Ordinance No. 10,893ORDINANCE NO. 10,893
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER
102 "VEHICLES FOR HIRE," ARTICLE II "TAXICABS," DIVISION 3 "OPERATING
REGULATIONS," SECTION 102-109 "FARES," SUBSECTION (A) OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE FARE FOR THE FIRST 1/5 OF A MILE; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM
PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($500.00); AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Chapter 102 "Vehicles for Hire," Article II "Taxicabs," Division 3
"Operating Regulations," Section 102-109 "Fares," Subsection (a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 102. VEHICLES FOR HIRE
ARTICLE II. TAXICABS
DIVISION 3. OPERATING REGULATIONS
Sec. 102-109. Fares.
(a) All fares charged by a taxicab must be posted within the vehicle in a conspicuous place, visible to
all passengers. Waiting time shall be posted as "waiting time/traffic delays." Failure to post the
fares as required in this section shall be a violation of this section. The city council shall, by
ordinance, have the right to change or establish the rates and fares to be charged by taxicabs in
the city at any time it deems necessary. Fares may be charged on a lump-sum basis per trip for
governmental programs if specifically approved by ordinance. Until otherwise changed by the
city council, the following taxicab rates and fares shall be effective as the maximum rates and
fares in the city:
(1) The rate of fare for one or more passengers picked up from the same point and delivered
to a common destination shall be no more than $2.50 for the first one-fifth of a mile and
$0.40 for each one-fifth of a mile thereafter;
(2) Waiting time consumed by the taxicab at the instance of the passengers or due to traffic
delays shall not exceed $20.00 per hour. Waiting time shall be registered on the taxicab's
meter with the selector lever in the time position;
(3) If two or more passengers are going to the same destination, the driver shall collect only
one fare as recorded on the taximeter. If the passengers are going to different
destinations, the driver shall clear his meter at the first destination and charge the first
passenger the amount recorded on the taximeter and proceed to the next destination as
though it were a completely new trip. Other destinations shall be treated likewise.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances regulating
and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of circumstances, shall for any
reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding FIVE
HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($500.00). Each act of violation and each day upon which any
such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalty prescribed above,
the city may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief administrative
adjudication and revocation of licenses or permits.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and after ten (10) days from its passage by
the City Council. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption of this
ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Baytown at least twice within ten (10)
days after passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of/fhe City Council of the City of
Baytown, this the I9'1' day of May, 2008.
ATTEST:
KAYT(-HE DARNELL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM;
STEP/IEN FTTONCARLOS. Mayor
AC1O RAMIREZ, SR., CftyjAttorney
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