, landmark, structure or
other marker three or more times during a period of one hour or less.
Highway means any of the streets, boulevards, avenues, drives or
alleys located in the town.
Limousine means a chauffeur -driven non -metered vehicle for hire,
including, but not limited to, modified -for -the -purpose luxury limousines or full
size luxury sedans providing seating accommodations for not more than 16
persons, including the driver, and which rates are determined on an hourly,
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daily, weekly or monthly rental of the vehicle and the chauffeur or a
combination of rental and mileage charges.
Off-street stand means a taxicab or limousine stand located upon
private property within the town, providing off-street parking space for
taxicabs or limousines.
On -street stand means a public place in the town that has been
designated by the town manager as reserved exclusively for the use of
taxicabs or limousines.
Permit means the formal written authority granted by the town under this
article to the holder of a certificate of public convenience necessary to operate
each taxicab or limousine under the terms and provisions of this article.
Prearranged charter means a written or telephone reservation made for
a taxicab or limousine, which may or may not hold a permit within the
town, made in advance by the person requesting service at the place of
business of the vehicle for hire for the provision of service from the caller's
location to a destination inside or outside the corporate limits of the town.
Such reservation shall be documented in written form by the business. The
written documentation designated herein shall be made available immediately
upon the request of authorized code enforcement or law enforcement personnel
of the town. The advance requirement does not apply to companies with
authorized vehicle for hire contracts with Palm Beach International Airport when
said vehicles are responding to requests for travel between Palm Beach
International Airport and a location within the town.
Taxicab means a chauffeur driven motorized vehicle equipped with a
taxi meter engaged in the transportation of passengers for compensation and
where the route or destination is controlled by the passenger and which
are licensed by Palm Beach County. Except when responding as a
prearranged charter, the operation of taxicabs in the town is permitted only from
9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. of the following day. Taxicabs permitted by the town
may operate outside the hours specified herein when operating on the private
property of a hotel for the benefit of hotel guests with the express permission of
the hotel operator.
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(a) All persons holding certificates or permits shall file with the town
annually a schedule of maximum taxicab fares and rates to be charged by such
persons under a certificate of public convenience and necessity with the
town, and this schedule shall at all times be on file with the town. This schedule
shall be subject to review by the town from time to time for the purposes of
determining whether the rates and fees are reasonable and competitive with
other prevailing rates within the county.
(b) Each certificate holder shall also maintain a currently updated
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schedule of rates for public inspection at their designated offices. Each permit
holder shall maintain on board his permitted vehicle a currently updated
schedule of rates and produce the schedule on demand of passengers or of
prospective passengers. Failure of the certificate holder or permit holder to
maintain a schedule of rates, fares and charges at the locations designated
herein shall be grounds for revocation of the certificate or permit.
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(a) Schedule of maximum rates. Rates on file with the town and in
other places enumerated herein shall be the maximum rates to be charged
passengers by any certificate holder under this article. The schedule of fares
shall be posted in the interior and exterior of every taxicab in such a
manner as to be visible to passengers at all times. All taxicabs shall be
equipped with a meter which accurately registers the rates and fares
posted. All taxicabs are required to use the meter to determine all fares.
The meter must be plainly visible to allow the easy viewing of the meter rate
display by the passenger.
(b) Receipts. Certificate holders operating taxicabs or limousines
under this article are required to deliver to the passenger or passengers of
each such vehicle, upon request, a receipt for each fare collected from such
passenger or passengers. Such receipts shall show the point of origin,
termination of the trip, the day and approximate hour of the trip, and the amount
of fare charged and collected therefor.
(c) Exemptions. The terms and provisions of this section shall not
be deemed or held to apply to established and authorized bus lines within the
town.
(d) List of drivers. Holders of certificates of public convenience and
necessity shall file with the town, on an annual basis, by September 1 of each
year, a list of all drivers employed by the holder. In addition, it shall be the
responsibility of holders of certificates of public convenience to report, in
writing, to the town, any changes which occur to said lists of drivers when the
change occurs. In the event the holder of a certificate of public convenience
and necessity fails to file a current list of all drivers employed by the holder
as provided in this section, the holder of the certificate of public
convenience and necessity shall pay to the town a cash penalty for each
event of noncompliance. The amount of the cash penalty 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. No certificate shall be
renewed unless full payment has been made to the town of the penalties due
pursuant to this section.
(e) Requirement for credit card reader on board. No later than
January 1, 2016, all taxicabs permitted in the town shall have a credit card
reader on board and passengers shall be allowed to pay their fare by credit
card.
