HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1670 (Revocation of Licenses; Vehicles for Hire)CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, and Ex -officio Clerk of the
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the foregoing Charter Ordinance No. 1670
entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING CHAPTER 10.60 OF THE
SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE, VEHICLES FOR HIRE, TO REVISE SECTION 10.60.050,
REGARDING THE REVOCATION OF LICENSES, AND TO REVISE SECTION 10.60.080
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS"
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of said City and was introduced at a REGULAR
meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the 7th day of
NOVEMBER, 1994, published as required by City Charter in the MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL , a
newspaper published in the City of San Rafael and passed and adopted as an ordinance of
said City at a REGULAR meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 21st
day of NOVEMBER. 1994, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Thayer, Zappetini & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal
of the City of San Rafael this
22nd day of NOVEMBER, 1994.
JEANNE�-M. LEONCINI, ity Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1670
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10.60 OF THE SAN
RAFAEL MUNICIPAL CODE, VEHICLES FOR HIRE, TO
REVISE SECTION 10.60.050, REGARDING THE
REVOCATION OF LICENSES, AND TO REVISE SECTION
10.60.080 REGARDING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
THE COUNCIL OF CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1:
Section 10.60.050 of the Municipal Code of the City of San
Rafael is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10.60.050 ---- Suspension, alteration or revocation of
license.
A. The City Council may, at any time, after notice and
hearing, and upon a finding of good cause, suspend, alter, amend or
revoke any license issued under this Chapter.
B. Any existing license shall be deemed automatically
revoked upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) The death of a natural person who is the licensee;
(2) A change in the persons constituting a partnership
that is the licensee;
(3) A transfer of the assets of the licensee;
(4) A transfer of a controlling interest in the
corporation that is the licensee.
To continue operation of its vehicles(s) for hire, the licensee
must apply for and obtain a new license pursuant to the provisions
of this Chapter.
DIVISION 2.
Section 10.60.080 of the Municipal Code of the City of San
Rafael is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10.60.080 ---- Insurance required.
In order to provide for the safety of the public it is
unlawful for any person to drive or operate upon any street or
streets in the City any vehicle for the purpose of carrying
passengers for hire, or to obtain a license therefore unless he/she
shall have given and there is in full force and effect at all times
when such person is driving or operating such vehicle a policy of
insurance on file with the City Clerk.
Said policy of insurance shall be with an admitted carrier in
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California or a company with a BEST Rating of A or better. Said
policy shall insure the owner or lessee of a vehicle against loss
by reason of damage that may result to any person or persons or
property from the operation of said vehicle. The policy of
insurance shall have a combined single limit of $500,000. The
policy shall guarantee payment of any final judgement rendered
against the said owner or lessee of said vehicle within the limits
herein provided irrespective of the financial responsibility or any
act or omission of said owner or lessee.
Said insurance policy shall include an endorsement to be filed
with the City Clerk, which provides that said insurance policy
shall not be cancelled, limited or non -renewed until after thirty
(30) days advance written notice to the City.
A duly executed certificate of insurance, evidencing the
requirements, shall be filed with the application for a license,
and shall be maintained by the City Clerk. Within thirty (30) days
of annual policy renewals, a new certificate of insurance shall be
filed by the licensee with the City Clerk.
If at any time said policy of insurance be cancelled by the
issuing company or the authority of said issuing company to do
business in the State shall be revoked, or the issuing company
fails to meet the City's minimum standards, the Council shall
require the party to whom the license is issued to replace said
policy with another policy satisfactory to the City Council and in
default thereof said license may be revoked.
DIVISION 3:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordi-
nance. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the
Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
DIVISION 4:
This Ordinance shall be published once in full before its
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final passage in a newspaper of general circulation, published, and
circulated in the City of San Rafael, and shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
ALBERT J. ORO, Mayor
Attest:
JE M. LE4ONAI.
Clerk
The foregoing Ordinance No. 1670 was read and introduced at a
Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of San Rafael, held
on the 7TH day of NOVEMBER , 1994, and ordered
passed to print by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Heller, Thayer, Zappetini & Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
and will come up for adoption as an Ordinance of the City of San
Rafael at a Regular Meeting of the Council to be held on the
21ST day of NOVEMBER , 1994.
JEA M. LEONCINI, City C erk
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