HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4437 - Second Reading: Ordinance amending Section 5-5-5 and 5-5-10 relating to Taxicab Licenses
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPH (a) OF SECTION
5-5-5 AND PARAGRAPH (a) OF SECTION 5-5-10 OF
CHAPTER 5-5 OF TITLE 5 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF
TAXICAB LICENSES
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of Section 5-5-5 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-5-5. - Licenses.
(a) Every vehicle operated as a taxicab under the authority of any franchise must be
licensed. The license shall be signed by the mayor and city clerk and shall be issued
to specific vehicles identified as to year, make, model, serial number and state
registration or license numbers required by the application forms furnished by the city
clerk. The license fee is $18.00 per year or fraction thereof for each vehicle. The fee
for an annual license shall be established as part of the fee schedule adopted by the
Common Council. Licenses shall be issued for the calendar year and shall expire at
12:00 midnight on December 31 of the license year.
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of Section 5-5-10 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-5-10. - Driver's permit.
(a) Each person who desires to become a taxicab driver shall first obtain a permit from
the city. Each permit shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is issued. An initial
permit application shall be subject to an investigation fee of $100.00. The annual
permit fee shall be $50.00. All fees related to an annual permit shall be established
as part of the fee schedule adopted by the Common Council.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2021.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2021.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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