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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 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE - MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 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 Date Mayor APP ED L ►� EPT. CK:kt (Requested by Commissioner Singer) Words st.ruek thteegh are deleted. Words underscored are additions. y7/ - OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE - MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 O •- O 4-1 •rl ON OD U 1 x ri N U 0 ca to N N ct1 4 ai zoo H DO a o • cU O 1 $-( U n4 Z N a o o0 o G v ca 1.J •r1 z G +� 0 an •r1 Z •r1 G •a H 1J •r1 •rl U G pG a) •r1 0 G O c, R> E+ ctf a 6.0 00 a) ^ r♦ a C/) •r1 b t-) 1-+ ^•Hcd a) a) E ¢� o a) a) •-•Upab emergency)