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ORDINANCE NO. 1978
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARCADIA MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 6429.3.4 REGARDING INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY PERMITTED TAXICABS AND
REPEALING ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
6429.3.5 REGARDING CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE
WHEREAS, the city Council has determined that an amendment of
the Arcadia Municipal Code is required to further safeguard the
heal th and safety of the pUblic by strengthening the certain
regulations applicable to taxicab companies which are licensed to
operate within the City.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. section 6429.3.4 of the Arcadia Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
6429.3.4.
LIABILITY INSURANCE.
As a prerequisite for
required permits, the following shall be provided to the
satisfaction of the City Attorney that the applicant or permittee
has procured and paid in advance the annual premium upon an
insurance policy, and shall submit a copy of such insurance policy
prior to being granted a permit to operate in the city. The policy
of insurance shall evidence insurance of all vehicles and
substitute vehicles in use, and the owner and the driver of each
of the taxicabs which the owner will operate in the city must be
insured against liability for injury to any person as the result
of ownership, operation or use thereof. The insurance policies
must remain in full force and effect and must meet the following
minimum requirements for each vehicle listed on the application.
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(a) The policy of insurance for each vehicle listed in the
application must be issued by a carrier licensed by the state of
California Department of Insurance to sell commercial automobile
liability in the state of California and be a member of the
California Insurance Guarantee Fund, with a minimum A.M. Best
rating of B+VII or a comparable rating applicable to insurance
companies as stated from time to time by Standard and Poors,
Moodys', or Fitch Investors Services for Insurance rating purposes;
(b) The policy shall contain policy limits of not less than
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) combined single limit per
occurrence of limits of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) per person, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
per accident, and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for property
damage. Such Insurance may include a property damage deductible
not greater than Twenty Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) per
occurrence;
(c) The policy shall name the City of Arcadia, its city
Council, and its officers, agents and employees as additional
insureds; and shall be primary to and not contributing to any other
insurance maintained by the city;
(d) The policy shall provide for written notice to be
submitted to the city, thirty (30) days prior to any cancellation
or modification of the policy.
(e) A certificate of insurance which conforms to the
provisions of this section 6429.3.4, shall be attached to every
application for a taxicab permit pursuant to this Chapter. Upon
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approval of the application, a copy of the additional insured and
cancellation endorsements required by subsection (c) and (d) of
this section shall be filed with the City within thirty (30) days
of the date the application is approved.
SECTION 2. That Section 6429.3.5 of the Arcadia Municipal
Code is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 3. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of same to be published in
the official newspaper of the City of Arcadia within fifteen (15)
days after its adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this 6th
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
ClTY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the city of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1978 was passed and
adopted by the city Council of the city of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 6th day of october
, 1992 and that
said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Ciraulo, Harbicht, Lojeski and Fasching
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Margett
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