Ordinance 82-2299ORDINANCE NO. 82-2299
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS 42-
78 AND 42-79 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO PREPAID PACKAGE
TOUR PERMITS, PROHIBITING CERTAIN SOLICITA-
TIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA;
SECTION 1:
That Section 42-78 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
be and the same is hereby amended to read:
Section 42-78. MOTOR VEHICLE PERMITS -GENERALLY.
Any registered and licensed tour agency located within the
City which sells, or offers to sell, prepaid "package tours"
outside the continental limits of the United States and which
prepaid "package tours" provide for temporary, transient tour-
ist accommodations in hotels in the City, and which also pro-
vide for sight-seeing tours in the City and its environs, and
accompanied by a tour guide who is fluent in the language of
the members comprising such prepaid "package tours" shall be
eatltled to apply must apply for and obtain from the City
Eeeaell Commission permits for the operation of not more than
two motor vehicles having a capacity of not less than nine
persons, excluding the driver.
SECTION 2:
That Section 42-79 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
be and the same is hereby amended to read:
Section 42-79. SAME -APPLICATION.
An application for a permit shall be prepared in writing and
filed by the applicant, or his duly authorized representative.
The application shall be on a form approved by the City
Manager and shall follow, in substance, the forms prescribed
by Section 42-92 of this Chapter, except that the amount of
insurance required shall be $100,000/300,000 liability
insurance coverage, and $40,000 uninsured motorist's risk
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coverage. A copy of the insurance policy shall be kept on
file with the Miami Beach Police Department Transportation
Bureau and shall provide for a 30 day cancellation notice.
The vehicles authorized to be operated hereunder shall be
subject to inspection for compliance with State safety
requirements not less than twice a year. Such inspection
shall be made by the Miami Beach Police Department
Transportation Bureau. The City Eeu e}l Commission finds and
determines that public convenience and necessity requires that
the number of licenses issued under this article shall be
limited to two permits to each tour agency and that the fetal
number ef l}eesses hereunder shall net exeeed 387
SECTION 3: SOLICITATIONS IN CITY PROHIBITED
This Ordinance is not intended and does not authorize permittees
under Article IV to offer transportation services to persons within
public areas of the City of Miami Beach. No permittee operating a
Prepaid Package Tour under Article IV shall solicit or seek
passengers with public areas of the City of Miami Beach, or allow
their permitted vehicle to be used for that purpose. Violations of
this Section shall result in forfeiture of any and all permits or
rights granted under this Article.
SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect as of the date of its adoption, on
March 3 , 1982, and shall expire on April 2, 1982.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of March , 1982
as an Emergency Measure.
Attest:
City Clerk
By
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Mayor
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