HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-1724 AUTOMOBILE RENTAL BUSINESSES AT THE YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL. ORDINANCE NO. /
AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; prohibit-
ing the operation of automobile rental businesses at
the Yakima Air Terminal without a license and agreement
with the City; specifying the license fee and form of
II/ agreement; regulating operations of such license holders;
limiting the number of licenses to be issued; and amend-
ing Sections 5.07.010 and 5.07.020 and enacting new
Sections 5.07.015 and 5.07.025, all of the City of
Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 5.07.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.07.010 Automobile rental prohibited without agree-
ment and license.
A. Agreement and license required. No person, firm or
corporation shall operate an automobile rental business on
Yakima Air Terminal premises without first having entered into
an agreement with the City of Yakima to operate such a business
on Air Terminal premises and without first having obtained
a license therefor approved by resolution of the Yakima City
Council.
B. Automobile rental soliciting_prohibited. It shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to solicit
customers in any manner on Yakima Air Terminal premises for
any automobile rental business which has not entered into an
agreement with the City and obtained a license from the City
for the operation of an automobile rental business on Air Ter-
minal premises as provided by Subsection 5.07.010 A, above,
of this section; Provided, it shall not constitute a violation
of this chapter for an operator or agent of an operator of
an automobile rental business not licensed under this chapter
to enter air terminal premises and to contact customers with
whom a previous arrangement has been made for automobile rentals."
Section 2. Section 5.07.015 is hereby enacted as a new section
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"5.07.015 Agreement--License fee.
A. Agreement. The agreement contemplated by this chapter
for the operation of an automobile rental business at the Yakima
Air Terminal shall contain such terms and conditions as are
approved from time to time by resolution of the Yakima City
Council.
B. License fee. The fee for the license required by this
chapter shall be a monthly license fee equal to 10% of the gross
revenue derived from the licensee's rental business during the
immediately preceding month, or the amount of $250, whichever
is greater. The term 'gross revenue' as used herein means
all revenue actually collected for time and mileage charges
on automobile rentals, but does not include any money col-
lected for collision protection, damages, discounts or sales
tax."
Section 3. Section 5.07.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.07.020 Separate counter required. Each operator of
an automobile rental business on Yakima Air Terminal premises
shall conduct such business from a counter situate in the Air
Terminal Building lobby and used exclusively for the purpose
of conducting an automobile rental business; and no person,
firm or corporation shall engage in the automobile rental
business on Yakima Air Terminal premises at a counter used
for any other business purpose."
Section 4. Section 5.07.025 is hereby enacted as a new section
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"5.07.025 Limitation on number of licenses. The number
of automobile rental businesses to be licensed and authorized
to operate on Yakima Air Terminal premises shall depend on the
availability of enclosed counter space installed by the City
in the lobby of the Air Terminal Building."
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE ITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4/
day of 1 0 / , 1974.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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ci,e Clerk
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