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ORDINANCE NO. 95- 6
AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; regulating taxi cabs
and vehicles for hire, allowing the City Clerk to set the time and
place for hearings to review license denial or revocation, and
amending Section 5 78 245 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1 Section 5 78.245 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"5 78.245 Review of license denial or revocation.
Any applicant who feels aggrieved by the denial of a license for
which application is made pursuant to this chapter, and any license
holder who feels aggrieved by the city manager's revocation of a
license pursuant to Section 5 78 240, may appeal that denial or
revocation to the city council by serving on the Yakima city clerk a
notice of such appeal within five days from the date of the denial or
revocation from which the appeal is taken, which notice shall be in
writing and shall specify all the grounds relied on by the appellant as
reasons for the issuance or reissuance, as the case may be, of the license
which was denied or revoked. After the timely filing of such a notice,
the city mil clerk shall set a time and place for a hearing thereon
by the city council, after which hearing the city council shall make a
final determination on the matter of the denial, revocation, issuance or
reissuance of the license."
• Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 7' day of)Zoacp,,z4
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
1111 YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting Of 11/7/c)
ITEM TITLE. An ordinance relating to licenses and business regulations, regulating
taxi cabs and vehicles for hire; allowing the City Clerk to set the time and place for
hearings to review license denial or revocation, and amending Section 5 78 245 of the
City of Yakima Municipal Code.
SUBMITTED BY Karen S. Roberts, City Clerk
Jeff B. West, Assistant City Attorney
CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE: Jeff B. West /575 -6030
SUMMARY EXPLANATION The attached ordinance makes a minor change in the
procedure for reviewing the denial of a taxi driver license. Currently, the City Council
sets a date of hearing at one meeting for the following meeting. With the new Council
meeting schedule, this has meant that the review hearing will not be held for at least
one month. The proposed amendment makes the City Clerk responsible for setting the
date of hearing on a taxi driver license review This amendment would allow the City
• Council to more speedily review the license application while concurrently allowing
the hearing to be set without the expenditure of valuable Council time.
Resolution _ Ordinance X Contract Other(Specify)
Funding Source
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL.
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION Council policy issue.
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
COUNCIL ACTION:
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