Ord 025-99 4/6/1999ORDINANCE NO.�
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, VEHICLES FOR HIRE, SECTION 31 -27, DEFINITIONS,
AND SECTION 31- 51(B), PASSENGER LIMITATIONS; DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Wichita Falls to provide for and to
promote adequate and efficient taxicab service in the city; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council that under no circumstances shall
any vehicle licensed as a taxicab carry more than eight occupants, driver included.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances, Vehicles For Hire, Section
31 -27, Definitions, is hereby amended as follows.
Taxicab. A chauffeured motor vehicle, used to transport persons for hire
that typically operates on irregular routes, irregular schedules, and a call -
and- demand basis, but does not include ambulances, buses, limousines
or special service vehicles as regulated by other city ordinances. The
vehicle shall have a manufacturer's rated passenger capacity of eight or
less, or, in the event that the manufacturer's rating is greater than eight,
then sufficient seats must have been permanently removed from the
vehicle to reduce the number of seats available to accommodate not more
than eight (8) occupants.
SECTION 2. Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances, Vehicles For Hire, Section
31 -51, Passenger limitations, is hereby amended as follows.
(b) A driver may not carry at the same time more people than the
designed seating capacity of the taxicab, and in no event shall the
number of occupants including the driver exceed eight.
(c) It shall be a prima facie violation of this ordinance should any vehicle
licensed as a taxi be found to have installed seats sufficient to carry
more than eight occupants regardless of whether more than eight
occupants are observed in the vehicle.
SECTION 3. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6th day of April, 1999.
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ORDINANCE NO. 23-99
ORDINANCE CLOSING
PUBLIC HEARING
AND FINDING CER-
TAIN BUILDINGS AND/
OR STRUCTURES TO
BE DANGEROUS;
COMMANDING PROP-
ERTY OWNERS TO
DEMOLISH SAID
BUILDINGS AND /OR
STRUCTURES WITHIN
THIRTY (30) DAYS OF
THE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND DE-
CLARING AN EMER-
GENCY,; FINDING
AND DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING
AT WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
,WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO. 24-99
ORDINANCE AUTHO-
RIZING AN AMEND -
1AENT ?u TH e
SPECIAL SERVICE
FRANCHISE GRANT-
ED TO TERRY L. BAK-
ER, DBA, PRIME TIME
LIMOUSINE TO IN-
CREASE THE NUM-
BER OF VEHICLES
AUTHORIZED; DE-
TERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO. 25-99
ORDINANCE AMEND-
ING CHAPTER 31 OF
THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES, VEHICLES
FOR HIRE, SECTION
31 -27, DEFINITIONS,
AND SECTION 31- 51(B),
PASSENGER LIMITA-
TIONS; DETERMIN-
I N G T H A T T H E
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW.
ORDINANCE NO.26 -99
ORDINANCE REZON-
ING LOTS 7 -A, 7 -B, 7 -C
& 7 -D, BLOCK 1, LAKE
WELLINGTON ES-
TATES PHASE ONE,
KNOWN AS 5500, 5502,
5504, & 5506 COVENTRY
CIRCLE, FROM GEN-
ERAL COMMERCIAL
TO SINGLE FAMILY -2
ZONING; DETERMIN-
ING THAT THE MEET-
ING AT WHICH THIS
ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIREDBYLAW
ORDINANCE NO.27 -99
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEX-
AS, AMENDING CHAP-
TER 18, ARTICLE IV
OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES, REGULAT-
ING WEEDS, RUBBISH
AND UNSANITARY
MATTER AT SECTIONS
18 -46 THROUGH 18 -48;
PROVIDING FOR IN-
CLUSION IN THE
CODE OF ORDINANC-
ES; FINDING AND DE-
TERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH,THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO. 28-99
ORDINANCE MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION
IN THE AIRPORT
F U N D I N T H E
AMOUNT OF $15,535 TO
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Affidavit of Publication
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WICHITA
#339091
On this 21st day of April
1999
A.D............. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority
Kathy Salan
bookkeeper
for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls
Times /Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County,
Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached
advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published
in one (1) issues thereof on the following dates:
April 18, 1999
Bookkeeper for Times P lishing Company
of Wichita Falls
(SEAL) Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written:
ANY FUBLIC
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QUIREDBYLAW
ORDINANCE NO. 27-99
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEX-
AS, AMENDING CHAP-
TER 18, ARTICLE IV
OF THE CODE OF OR-
DINANCES, REGULAT-
ING WEEDS, RUBBISH
AND UNSANITARY
MATTER AT SECTIONS
18 -46 THROUGH 18 -48;
PROVIDING FOR IN-
CLUSION IN THE
CODE OF ORDINANC-
ES; FINDING AND DE-
TERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH,THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED .
BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO. 28-99
ORDINANCE MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION
IN THE AIRPORT
F U N D I N T H E
AMOUNT OF $15,535 TO
COMPLETE THE
KICKAPOO AIRPARK
FEASIBILITY STUDY;
DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BYLAW
ORDINANCE NO.29 -99
ORDINANCE APPRO-
PRIATING FUNDS RE-
CEIVED FROM THE
FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION;
DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT
WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED
BYLAW
ORDINANCE NO.30 -99
ORDINANCE WAIVING
SECTION 5.59 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANC-
ES WHICH PROHIBITS
GIVING ANIMALS AS
PRIZES OR INDUCE-
MENTS; DETERMIN-
I N G T H A T T H E
MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO,
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIREDBYLAW
ORDINANCE NO.31.99
ORDINANCE MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION
FROM WATER/SEWER
FUND EQUITY FOR'
P U M P C O N T R O L
VALVE SYSTEMS AT
THE ARROWHEADi
RAW WATER PUMP
STATION; DETERMIN-
ING THAT THE MEET-
ING AT WHICH THIS
O R D I N A N C E WAS
PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS RE-
QUIRED BY LAW
ORDINANCE NO.32 -99
AN ORDINANCE WAIV-
ING SEC. 22- 1(A)(2) OF
THE CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES TO PERMIT
MAINTENANCE VEHI-
CLES ON THE GRASS
AND EXTENDED RES-
ERVATION PRIVI-
LEGE FOR SPUDDER
A N D WI L L I A M S
PARKS BALLFIELDS
TO THE.TEX - MEX
BASEBALL ASSOCIA
TION; DETERMINING
THAT THE MEETING
AT WHICH THIS ORDI-
NANCE WAS PASSED_.
WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED';
BYLAW