Title
Amend Passenger Vehicle for Hire Ordinance
Action
Action:
Approve the Community Safety Committee's recommendation to amend the Passenger Vehicle for Hire Ordinance.
Body
Committee Chair:
Justin Harlow, Community Safety
Staff Resource(s):
Hope Root, City Attorney's Office
Thomas E. Powers III, City Attorney's Office
Kerr Putney, Police
Daniel Buckley, Police
Previous Actions
* City Council adopted the most recent version of the Passenger Vehicle For-Hire (PVH) Ordinance on January 9, 2017, and made it effective as of July 1, 2017.
* During the adoption process, it was indicated a review of the PVH Ordinance's implementation would occur within one year of its effective date. The purpose of the review was to address any inconsistencies, errors, or omissions in the revised PVH Ordinance.
* Technical changes to the PVH Ordinance were adopted and outlined as follows:
* Amended two definitions in Section 22-101 (Habitual Violator of Traffic Laws, and Manifest),
* Amended Sections 22-125(b)(8) and 22-125(b)(9) to add a width requirement for vehicle lettering,
* Added Sections 22-158(a)(15) and 22-158(b)(5) to strengthen the prohibition on the use of an illegal third-party operator,
* Amended Section 22-158(c)(6) to clarify the ordinance requirement,
* Corrected cross-references in Section 22-163(c)(2),
* Relocated an existing provision to Section 22-200(b)(13),
* Amended Section 22-231(b)(3) to clarify when a higher citation amount would apply for illegal third-party operators,
* Amended Section 22-231(b)(4) to add an additional category for the annual civil penalty chart,
* Amended Section 22-234(c) to clarify that this provision applies to a current licensee,
* Amended Section 22-235(f) to clarify that Council can review the approval of fares and charges adopted by the PVH Board,
* Amended Section 22-235(g) to clarify the minimum dollar amount for a citation to be heard by the entire PVH Board, and
* Deleted a few provisions due to redundancy.
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