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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1428 - 12/16/1980 - LIVERIES/RULES & REGSORDINANCE NO. 1428 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XXXIII, LIVERIES OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AS IT PERTAINS TO RULES AND REGULATIONS NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows: Section 1: That Section 18.3305, Inspections, be and the same is hereby amended by renumbering same to Section 18.3312 of the Municipal Code. Section 2: That Section 18.3304, Regulations, of the Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 18.3304 Issue and Placing of Tags/Stickers. The Village Clerk shall issue in numerical order suitable stickers or tags for each Livery vehicle. Such tag or sticker shall be attached to the front right windshield on each Livery while it is in use. Section 3: That Article XXXIII, Liveries of Chapter 18, of the Municipal Code be further amended by adding thereto the following• Section 18.3305 Transferring Tags/Stickers. Tags or stickers may be transferred to any Livery put into service to replace one withdrawn from service. Section 18.3306 Notify Clerk with State License Number. The licensee shall notify the Clerk of the motor number and state license number of each Livery operated and of the corresponding municipal tag or sticker number. Section 18.3307 Duties of Driver. It shall be the duty of every driver of a Livery to: 1. Obey all traffic rules established by State Statute or Village Ordinance. 2. Accept as passenger any person who seeks to so use the Livery provided such person is not intoxicated and conducts himself in an orderly manner, and has previously contacted the Livery operator in accordance with the terms of this Article. 3. Take his passenger to his destination by the most direct available route from the place where the passenger enters the Livery. Secr_on3.33')3 Sates/fares. Lives-- saviLca sial_ _c-_ indiscr :.d_natel,,, neer_ t passen•:rcrz, but shall _=, ,_t_a in, _-=ce of cr_eration to carryina ;3nsen ers for nice on _. ccntract basis at a p_ ice yrawd uo n prior to employment and by arrangement of the parties. Section 13.3309 Condition of Livery. ND such Every :hall be operated unless it's &,uipped ., th proper brakes, 1igr.:.s, tires, horn, muf l_r, rear vision mirror, and windshield wiper in ccod condition. Section 14.3310 State Driver's License. No person shall drive a Livery, or be hired or vermitted to do so, unless he is duly: licensed by the Secretary of Stata of Illinois to operate a -ehiclo trransporting 'are paying passengers. Section 18.3311 Insurance. No s:ch license shall be i =,ued to any person, firm or corporation unless -_he applicant has secured and submitted to t'.. Village Cl,rk, a copy or copies of his or their insurance policies, or Certificates of Insurance, with public liability insurance coverage available for personal injuries in an amount not 'less than $300,000.00 for each person and $500,000.00 for each accident and cc"erage for property damage in an amount not less than 250,000.00 for each accident. In the event that such policv or Certificate of Insurance at any t.me iacomns ineffective by reason of ncsice served uoo- the village or otherwise, or in the event that the operator of a Livery has failed to deposit such currently valid certificate or policy of insurance, the license herein provided for the operation of a Livery shall likewise terminate forthwith and without further notice. Section 18.3313 Suspension of License. If any Livery shall become unsafe for operation or if its body or seating facility shall be so damaged, deteriorated or unclean as to render said vehicle unfit for public use, the license therefor shall be suspended by the Public vehicle Commission or its authorized agent until the vehicle shall be made safe for operation and its body shall be repaired and painted and its seating facility shall be reconditioned or replaced as directed by the Public Vehicle Commission or its agent. In determining whether any Livery is unFit for public use the Comr.ission shall give consideration to its effect on the health, comfort and convenience of passengers and its public appearance on the streets of the Villaqe. Upon suspension of a license for any cause, under the provisions of this Article, the License issued for said vehicle shall be immediately returned to the Office of the Village Clerk until such time as the Public Vehicle Commission or its designated agent authorizes its re -issuance after an inspection has been made and the vehicle is again safe fc opera _ion in the Village. Section 13.3111 Oper,tor's Permit. No p'rson shall drive a Livery vehicle unless he shall have secured a permit herefor as herein provided. Section 18.3315 Application for Permit. Any person desiring to secure an operator's permit or renewal thereof shall make application in wr:tinu therefor to the Village Clerk. Such application shall set forth the name of the applicant, his residence and occupation. Every applicant shall be twenty-one (21) years of ace or over. Upon such application, the Chief of Police shall make or came. cc _ made, a careful and Bili rcn� inquiry as to the character and record of the applicant for honesty, sobriety, ane capability, and vision, and - 7 - if it shall be found that such applicant is lacking in any of such respects, such permit shall be refused. if the Chief of Police shall be satisfied that the applicant is a fit _- n be licensed, such application shall be approved and a permit issued. Such permit shall have affixed thereon a picture of the permittee and shall contain such other descriptive matter of the permittee as may be described by the Chief of Police. A duplicate of the picture and the applicant's finger prints shall be kept on file in the Police Department. Such permit shall be displayed at all times in the Livery in plain view of the passenger. Section 18.3316 Fee for Permit. The fee for the initial issuance of an operator's permit shall be Five ($5.00) Dollars and such permit shall expire on the 31st day of May of each year following the date of issue. The annual fee for any renewal thereof shall be Three ($3.00) Dollars. Section 18.3317 Revocation. The Public Vehicle Commission may revoke any license or operator's permit for repeated violation of traffic laws, ordinances .)_v t,.e Hage, laws regulating the conduct of the driver and failure to render good service. Said revocation shall be after a hearing and the licensee or operator shall be granted an opportunity to defend charges made against him. Section 18.3318 Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this Article shall be fined not less than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for each and every offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Section 18.3319 Saving Clause. The invalidity of any Section or part of any Section of this Ordinance shall not effect the validity of any other Section or part thereof. Section 4: Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than Twenty-five ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which a violation occurs or continues. Section 5: The Village Clerk is hereby authorized to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form. Section 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. - 3 - 0 VOTES: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: l APPROVED: Charles J. Zettek Villaqe President ATTEST: Fay M. Bishop Village Clerk PASSED this 16th day of December APPROVED this 16th day of December PUBLISHED this 24th day of December in the Elk Grove Daily Herald — 4 — 1980. 1980. 1980,