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Sponsored by: Reilly
Introduction Date: Aori126, 1999
Public Hearing Date: May 10, 1999
Enactment date: May 10, 1999
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 99-06
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE, CHAPTER 8.20,
VEHICLES FOR HIRE BY EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF
"VEIDCLE" TO INCLUDE ANY FORM OF CHA UFFEURED PASSENGER
TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS, currently our city code limits the use of horse drawn carriages within the
City of Seward; and
WHEREAS, the Seward City Council approved a special events permit for a horse drawn
carriage in December 1998 for the Christmas train and the Polar Bear Jump; and
WHEREAS, there have been several request for licenses for similar businesses; and
WHEREAS, in order to limit the City of Seward's risk, these businesses should follow
the same requirements as other vehicles for hire;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20, Vehicle for Hire, footnote number 7 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
See AS 29.35,060 for state provisions allowing municipalities to grant franchises and
permits; see Title 11 of this code as to vehicle traffic regulations generally; see ~ 15.20, as to
signs on vehicles for hire.
Section 2. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20.010, Definition and scope, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
A. As used in Chapter 8.20:
1. "Vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be
transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or vehicular way or area; "vehicle"
does not include (I) devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, or (ii) mobile
homes.
2. "Vehicle for hire" means any form of chauffeured passenger transportation
offered for hire.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 99-06
B. This chapter shall not apply to any vehicle for hire which is regulated by the state.
(Ord. 533, 1985; Ord. 94-55)
Section 3. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20.020, Permit required, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
A. No person may provide a vehicle for hire as provided by this chapter unless that
person is a permit holder in possession of a valid vehicle for hire permit issued to him under
this chapter.
Section 4. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20.030, Permit fees, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Each permit holder shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
vehicle. This fee is due upon application for a new permit, and thereafter is due and payable
on the second day of January annually. (Ord. 530, 1985)
Section 5. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20.055, Records, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
A. Each permit holder shall maintain a current and accurate daily list for the
vehicle for hire operated pursuant to his permit. Such list shall include:
1. the name, address, telephone number, license number and expiration
date for each chauffeur operating such vehicle for hire;
2. the dates of hire and termination for each chauffeur operating such
vehicle for hire;
3. the daily hours worked by each chauffeur operating such vehicle for
hire;
4. the number of daily hours such vehicle for hire is operated during each
calendar month;
5. the time and place of passenger pickup and delivery, the number of
passengers, the amount of fare received, the time of the call for service and the name and
license number of the chauffeur responding to that call;
6. the name, address and telephone number of each establishment under
contract for vehicle for hire and the dates and times of each pickup and delivery performed
under said contract(s).
B. The records maintained pursuant to subsection A. of this section as well as any
other records related to the operation of the permit shall be retained by the permit holder for at
least two years and shall be made available upon request of the city or a police officer. The
city may request that the permit holder forward the records to the city on a monthly basis.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 99-06
(Ord. 530, 1985)
Section 6. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20.060, Terminals and zones generally, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
No person may operate a vehicle for hire unless from bus stops, loading zones,
common carrier zones or from a terminal. A "terminal" is defmed as a privately owned
station or depot from which vehicles for hire may operate. A "zone" is defmed as a single
parking space on a city street. (See ~ 11.15.110) (Ord. 530, 1985; Ord. 612, ~ 12, 1989)
Section 7. Seward City Code Chapter 8.20, Vehicle for Hire, footnote number 9 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
See ~ 11.15.110 et seq. as to the police chief's designation of bus stops, loading zones,
or common carrier zones.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after enactment.
ENACTED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this 10
day of May, 1999
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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owell R. atm, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Blatchford, Callahan, Gage, King, Shafer, Satin
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Patrick Reilly
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