Ordinance No. 65-28 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
ORDINANCE No.65- 28
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE OPERATION, CONTROL AND
LICENSING OF TAXICABS IN.THE CITY OF TIGARD..
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: "
Section 1: Definition of Terms.
(a) Person. The term "person" wherever used in this ordi-
nance shall beTield and construed to mean and include natural persons
of either sex, firms, copartnerships, associations and corjorations
whether acting by themselves or by servant, agent or employe, and
the singular shall include the plural and the masculine pronoun shall
include the feminine.
(b) Taxicab. The term "taxicub" wherever used in this ordi-
nance shall Vi-Xe-17—and construed to mean and include very motor
vehicle having a seating capacity of five passengers or less as per
manufacturer's ratings used for the transportation of passengers for
hire and not operating exclusively over a fixed and definite route.
(c) Motor vehicle. The term "motor vehicle" when used in
this ordinance shall e eId and construed to mean and include every
self-propelled vehicle by or upon which any person or persons may be
transported or carried upon any public highway, street or alley, exc-
cepting vehicles used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Section 2: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the
business of operating a taxicab within the City of
Tigard without first securing a license therefor under the provisions
of this ordinance.
Section 3: Any license issued under this ordinance may be cancelled
by the Council for any violation of the terms thereof
or violation of the traffic ordinances of the city or the state laws
governing traffic or the violation of any other state laws,"and this
provision shall apply equally to the drivers of taxicabs or to the
companies operating the same. When any license shall be cancelled
by the council, there shall be refunded to the licensee the unearned
portion of the license fee paid.
Section 4: (a) There is hereby authorized to be issued by the City
Recorder in the manner hereinafter specified, one license
for the operation of a taxicab business for each 2500 persons or
fraction thereof as shown by the latest official census of the City
of Tigard.
(b) The owner and holder of a license for operation'of
a taxicab business-shall have preference for the renewal thereof
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from year to year provided that the license is in good standing
at the date of application for the renewal.
Section 5: Any person holding a license to operate taxicabs within
the City of Tigard shall file with the City Recorder
the following which shall be maintained on current status as a pro-
vision of franchise:
(a) The license number of vehicles so used, along with the
serial number and/or motor number, make and model of said vehicle.
(b) The names, ages and chauffeur's license number of each
operator or driver.
(c) Certificate of insurance showing liability coverage in
an amount not less than $20,000. for one person, $40,000. for one
. accident and $2n,nn0. for property damage, together with proof that
current premiums are paid and that the policy is in full force and
effect.
Section 6.: Upon receipt of the application herein provided for,
the Recorder shall determine the number of outstanding
licenses and, if the license or licenses applied for shall be per-
missible under the terms of this ordinance,she shall proceed to have
each vehicle described in the application examined by the Chief of
Police or such other person as the City Administrator shall designate
to determine its adequacy and suitability for use as a taxicab in the
City of Tigard. If same is found to be in suitable and safe condi-
tion for use as a.taxicab and the applicant is a citizen and resident
of the State of Oregon and the insurance is in good standing, she may
proceed to issue the license to the applicant direct. In the event
of doubt in the mind of the Recorder or in the event that more than
one application shall be ailed for the same license, the application
shall be submitted to the 'City Council for their action together with
the findings of the Chief of Police, or such other person as the City
Administrator may have designated, as to the condition of the vehicle.
The decision of the Council upon the application and the acceptance
of any one applicant shall be binding and final.
Section 7: Upon the granting of the license there shall be typed or
printed thereon the number of the license, the period
for which the license fee is paid, the name of the licensee, and the
make of the vehicle for which the license was issued, and which
license shall be on display in the vehicle at all times.
Section 8: The following schedule of rates shall be charged and
collected for the transportation of passengers or mer-
chandise within the City of Tigard and three miles beyond the City
limits and no different rates shall at any time be charged or col-
lected for taxicab service, either directly or indirectly.
(a) Fifty cents (.50) minimum, which includes the first
one-half mile, thereafter ten cents (.10) per each
additional quarter-mile within the corporate limits
of the City. Fares originating or terminating outside
the corporate limits of the City shall be computed
the rate of forty cents (.40) per mile. Waiting ti::
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shall be co ted at the rate of Four and no/100
($4.00) Dollars per hour. All rates shall be
determined by use of a distance measuring meter
device.
(b) Any person traveling in a taxicab shall be entitled
to carry without extra charge the usual hand luggage
and packages that are customarily carried with and by
an individual in traveling or marketing. Extra bag-
gage may be charged for at the rates not exceeding
5U cents per hundred pounds.
(c) When more than one person travels in a taxicab, the
operator may charge 25 per cent of the rates herein
fixed for each additional person.
(d) All fares shall be computed by the most direct route
between the point of origin and destination.
Section 9: The license fee for the privileges herein provided is
hereby fixed at Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars per year
for each vehicle, and shall be paid on orbeforethe 1st day of
July of each year for which the license will be in effect; provided
that with respect to any vehicle placed in service after expiration
of one-half or more of the license year, the charge shall be Twelve
' and 50/100 ($12.50) Dollars per vehicle.
Section 10: The holder of each license shall employ competent
drivers over 21 years of age who shall be holders of a
chauffeur's license under the laws of the State of Oregon; provided,
however, that nc woman shall be permitted to drive a taxicab within
the City of Tigard between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of
any day. Said operators shall conduct themselves toward their pas
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tengers in a courteous manner, shall not dtive or operate their cab
n a reckless manner, and shall at all times keep their cab clean
a nd suitable for the occupancy thereof by the traveling public. Any
violation of this section by the driver may be grounds for the re-
voking of the license. The holder of the license shall keep a
record at all times of the driver on duty And operating his dab at
any hour, which record shall be open to inspection by the City auth-
orities in order that it may be determined who was operating a taxi-
cab at any particular time or occasion. Any operator driving a cab
while under the influence of intoxicating liquor shall be cause for
the taxicab license being immediately revoked for a period of one
year.
Section ll: It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to
pay the rates herein fixed and provided for after having
hired the same.
Section 12: Whenever a violation of the terms of this ordinance
shall be reported to the Chief of Police or other City
official,- an investigation shall at once be made as to the truth of
the allegation. If the violation appears probable, a prompt report
shall be made to the City Recorder who shall notify the holder of
said license of the alleged violation and said operator shall be
summoned to appear at a time and place to be designated in said not-
ice for a hearing by the City Council with respect to said violation,
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and the decision of the City Council with respect to said violation
and revocation of the right of the operator to continue shall be
final. In the event the Council shall determine tiutt the license of
the licensee shall be revoked, a prorsta portion of the license fee
shall be refunded.
Section 13: Any license issued hereunder shall be non-assignable
except that if the proposed assignee shall make simiar
alication to the City Recorder and shall meet all terms and condi
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tions hereof, upon approval of the proposed assignment by the City
Council a transfer of all rights and privileges may be authorized.
Section 14: Inasmuch as it is necessary for the peace, health and
safety of the City of Tigard that this ordinance become
effective with the least possible delay, an emergency is hereby de-
clared, and this ordinance shall become effective upon its passage
by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED: By the Council, by unanimous vote of all Council members
present, after being read three times by
title only this qday of September, 1965.
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APIROVED By the Mayor, this2 h day of September, 1965.
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