Ord 075-95 7/18/1995t
r ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES WHICH REGULATES VEHICLES
FOR HIRE; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED
WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls regulates vehicles for
hire within the city limits of Wichita Falls; and,
WHEREAS, periodically, the City Council desires to amend
regulations which govern vehicles for hire to improve service to
the public; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to amend the
provisions of the existing ordinance regulating vehicles for
hire.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. That the following sections of the Code of
Ordinances are hereby amended in their entirety as follows:
"Section 31 -36. Vehicle license fees; term of license.
All operators of taxicabs in the city shall pay an annual
license fee of seventy -five dollars ($75.00) for each and every
car licensed and operated, which fee shall be paid prior to the
issuance of such license. It is further provided that all
licenses issued for operators of taxicabs under the terms of this
article shall expire at 12:00 midnight, December 31 following the
issuance of the same. If a holder or owner - operator desires to
renew or obtain a license for any vehicle, the vehicle shall be
inspected by the Traffic and Transportation Department in the
months of November or December preceding the license year.
Section 31 -72. Vehicle design and age requirements.
(c) No vehicle that has been licensed and in service
immediately prior to August 18, 1995 shall be
issued a license that is more than one hundred
twenty (120) months old at the time of inspection;
age to be calculated from the first day of January
from the model year of the vehicle.
(d) Any vehicle that was not licensed and in service
immediately prior to August 18, 1995, shall be
eligible for licensing if that vehicle is no more
than ninety -six (96) months old at the time of
inspection; age to be calculated from the first day
w
of January from the model year of the vehicle; and
complies with Section 31- 72(e).
(e) Any vehicle that was not licensed and in service
immediately prior to August 18, 1995 shall be
eligible for licensing if that vehicle has not
been licensed and in service for more than sixty
(60) cumulative months and complies with Section
31- 72(d).
Section 31 -74. Definitions.
For purposes of this article, a "special service vehicle" is
any chauffeured motor vehicle for general passenger use which
operates within the city on a prearranged appointment basis only,
whereby such arrangement is made not less than one (1) hour in
advance of the time transportation is to begin. A "limousine" is
any chauffeured motor vehicle manufactured by a commonly
recognized manufacturer of luxury automobiles, including but not
limited to, Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes, Lexus and Rolls Royce,
which operates within the city upon request made by a customer at
the dispatching office or principal place of business of the
franchise holder. The definition of limousines or special
service vehicles shall not include "courtesy vehicles" which are
utilized by hotels or motels.
Section 31 -75. Licenses; compliance.
Any person operating a limousine or special service vehicle
as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of the city shall comply
with all provisions of Article II, "Taxicabs," such provisions
being incorporated by reference herein, as if the terms
"limousine and special service vehicle" and "taxicab" were used
interchangeably except that Article II, sections 31- 28(g), 31 -46,
31- 50(b), 31 -56 through 31 -61, 31 -63 through 31 -66, 31- 67(a)(6),
31 -71, 31 -72(a) and 31 -72(e) shall not apply to limousines or
special service vehicles."
SECTION 2. It is 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 1
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 75 -95
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE
rp WICHITA FALLS, C TEXAS, re
\• a AMENDING CHAPTER Jl OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHICH REGULATES VE-
HICLES FOR HIRE; FINDING
AND DETERMINING THAT
THE MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS DIS-
CUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY
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