HomeMy WebLinkAbout459ORDINANCE NO. 459
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF IRWINDALE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE IRWINDAL
MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING, IN ITS ENTIRETY,
SECTION 5.28.050 AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION
5.28.050 PERTAINING TO INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR TAXICABS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5.28.050 of Chapter 5.28 of Title 5
of the Irwindale Municipal Code, as previously adopted, is hereby
repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. A new Section 5.28.050 of Chapter 5.28 of
eo*�i Title 5 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby adopted, to
read, in words and figures as follows:
115.28.050 Insurance Required.
"No owner or driver of a taxicab shall drive
or operate a taxicab within the City, and no permit for
the operation thereof shall be granted, unless there is
on file with the City Clerk and in full force and effect
at all times while such taxicab is being operated,
commercial automobile liability insurance meeting the
following requirements for each vehicle listed on the
application for a taxicab permit:
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"A. The insurer must be a carrier licensed
and admitted by the California Department of Insurance
to sell commercial automobile liability insurance in the
State of California and be a member of the California
Insurance Guarantee Fund;
"B. The policies required must be written
with limits of not less than $300,000.00 combined single
limit per occurrence or limits of not less than
$100,000.00 per person, $300,000.00 per accident, and
$50,000.00 for property damage. Such insurance may
include a property damage deductible not to exceed
$2,500.00 per occurrence;
"C. All policies shall contain a provision
requiring the insurer to provide at least thirty (30)
days prior written notice to the City in the event such
policy is cancelled or the limits of coverage modified;
"D. Each policy shall contain an endorsement
naming the City as an additional insured and providing
that such insurance is primary to and not contributing
with any other insurance maintained by the City.
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"Any and all certificates of insurance
required in this section shall be attached to the
application for the taxicab permit and shall be kept
current at all times. In the event insurance required
in this section lapses or is otherwise of no effect,
this permit shall be deemed to be temporarily suspended,
pending a hearing as provided in Section 5.28.090 of
this Code. Current permittees shall have ninety (90)
days from the effective date hereof to comply with this
Section."
Section 3. Penalty for violation of ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership,
ice' or corporation to violate any provision, or to fail to comply
with any of the requirements of this Ordinance. Any person,
firm, partnership, or corporation violating any provision of this
Ordinance, or failing to comply with any of its requirements,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person,
firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or any portion thereof
during which any violation of this Ordinance is committed,
continued, or permitted by such person, firm, partnership, or
corporation, and shall be deemed punishable therefore as provided
eon", in this Ordinance.
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Section 4. Civil remedies available.
The violation of any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the
City through civil process by means of a restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or in any other manner
provided by law for the abatement of nuisance.
Section 5. Severability.
The City Council declares that, should any provision,
section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance be
rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court
of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive
legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences, and words of this Ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 6. The City shall publish this Ordinance in
the manner required by law.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 14th day of January
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I, Camille Diaz Deputy, City Clerk of the City of
Irwindale, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Irwindale held on the 10th day of December , 1992, and
was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Irwindale held on the 14th day of
19923 by the following vote:
January
AYES: Miranda, J., Miranda, P., Breceda, Barbosa and Diaz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None'Gc/��L.l:��-�`
ATTEST• C
Deputy City Clerk of the
City of Irwind e
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