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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS
TARRANT COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 0-74-19l
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AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A PERMIT TO ENGAGE IN THE PUBLIC CONVEYANCE
BUSINESS SETTING FORTH RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE
OPERATION OF A PUBLIC CONVEYANCE COMPANY;PROVIDING FOR SUSPENSION
OF PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF OPERATION WITH-
OUT A PERMIT, A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00).
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE,
COUNTY OF TARRANT, TEXAS.
I.
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No person, firm partnership or corporation shall engage in the
public conveyance business except as provided for in this ordinance
within the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas with-
out first obtaining a public conveyance permit from the City Council
of the City of Colleyvil1e, Texas.
II.
All applicants ~r a public conveyance permit must furnish the- City
Council with a written application stating the name and principal
business address of the public conveyance company and the principal
agent thereof.
III.
All public conveyance companies shall carry insurance in limits of
not less than the following sums and shall furnish to the City
Council a certificate of insurance indicating these coverages and
amounts:
B. Property damage liability:
$lOO,OOO.OO per person/
300,000.00 per accident
$100,000.00 per accident
A. Bodily injury liability:
IV.
The City Council shall issue said permit to applicant, after said
applicant has provided the City Council with substantial evidence
of necessity, and complied with the provisions of this ordinance after
the application has been completed and filed in the office of the
City Secretary, the permit having been approved by the City Council,
and proof of insurance coverage provided.
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Each public conveyance vehicle shall have inscribed on each side
thereof in letters not less than three inches nor more than ten
inches in height the name of the public conveyance company and
either the address and/or telephone number thereof; each public
conveyance vehicle shall conspicuously display an identification
number. The operator shall provide twenty four (24) hour service
twelve (l2) months of the year. Failure to provide such service
expeditiously shall be grounds for suspension of permit.
VI.
A public conveyance permit fee of 2% gross revenue shall be paid
by each company applying for a permit. All permits issued shall
expire twelve (12) months after the date the permit is issued.
All public conveyance permits shall be kept at the principal
business office of the public conveyance company. The Company
shall furnish annual audit. If City should desire, it shall
direct, at City's expense, to conduct an audit of the Company books.
VII.
Each public conveyance vehicle operated under such permit within
the corporate limits of the City of Colleyville, Texas shall at
all times display both a current valid motor vehicle inspection
sticker and license tags. Drivers of such vehicles shall obey
all state and local traffic laws and ordinances. Violation of the
terms of this Section shall constitute prima facie grounds for
suspension of the permit.
VIII.
The City Secretary may subject to the approval of the City Council
and after an administrative hearing, suspend the public conveyance
permit issued to any company for a period of ninety (90) days for
violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance.
IX.
Any person whose permit has been suspended may file an appeal to the
City Council, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of written
notice of suspension mailed to the address of the company as stated
in the application. The City Council shall have authority upon the
hearing of the appeal to affirm, reverse, vacate or modify the
suspension.
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Any person, firm or corporation or agent who shall operate a public
conveyance vehicle or business without a permit or while a permit
is under suspension in violation of this ordinance, shall upon
conviction in the Court of competent jurisdiction for any such
violation be punished by a fine of not more than TWO HUNDRED DO~RS
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If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, or p~r,ase ~ th~s~
ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitudciD.al, sech c~
decision shall not affect the validity of the rem~i~rg p~tio*?~f
this code. ...,
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XI.
XII.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflic~ ~erewith, subject
to approval of the City Council, are hereby repealed.
XIII.
ADVERTISING: Subject to the rules and regulations of the City Council
it shall be lawful for any person owning or operating a public
conveyance vehicle for hire to permit advertising matter-to be affixed
to or installed in or on such public conveyance vehicles for hire.
XIV.
POLICE ENFORCEMENT: The Police Department is hereby given authority
and is instructed to watch and observe the conduct of holders and
drivers operating under a public conveyance permit. Upon discovery
of a violation of any of the provisions set forth under this ordinance,
the Police Department shall report the same to ,the City Council, which
will order removal of permit or take appropriate action thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS
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APPRU tf d
A. ANDREWS, Mayor
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M. LOUISE RAMEY, City Secretary
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. T. KNAP, it Attorney
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