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The town's public safety director or his or her designee is authorized
to establish on -street stands in such places upon the streets of the town as is
deemed necessary for the use of taxicabs operated in the town. No taxi stand
shall be created without taking into consideration the need for such stand by a
taxi and the convenience to the general public. The public safety director or his
or her designee shall prescribe the number of taxicabs that shall occupy
such stands. No stand shall be created in front of any place of business
where such stands would tend to create a traffic hazard. Taxi stands may only
be occupied by taxis licensed by the town during the hours such taxis may
legally operate in the town. The creation of taxi stands shall be subject to
review and approval of the town council, upon appeal, or upon written request
of any person or entity. The issuance of a certificate of public convenience and
necessity shall not entitle the holder to an on -street stand.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as a franchise or to
give any vested rights to any operator of taxicabs or limousines, and the right to
amend or repeal this article is expressly reserved.
Any person who shall violate any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this
article shall be punished as provided in section 2-439. In addition thereto, the
town council may, after hearing, but within its discretion, revoke any certificates of
convenience and necessity or permits issued under this article.
DIVISIONOF
CONVENIENCEPERMIT
130-61. Required; permits under common ownership
holder;certificate revocation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle for hire
in the town other than as otherwise authorized by law, or for any person to
engage in the business of operating taxicabs or limousines on the highways of
the town, or to operate any taxicab or limousine for the transportation of
persons for compensation on any highway in the town without first having
obtained from the town a certificate of public convenience and necessity and
permits as provided in this division. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this
article for a certificate holder to employ a taxicab or limousine operator not
qualified under this article. Further, the certificate of title to all vehicles for
which permits are granted shall be under the common ownership of the
applicant for the certificate of public convenience and necessity. This section
shall not apply to prearranged charters.
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(a) An application for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity and a permit or permits thereunder shall be filed with the town
manager upon forms provided by the town, and the application shall be
verified under oath and shall furnish the following information:
(1) A copy of the applicant's Palm Beach County permit.
(2) The name and address of the applicant and the names and
addresses of its officers, directors and stockholders holding more
than ten percent of the stock of the company, if any.
(3) The name of the applicant's business, business location, business
mailing address, business email address and business phone
number.
(4) The trade name under which the business will operate and the
telephone number which will be used by customers to contact
the business for service.
(5) An agreement on the part of the applicant to conform with and
abide by all ordinances of the town whether such ordinances
may have been theretofore enacted or may thereafter be
enacted, and by the laws of the state and the United States.
(6) A copy of the current Florida vehicle registration for each vehicle to
be permitted.
(7) A list of the names and addresses and telephone numbers of all
persons who would be driving vehicles under the permits if
granted.
(8) Such further information as the town council or town manager
may require.
(9) Completed and certified vehicle inspection checklist.
(b) The applicant shall submit as attachments to the application such
documents as shall show compliance with the following terms and conditions:
(1) Insurance certification providing that the applicant has met the
insurance requirements of this article.
(2) An affidavit sworn to by the applicant that no person, officer or
stockholder making application for permit has neither pled guilty to
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nor been convicted, within the past five years, or has pending
charges for any of the following:
a. Any crime designated as a felony;
b. Any offense related to driving a motor vehicle under the
influence or while intoxicated;
C. Any crime involving the sale or possession of controlled
substances as defined by F.S. § 893.03, the Florida
RICO Act;
d. Exposure of the sexual organs; and
e. Any crime defined under F.S. ch. 796 relating to
prostitution.
(c) In the event it is determined by review of the town that an
applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity and a permit or
permits thereunder have by virtue of a permit received from Palm Peach
County met all of the requirements for the contents of application with the
town the town may rely upon the county permit in granting a certificate of
public convenience and necessity or a permit or permits hereunder. Any
information required by the town which is not included within the
requirements for the county permit shall be provided as required in this section.
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It has been determined by the town council that the maximum number of
permits necessary to provide for the public convenience and necessity in the
town is 50 limousine permits and 25 taxicab permits. The initial 25 taxicab
permits will be issued by way of a random selection process in a manner to be
determined by the town. Taxicab permits are only valid for use in the town from
9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. the following day. Taxicabs permitted by the town may
operate outside the hours specified herein when operating on the private
property of a hotel for the benefit of hotel guests with the express permission of
the hotel operator. If the town finds that the applicant favorably meets the criteria
stated in section 130-62, the application shall be approved and a certificate of
public convenience granted along with the permits applied for thereunder,
subject, however, to the availability therefor. If it is found that the applicant does
not favorably meet the criteria stated in section 130-62, the application shall be
denied. A denial may be conditional, and the applicant will be given an
opportunity to provide further information or take other action which will result in
the approval of the application, or final, and no further action will be taken or
permitted under the application.
