HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2032 ORDINANCE NO. 2032
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 5. 48. 330 AND 5 . 48 .370
THEREOF PERTAINING TO TAXICAB DRIVER'S PERMITS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 5 . 48 . 330 and 5. 48. 370 thereof to
read as follows :
5 . 48 .330 Driver' s permit--Application. No person shall
drive or operate any vehicle described in this chapter in the
city without first obtaining a permit in writing so to do from
the chief of police. Any person desiring to obtain such driver' s
permit shall make a written application therefor to the chief
of police accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10) . No permit
shall be issued to any person under the age of eighteen (18 )
years, to any person not a citizen of the United States unless
such person has lawfully declared his intention of becoming
such, or to any person who is incompetent or for any reason
whatsoever unable to safely handle such vehicle. No permit
shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a
felony, or within the period of two (2 ) years immediately
preceding such application has been convicted of reckless
.driving or driving a vehicle upon a highway while under the
influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs, or who has been
convicted of violating any provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act of the state of California, unless such person shows
to the satisfaction of the chief of police that issuing a
driver' s permit to him would not in any way be contrary to the
public interest, welfare or safety. Each such applicant shall
demonstrate his skill and ability to safely handle his vehicle
in driving it through the crowded sections of the city accom-
panied by an inspector designated by the chief of police. No
driver's permit shall be granted to any person who is not of a
good moral character or who cannot speak the English language
or who does not hold a chauffeur' s license issued by the Motor
Vehicle Department of the state, or who is not sufficiently
acquainted with the laws or ordinances regulating the operation
of motor vehicles. Any falsification on the application for
the permit will be grounds for refusal of the permit .
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5 . 48 . 370 Driver' s permit--Term--Renewal. All driver' s
permits shall expire at the end of the calendar year for which
issued. Applications for renewal shall be made on or before
December first of each year for the following calendar year.
If so made within the period prescribed, the charge for re-
newal shall be Five Dollars ($5) . The permits are personal and
nontransferable.
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington
Beach, California
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th
day of January, 1976.
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk ,
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Administrator City At orne
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Ord. No. 2032
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 5th day of January.
19 76 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 19th day of January 19 76 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett, Coen, Shipley, Duke, Gibbs
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Wieder, .Matney
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erk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
I, Alicia M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex.officit�, Clerk of the City
Council, do her4by c r%i`y tr_,t 1-h's ardinar:ce has
been pu`A;Shcd in the l.iJ-. `r€'-;;� Feach News
on
in'�cc .� .. C:' .l. r ^f said City.
A--ICiA M. WENM .--
-� City Clerk
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Deputy i Clerk