8060-09
ORDINANCE NO. 8060-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
REPEALING ARTICLES II AND III OF CHAPTER 25, CODE OF
ORDINANCES, RELATING TO TAXICABS AND PUBLIC
CONVEYANCES; RENUMBERING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER
25, CODE OF ORDINANCES; AMENDING SECTION XIII OF
APPENDIX A, CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE
FEES CHARGED FOR TAXICAB AND PUBLIC CONVEYANCE
PERMITS AND VEHICULAR STICKERS; AMENDING SECTION
XXVIII OF APPENDIX A, CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING
TO THE BUSINESS TAXES COLLECTED FOR THE
OPERATION OF TAXICABS AND PUBLIC CONVEYANCES;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Articles II and III of Chapter 25, Code of Clearwater, regulate the operation
of taxicabs and public conveyances in Clearwater, and Section XIII of Appendix A contains
provisions authorizing the Clearwater Police Department to collect fees for inspecting taxicabs
and public conveyances and issuing permits;
WHEREAS, changes in the business environment and in the development of regional
taxi and transportation systems have rendered many of the provisions in Articles II and III of
Chapter 25, Code of Clearwater, obsolete;
WHEREAS, the Clearwater Police Department no longer has the resources to conduct
physical inspections of taxicabs and public conveyances;
WHEREAS, no other municipality in the Tampa Bay area conducts physical inspections
of taxicabs and public conveyances;
WHEREAS, the State Department of Agriculture is responsible for conducting
inspections and certifying the accuracy of the taximeter;
WHEREAS, there are currently no major taxicab companies operating with a business
address within the City of Clearwater; and
WHEREAS, a 2008 audit by the City Auditor found that the expenses to administer a
taxicab and public conveyance inspection and permit process currently exceed the revenue
generated by the fees; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Section 1. Articles II and III of Chapter 25, Code of Ordinances, are hereby repealed; and
Article IV is renumbered as Article II.
Section 2. Section XIII of Appendix A, Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
XIII. POLICE DEPARTMENT:
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Fees for services provided by the police department:
(1) Taxi permits (s 25.071) (cee 31so PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS).. .......10.00
(2) Public conveyance permits (s 25.171)
(see also PUBLIC TRANSPORT." TION CARRIERS) . . .......................................10.00
(3) T3Xic3b/public conveY3nce vehicle permit sticker. . ............................................ .2.00
ill f41 Handbill distribution permits (9 3.41) . . . ......................................................10.00
l.~..H51 Amusement machine permits (997.26, 7.42) . . ............................................ ..10.00
ru ~ Letters of good conduct. . . ....................................................................... ..5.00
ill f7j Bank employee 1.0. processing. . . .............................................................. .5.00
@ tat Fingerprinting:
(a) One card. . . ......................................................................................5.00
(b) Additional cards, each. . . ................................................................... ..2.00
@ f91 Auto accident report copies--(Fee as set by Florida Statute)
ill f+G1 Event report copies--(Fee as set by Florida Statute)
.@2 f4-B Other report copies--(Fee as set by Florida Statute)
ill} ~ Administrative fee for processing background investigation (929.27) . . . ........... ..50.00
Section 3. Section XXVIII of Appendix A, Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
XXVIII. BUSINESS TAX:
Category No.
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101.000
TAXICAB first vehicle (See note B and chapter 25, proof of
insur3nce 'Nith city listod as additional insured p3rty)
Plus each additional vehicle
69.80
25.20
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107.000
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (public conveyance bus st3tion - 267.70
interstate, chartered, limousine, sightseeing) (See ch3pter 25, proof of
insur3nce with city listed 3S 3dditional insured party; see note B)
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Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
April 15, 2009
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
Affi"We.
t' c(.fr.-t
Robert J.
Assistant
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