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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-35ORDINANCE 96-35 Ordinance Awarding Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for Taxicab Operations For Calendar Year 1997 Adopted: December 3, 1996 Effective: Jan. 1, 1997 413 ORDINANCE NO. 96-35 ORDINANCE AWARDING CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR TAXICAB OPERATIONS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997 WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski properly advertised for applications to provide taxicab service in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, during calendar year 1997; and WHEREAS, the Town Council received applications from Blue and White Cabs, Inc. and James Edward Aust t/a Jim Dandy Taxicab Service; and WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice, a public hearing was held on December 3, 1996 to determine the number of certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity which should be issued and to determine which applicants, if any, should be awarded such certificates. NOW, THEREFORE, be it Ordained by the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in regular session on December 3, 1996, that 1. A total of 24 certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity are needed to provide proper taxicab service in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia in the calendar year of 1997; • 2. The Certificates are hereby distributed as follows: Blue and White Cabs, Inc. - 12 Jim Dandy Taxi Cab Service (Jame Edward Aust) - 12 3. The aforesaid Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity are issued on the following conditions: a. The Certificates are not transferable without the prior consent of the Town Council, and will be void upon purported transfer. A sale or transfer of a majority portion of the stock of a corporate certificate holder will be deemed a transfer of the certificates and subject to the same limitations. b. These Certificates are valid until December 31, 1997 unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Town Council. c. Each operator must maintain a terminal or taxicab stand in the Town of Pulaski with parking for all vehicles and a waiting room for customers with public restroom facilities. d. The aforesaid waiting room, restroom facilities, and all vehicles must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. • e. Each operator must see that its drivers are neat and clean in appearance and personal hygiene. f. All inoperable vehicles must be stored within a completely enclosed building. g. The outside storage of parts, tires, batteries, and other equipment is prohibited. h. No later than ten (10) days after purchase, all vehicles of each taxicab company must be painted in uniform colors so that the cabs of such company are easily identifiable as belonging to that particular cab company. The colors are to be approved by the Town in advance so that there will be no conflict between the colors used by different companies. i. All personal property taxes, business license taxes, and monies of any kind due and owing to the Town of Pulaski, Virginia must be paid in full when due. Any such taxes or monies which are currently past due must be paid in full prior to the issuance of these certificates, unless otherwise agreed by the Town. j. Federal, state and local laws must be complied with at all times while the certificates are in effect. k. Any certificate will be void if the operator ceases or refuses to furnish service to the public during the year. 4. Failure of a certificate holder to abide by the above conditions will be ground for suspension or revocation of the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity by the Town. • 5. The Town Council reserves the right to suspend, revoke, or modify the Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for any good cause shown. The Council will be the sole determiner of what constitutes good cause. This Ordinance is adopted this 3th day of December, 1996 by duly recorded vote of the Town Council as follows: John A. Johnston - Aye Lane R. Penn - Aye Bettye H. Steger - Aye W. H. Schrader, Jr. - ~t W. Edgar Hale - Absent James M. Neblett - Aye Pauline G. Mitchell - Aye Charles W. Stewart - y~e BY: Andrew L. Graham, Jr. Mayor ATTEST: Ruth A. Harrell Clerk of Council • • I, Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 96-35 is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance set out aND ADOPTED THIS 3rd day of December, 1996. ~~ ~,~~~ Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of Council i•