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4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1987 ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF TAXICABS AND
5 CHAUFFERED L IMOUS INES . ". AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN RATES
AND FARES.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
7 BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION ONE: ORDINANCE NO. 1987. Section Fourteen.
9 pertaining to rates for taxicab service. is hereby amended
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SECTION FOURTEEN: RATES - MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM
12 FOR TAXICAB SERVICE. The rates or fares to be charged the
13 public by taxicabs shall be such as are prescribed in the
14 carrier's permit. and shall be not less than the minimum
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(a) The minimum rate shall be Twenty Cents "(20~)
18 for the first mile. or "flagdrop"; Fifteen Cents (15~) for
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~ waiting time rate shall be Two Dollars ($2.00) per hour.
21 The minimum fare for extra passengers. if such a charge is
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(b) The maximum rate shall be Forty Cents (40C)
24 for the first one-quarter (~) mile. or "flagdrop"; Ten
25 Cents (lOc) for each additional one-quarter (~) or fraction
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n ($4.00) per hour. The maximum fare for extra passengers. if
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such a charge is authorized by the Bureau. shall be Ten Cents
(10~) for each extra passenger. The maximum fare or mte for
a service charge involving the transportation of packages.
luggage and other articles shall be Twenty-Five Cents (25C).
provided that such rate or fare is authorized by the Bureau~
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1 and provided further that an approved Notice shall be posted in
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2 each mxicab at a conspicuous location to the effect that no charge
3 shall be made for the transportation of packages, luggage and
4 other articles,except when the same are handled by the taxicab
5 driver who may make said charge only in conformity with said Notice
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SECTION TWO: ORDINANCE NO. 1987, Section Four, Subsection
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8 (a> HEARING BEFORE THE BUREAU PRIOR TO GRANTING PERMIT-
9 INCREASE IN SERVICE. No permit shall be granted to any carrier, as
10 defined herein, except after a hearing thereon, conducted under and
11 in accordance with such rules and regulations as may, from time to
12 time, be prescribed therefor by the Bureau, and until the Bureau
13 shall have determined that the public convenience and necessity re-
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quire the operation proposed by the applicant for such permit. The
Bureau, in determining whether or not such facts exist, shall take
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into consideration the public demand for such service, the adequacy I
or inadequacy of service being rendered by other carriers, the !
effect of such service upon traffic, the financial responsibility 04
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the applicant, the amount of wages to be paid to employees, the
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character of equipment proposed to be furnished, and any and all
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other facts which the Bureau may deem relevant. Before granting
any such permit, the Bureau shall require its engineer to present,
either orally, or in writing, a report, together with his opinion
as to the existence of public convenience and necessity for the
operation proposed by the applicant. However, the burden of estab-
lishing the existence of public convenience and necessity shall
always be borne by the applicant, and no permit shall be issued
unless ther!,!, has been an affirmative showing of the existence of
such public convenience and necessity by such applicant. The fore-
going provisions and requirements shall also apply where an increas
in service is requested.
In making the above determination the Bureau shall be
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governed by the following:
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1. One (1) taxicab shall be permitted for each 2,500 re-
sidents of the City of San Bernardino, or major portion thereof.
2. One (1) ambulance shall be permitted for each 25,000
residents of the City of San Bernardino, or major portion thereof.
3. One (1) chauffeured limousine shall be permitted for each
25,000 residents of the City of San Bernardino, or major portion
thereof.
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4. The number of residents of the City of San Bernardino
shall be determined by the last preceding official United States
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Government Census.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted
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by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at ~
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meeting thereof, held on thJ7at' day
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The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this cJ&" At:-day
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