(a) Upon issuance of permits, the permittee shall pay a permit fee
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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.
(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.
No permit will be issued to any person or to any business or company
who has or whose officers or stockholders have been convicted within the
past five years of or have pending charges for any of the following:
(1) Any crime designated as a felony;
(2) Any offense related to driving a motor vehicle under the
influence or while intoxicated
(3) Any crime involving the sale or possession of controlled
substances as defined by F.S. § 893.03, the Florida RICO Act;
(4) Exposure of the sexual organs; and
(5) Any crime defined under F.S. ch. 796, relating to prostitution.
If a permit is denied to an applicant by the town, any person having had a
permit denied may appeal to the town council by filing notice thereof with the
town clerk within 30 days from the time of such denial.
Sec. 130-67. Town council to determine the number of certificates of
public convenience and permits available.
The town council may address upon its own initiative the number of
certificates of public convenience and permits that may be issued within the town
based upon a consideration of public convenience and necessity. Any
determination to increase or decrease the number of permits or certificates of
public convenience in effect during any one year shall be made at a public
hearing of the town council. Notice of such hearing shall be given to persons to
whom certificates of public convenience and necessity have been theretofore
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issued. Notice shall also be given to the general public by publishing a notice of
such hearing in a local newspaper of general circulation at least seven days prior
to a hearing. The town council, in determining whether to grant additional
permits or decrease permits available, shall make its decision based upon the
following factors:
(1) Public demand for taxicab and limousine service.
(2) Whether the public has been adequately served by existing permitted
taxicab and limousine service.
(3) The effect on traffic congestion and safety of existing vehicular
and pedestrian traffic.
(4) Such other factors as the town council finds to be relevant.
A maximum of five (5) taxicab permits shall be allotted for any one entity to
which a certificate of public convenience is issued.
Certificates and permits for limousines may be renewed as a matter of
right upon application duly filed with the town. Certificates and permits for
taxicabs may be renewed upon application duly filed with the town. Renewal
of certificates or permits shall be made as of October 1 of each year, the cost
thereof to be as set forth in this article. Failure of any person holding a
certificate or permit under this article to renew the same as provided in this
section by November 1 of each year shall operate as automatic revocation of
such certificate or permit, and it shall thereafter be unlawful to operate taxicabs
or limousines covered thereby. In the event a certificate and applicable permits
are not renewed as of October 10 a late penalty for certificate or permit
renewal shall be paid to the town. The amount of the late penalty for
certificate or permit renewal 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. No certificate or permit shall be renewed
unless full payment has been made to the town of the penalties due
pursuant to this section. Permits for taxicabs are valid fora period of one(1)
year from issuance. Applicants which have held a permit for a one (1) year
period shall, to renew said permit, make application pursuant to the
provisions of this section and shall be selected pursuant to the provisions of
section 130-63. Permits previously revoked shall not be renewed.
Each taxicab or limousine operated under terms of this article and
under a certificate and permit shall be certified by a qualified mechanic, as
defined by the town, upon application for an initial certificate and permit, and
upon annual renewal of same, as to the safety of such vehicles driven under the
certificate or permit. Evidence of compliance with this section will be noted on
the application and on the application for the renewal. Such evidence maybe
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a current Palm Beach County permit indicating that the vehicle JDAuestion has
passed the required county mechanical and safety inspection. In addition
thereto, the vehicle is required to submit to and pass an inspection by the
town as to the general appearance of the vehicle. The appearance shall be
required to be neat and clean, and the vehicle shall not contain more than two
signs visible on the outside of the vehicle, which signs shall not be in excess of
a total of 100 square inches. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle operating under
this article to be driven upon the streets of the town that does not have affixed
thereto a valid and current insignia sticker issued by the town and placed on
the lower left- hand side of the rear window of the vehicle. Permits shall be
withheld for any vehicle which has not complied with the inspection process
described herein. In addition, there shall be a penalty per vehicle for
noncompliance. The amount of the penalty per vehicle for noncompliance
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. No
certificate or permit shall be renewed unless full payment has been made to the
town of the penalties due pursuant to this section. The town may rely upon
evidence of inspections conducted and approved by Palm Beach County to
determine compliance with this section, except additional requirements of the
town not otherwise required by the county shall also be met.
