HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-3167 TAXICAB REGULATION �� �[�� ��
ORDINANCE ND. �� �� �
• AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations, spec-
ifically taxicab regulation; changing qualifications for
taxi driver's |icenses, and anending Sections 5.78,190 of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA.
Section V. Section 5.78.190 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows.
^5.78.190 City Driver's License -- Qualifications. Each applicant
for a city driver's license provided for in this chapter shall:
1. Be at least twenty-one years of age,
2. Be duly licensed to operate a motor vehicle for hire under the
laws of the state of Washington.
3. Submit with the application a certification fran a medical
doctor, or the Yakime County Health District, certifying that applicant
is free frmn any infirmities of body or mind likely to render him unfit
to drive a for-hire vehicle, and specifically that applicant is free
from epilepsy, vertigo or heart trouble.
4. Not have been convicted, within ten years preceding the time
of making the application, of cmnmittimg any felony reasonably related
to the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle for hire, not have
been convicted or forfeited bail within five years of any crime, other
than the aforementioned felonies, of any law reasonably related to the
applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle for hire, not have can-
rn|tted, forfeited bail or paid a penalty within the past five years on
three or more moving motor vehicle traffic violations.
5. [emonstrate to the satisfaction of the chief of police the
applicant's ability to operate and control a for-hire vehicle and his
familiarity with traffic regulations."
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
days (30) after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law
and by the City Charter,
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this | ��' day of
, 1989.
Mayor
ATTEST
,
[ay Clerk
Publication Date 989
O�RES/B7 Effective Date o8AY � % m��