Ordinance 1513 ORDINANCE NO. 1513
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF "THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
1950", AS AMENDED.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That that portion of Section 35.39.1 of "The Code of
the City of Miami Beach, Florida, 1950", as amended,
reading as follows:
"SECTION 35.39.1. The Chief of Police, with
the approval of the City
Manager, shall designate certain locations on
public streets or other public places in the
City of Miami Beach as taxi stands in a num-
ber sufficient to allow at least one parking
place for each taxicab licensed to operate
within the City of Miami Beach. The Chief of
Police shall designate the number of vehicles
which shall be allowed to stand in each taxi
stand so designated and shall mark by appro-
priate signs the location of each taxi stand
so designated and the number of vehicles
allowed to be parked therein.
only taxicabs in such numbers as are set
forth on the taxi stand signs may remain at
the stand while waiting for employment, and
only in single file pointed in accordance
with the traffic regulations. No taxicab
standing at the head of any such line shall
refuse to carry any orderly person applying
for a taxicab who agrees to pay the proper
fare, but this shall not prevent a passenger
from boarding the taxicab of his choice that
is parked at a taxi stand, and as the taxi-
cabs leave the line with passengers, those
behind shall move up, and any taxicab seeking
a space on the stand shall approach same only
from the rear of the stand and shall stop as
near as possible to the last cab already in
the line. No taxicab standing in the line
except the taxicab standing at the head thereof
shall leave the taxi stand for the purpose of
answering any call except as hereinbefore
permitted. "
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 35.39.1. The Chief of Police with
the approval of the City
- Manager, shall designate certain locations on
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY- 1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
public streets or other public places in the
City of Miami Beach as taxi stands in a num-
ber sufficient to allow at least one parking
place for each taxicab licensed to operate
within the City of Miami Beach. The Chief of
Police shal:L designate the number of vehicles
which shall be allowed to stand in each taxi
stand so designated and shall mark by appro-
priate signs the location of each taxi stand
so designated and the number of vehicles
allowed to be parked therein. Only taxicabs
in such numbers as are set forth on the taxi
stand signs may remain at the stand while
waiting for employment, and only in single
file pointed in accordance with traffic regu-
lations. No taxicab other than the taxicab
standing at the head of any such line shall
respond to a call from a hotel or apartment
house, prov:Lded, however, that nothing herein
contained shall be deemed to prohibit any
taxicab, regardless of its position in such
taxi stand, from leaving the same for the
purpose of :serving any point within the City
which is more than 399 feet distant from
said taxi stand, but further provided that
no taxicab shall park on the premises of any
hotel or apartment house, or other private
property while waiting for employment and
for the purpose of obtaining patronage ahead
of taxicabs standing in taxicab stands. "
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall go into effect immediately
upon its passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of June , 1964.
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lst reading - June 3, 1964
2nd reading - June 3, 1964
3rd reading - June 17, 1964
POSTED - June 18, 1964
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY- 1 130 WASHINGTON AVENUE-MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, R. WM. L. JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, do hereby certify that
ordinance No. 1513 entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF 'THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, 19501 AS
AMENDED"
having been passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been posted by me in
three conspicuous places in the City of Miami Beach, one
of which was at the door of the City Hall in said City on
the 18th day of June, A,D. 19 64 , and that said
Ordinance remained posted for a period of at least thirty
days in accordance with the requirements of the City
Charter of the said City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, on t1i^is the 5th day of August 19 64.
R. Wm. L. Johnson
City Clerk
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