Except for certificates of public convenience for the operation of
taxicabs authorized by this division which may not be sold, assigned,
mortgaged, leased or otherwise transferred, certificates of convenience and
necessity and permits relating thereto issued prior to October 11, 2011, may
be sold, assigned, mortgaged, leased or otherwise transferred; however, all
applications for transfers of certificates or permits must be verified and
contain all of the same information required under the terms of this article for
original application. The application must state the date the transfer is to take
place, the amount of consideration therefor, and whether the transfer is by
sale, gift, inheritance or otherwise, together with the reason for the transfer. If
the transfer is approved by the office of the town manager, the transfer of
either a certificate or a permit shall be accompanied by fee per permit. The
amount of the transfer fee per permit 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.
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No certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit shall be
issued or continued in operation unless there is in full force and effect an
insurance policy for each vehicle authorized in the amount of
$1,000,000.00 combined single limit each accident with an umbrella or
excess coverage of $1,000,000.00 for limousines and $125,000.00 for
personal injury or accident; and $300,000.00 per occurrence; and
$50,000.00 property or $300,000.00 combined single limit for taxicabs. The
town shall be endorsed as an additional insured under the liability insurance
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required herein. The policy shall comply with all requirements of the state. The
policy shall inure to the benefit of any person who shall be injured or who shall
sustain damage to property proximately caused by the negligence of a holder,
his servants or agents. Satisfactory evidence of the required policy in the
form of a certificate of insurance acceptable to the town shall be filed with
the required application for a certificate of public convenience and shall have
as insurer thereon an insurance company authorized to do business in the
state. A copy of the certificate of insurance required under this section shall be
filed with the required application for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity or permit and at any time before expiration of the policy should
the certificate of insurance indicate that the policy expires prior to the
cessation of the validity of the certificate of public convenience and
necessity or permit issued by the town. Evidence of renewal of the policy
shall be filed with the town prior to the respective expiration dates. Failure to
maintain and renew the policy shall automatically revoke the certificate of
public convenience and necessity or permit issued under this section. All
insurance policies provided under this section shall be subject to review and
approval of the town
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(a) Certificates or permits issued under the provisions of this division
may be revoked or suspended if the holder thereof has:
(1) Violated any provisions of this article.
(2) Violated any of the ordinances of the town, including this article,
or laws of the state, or the United States the violation of which
reflect unfavorably on the fitness of the holder to offer public
transportation.
(3) Failed to render adequate, prompt and courteous service to the
public to such an extent as to warrant discipline by the town
council.
(4) Pled guilty to or been convicted of within the past five years or
currently has pending any charges for crimes designated and listed
under subsection 130-97(5).
(5) Been convicted of three moving traffic violations under the laws of
the state during any 12 -month period.
(6) Found guilty of three or more violations set forth in division 4 of this
chapter.
(b) Any person violating any provision of this article or any person found
to have obtained a certificate of public convenience or permit by way of
misrepresentation or concealment shall be subject to having his certificate or
permit revoked.
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(c) Prior to suspension or revocation, the holder shall be notified at least
seven days prior to the proposed action to be taken and shall have an opportunity
to be heard. A hearing on suspension or revocation shall take place at a
regularly scheduled meeting of the town council or at a special meeting called
for that purpose.
DIVISION 3. CHAUFFER'S PERMIT
Operators of vehicles permitted under this article shall have first
obtained from the town a chauffeur's permit as set forth in this division. Any
person being 18 years of age or older may make application to the town for a
chauffeur's permit.
The application for a chauffeur's permit shall include the following:
(1) Proof that the applicant holds a valid Class A, B, C or D state driver's
license.
(2) A photograph of the applicant taken by the town.
(3) The applicant's fingerprints procured by the town.
(4) The name, address and phone number of the taxicab or
limousine company for which the applicant is working or proposes to
work.
(5) An affidavit sworn to by the applicant that the applicant has not
pled guilty to nor been convicted of, within the past five years, nor
does the applicant have any charges currently pending for any of
the following:
a. Any crime designated as a felony;
b. Any offense related to driving a motor vehicle under the
influence or while intoxicated;
C. Any crime involving the sale or possession of controlled
substances as defined by F.S. § 893.03, the Florida
RICO Act;
d. Driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or
other drugs;
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e. Exposure of the sexual organs; and
f. Any crime defined under F.S. ch. 796, relating to
prostitutes;
and that he has not been found guilty of more than three
moving traffic violations under the laws of the state within the
immediately preceding 12 months prior to the date of
application.
(6) A fee per permit shall accompany the application. The amount of
the permit fee 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.
