006-22 - Ordinance - Amending 5.56.110 Taxicab Driver LicensingDocuSign Envelope ID: 1BE16717-1BD5-4A24-ADBF-30886FC79CBA
ORDINANCE NO.006-22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSING; AMENDING PORT ORCHARD
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.56.110; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 81.72 RCW, Washington state law authorizes cities to
adopt regulations for the licensing of taxicab businesses operating within their corporate
boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the best interest of the residents of Port Orchard to
amend POMC 5.56.110 to remove fingerprinting requirements for taxicab driver licensing; now,
therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Port Orchard Municipal Code 5.56.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.56.110 Photographs of driver applicant.
Every applicant for a driver's license must file with their application two recent
photographs of himself or herself of a size designated by the clerk and which may be easily
attached to their license, one of which shall be so attached when issued; the other shall be filed
with the application. The photograph shall be so attached to the license that it cannot be
removed and another photograph substituted without probability of detection. Each licensed
driver shall, on demand of the license inspector, police officer or a passenger, exhibit their license
and photograph for inspection. (Ord. 1777 § 11, 1999).
SECTION 2. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be posted and published as required by law, and shall
be effective and in full force five (5) days following publication. A summary of this ordinance may
be published in lieu of publishing the ordinance in its entirety.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 22nd day of February 2022.
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PUBLISHED: February 25, 2022
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 2022
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