Ordinance 27570006.080.032
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02/13/90
ORDINANCE NO.
2757
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING TITLE 4.60 OF THE EDMONDS MUNICIPAL
CODE TO INCLUDE THE DEFINITION OF "LIMOUSINE
CHARTER PARTY CARRIER OF PASSENGERS," "CHARTER
PARTY CARRIER OF PASSENGERS," AND "CHAUFFEUR,"
TO EXCLUDE SUCH LIMOUSINES AND CHAUFFEURS FROM
THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 4.60, AND ESTABLISH A
DATE WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the state legislature has enacted new
legislation expressly preempting the entire field of regulation
over limousine charter party carriers of passengers; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of the new legislation do not
apply to taxicabs or taxicab owners, managers, operators, or
lessees; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4.60.010. Definitions.
A. "Charter party carrier of passengers"
means every person engaged in the
transportation of a group of persons,
who, pursuant to a common purpose and
under a single contract, have acquired
the use of a motor bus to travel together
as a group to a specified destination or
for a particular itinerary, either agreed
upon in advance or modified by the
chartered group after having left the
place of origin. This definition does
not include motor vehicles operated
wholly within the limits of incorporated
cities, taxicabs, hotel buses or school
buses when operated as such, passenger
vehicles carrying passengers on a
noncommercial enterprise basis, charter
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boats operated on waters within or
bordering this state, or limousine
charter party carriers of passengers as
defined in this chapter.
B. "Chauffeur" means any person with a valid
Washington state driver's license
authorized by the Washington Utilities
and Transportation Commission to drive a
limousine.
C. "Driver" means a person actually engaged
in driving a taxicab within the City of
Edmonds.
D. "Limousine charter party carrier of
passengers" means every person engaged in
the transportation of a person or group
of persons, who, under a single contract,
acquires the use of a limousine to travel
to a specified destination or for a
particular itinerary, either agreed upon
in advance or modified by the person or
group of persons after having left the
place of origin. This definition does
not include taxicabs when operated as
such, private passenger vehicles carrying
passengers on a noncommercial enterprise
basis or charter party carriers of
passengers as regulated under chapter
81.70 RCW.
E. "Operate as a taxicab" means to conduct
the operations of any taxicab from any
taxi stand or any telephone within the
City of Edmonds, or the solicitation of
fares within the City of Edmonds.
F. "Person" means any individual,
corporation, association or any other
legal entity.
G. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle engaged
in the business of carrying passengers
for hire within the city of Edmonds
including, but not limited to cabulances,
sightseeing cars and wheelchair taxies.
As used in this chapter, taxicabs shall
not be construed to include ambulances as
that term is defined in chapter 4.08,
limousine charter party carrier of
passengers or charter party carrier of
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passengers as those terms are defined in
this chapter.
Section 2. This ordinance, being an exercise of a
power specifically delegated to the city legislative body, is not
subject to referendum, and shall take effect five (5) days after
passage and publication of the ordinance or a summary thereof
consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
MAI.4KV, LARRY' •S . NAUGHTEN
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
ITY'CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: February 13, 1990
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 27, 1990
PUBLISHED: March 4, 1990
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 9, 1990
ORDINANCE NO. 2757
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH,
- SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2757
of the City of
Edmonds, Washington
On the 27th ddv of FeWunrv,
1990 the CIN CounClf of the CRV
of Edmonds, Bossed Ordinance
No. 2757. A summ" of the
content of sold ordinance.
Consisting of the title. provides
as tollow5:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF EDMONDS WASHINGTON
AMENDING TffLE 4.60 OF THEt
EDMONDS MUNICIPAL CODE
TO INCLUDE THE DEFINITION
OF "LIMOUSINE CHARTER
PARTY CARRIER OF PASSEN.
GERS" "CpH�ARTER PARTY
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AND CHAUFFEURS FROM THE
RSOUIREMENTS OF TITLE
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Mo AND ESTABLISH A DATE
WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance
wilt be mailed upon request.
DATED this 271h day at
February 1990.
JACdUELINE G. PARRETT
CIIV Clerk
Pubflshed: March 4, 1990_ .
Affidavit of Publication
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ........................................
............... Summary ... of.Ordinance No, 2757
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
March 4, 1990
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all of said period.
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Principal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....... 5th
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Not i• Public i� and far the State of Washington,
1 e di, g at Everett, Snohomish County.
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