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If at the time of application for chauffeur's permit it is determined that
the applicant has pled guilty to or has been convicted of any of the crimes
listed in subsection 130-97(5), within the five years preceding the application,
has been found guilty of three moving traffic violations under the laws of the
state within the immediately preceding 12 months, or has charges currently
pending against him for any of the offenses listed in subsection 130-97(5),
the applicant shall not be issued a chauffeur's permit. Additionally, any person
issued a chauffeur's permit by the town who subsequently pleads guilty to or
is convicted of any of the above referenced offenses during the time the
chauffeur's permit is in effect shall have his permit revoked. Any person
having been denied a chauffeur's permit under this section may appeal the
denial to the town council in the same manner as set forth in section 130-66
for denial of certificates of public convenience or permits. Revocation shall
occur as set forth in section 130-99.
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(a) A chauffeur's permit issued under the provisions of this division may
be revoked or suspended if the holder thereof has:
(1) Violated any provisions of this article.
(2) Violated any of the ordinances of the town, including this article
or laws of the state, or the United States the violation of which
reflect unfavorably on the fitness of the holder to offer public
transportation.
(3) Failed to render adequate, prompt and courteous service to the
public to such an extent as to warrant discipline by town council.
(4) Pled guilty to or been convicted of within the past five years or
currently has pending any charges for crimes designated and listed
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under subsection 130-97(5).
(5) Been convicted of three moving traffic violations under the laws of
the state during any 12 -month period.
(b) Any person violating any provision of this article or any person found
to have obtained a chauffeur's permit by way of misrepresentation or
concealment shall be subject to having his chauffeur's permit revoked.
(c) Prior to suspension or revocation, the holder shall be notified at least
seven days prior to the proposed action to be taken and shall have an opportunity
to be heard. A hearing on suspension or revocation shall take place at a
regularly scheduled meeting of the town council or at a special meeting called
for that purpose.
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(a) No driver shall solicit passengers for a taxicab except when sitting
in the driver's seat of such taxicab. The driver of any such taxicab shall remain
in the driver's compartment at all times when such vehicle is upon the public
street.
(b) No driver shall solicit passengers or attract their attention by calling
or using a horn, bell, whistle or other signal device for calling out for passengers.
(c) Drivers of taxicabs shall not receive or discharge passengers in the
roadways, but shall pull up to the right hand sidewalk as nearly as possible. In
the absence of a sidewalk, the driver should pull over to the extreme right hand
side of the road and there receive and discharge passengers, except upon
one-way streets, where passengers may be discharged on either the right or
left hand sidewalk or side of the road in the absence of a sidewalk.
(d) No driver shall park or stand in any legal parking space within
the town unless specifically designated as a taxi stand. Temporary taxi stands
may be designated by the town for this purpose.
(e) No person shall engage in unnecessary repetitive driving, also
known as cruising, as defined herein while operating a taxicab and no owner of a
taxicab shall permit another to engage in cruising while operating a motor vehicle
under his or her care, custody and control after notice.
(f) No taxicabs permitted hereunder shall have affixed thereto any
sign, placard or poster other than signs properly displayed on the vehicle
designating the name of the taxicab company and telephone number. In all
cases, the markings shall be lettered professionally, maintained in good
condition, and not allowed to be dilapidated.
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All vehicles shall be kept in a clean condition. Minimum standards of
cleanliness include, but are not limited to:
(1) The interior of the vehicle (including the trunk) shall be kept free
from all waste paper, cans, garbage or any other item not intrinsic
to the vehicle or to the conduct of operating a taxicab;
(2) The interior of the vehicle (including the trunk) shall be kept free
from all dirt, grease, oil, adhesive resin or any other item which can
be transferred onto the person, clothing or possessions of a
passenger by incidental contact.
(3) The interior of the vehicle shall be kept free of any material which
a reasonable person would find noxious or unpleasant.
(4) The exterior of the vehicle shall be kept free from all dirt, grease,
oil, or any other substance besides water, which can be transferred
onto the person, clothing or possessions of a passenger by
incidental contact.
(5) The vehicle's body, fenders, doors, trim, grill and paint must be free
from cracks, dents, breaks, rust, or other body damage that
detracts from the overall appearance of the vehicle or could
result in harm or injury to the passenger or his /her personal
belongings."
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 hereby repealed.
Section 4 Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach.
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Section 5 Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as
provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session of the Town Council of
the Town of Palm Beach on first reading this 13th day of August, 2014, and for second
and final reading on this 9th day of September, 2014.
G I L. Coniglio, Mayor
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