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Ordinance Amending Various Portions of Chapter 4, Article V of the Wilmington City Code to Include Additional Provisions Regulating Commercial Pedal Vehicles for Hire
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
WHEREAS, Wilmington City Charter ?27.2 and N.C.G.S. ?160A-304 authorize City Council to license and regulate by ordinance all vehicles for hire operated in the City; and,
WHEREAS, commercial pedal vehicles for hire are not currently specifically regulated as as a separate class of vehicles for hire under Article V of Chapter 4 of the City Code; and,
WHEREAS, due to the high volume of pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicular traffic in the City, it is necessary to regulate the operation of commercial pedal vehicles for hire within the City in order to provide citizens and visitors the opportunity to enjoy commercial pedal vehicles for hire, while protecting the public interest; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed City Code provisions will set out requirements for these unique vehicles for hire, including operating restrictions and conditions, and the total number of commercial pedal vehicles for hire will be capped.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED:
SECTION 1: Chapter 4, Article V, of the City Code is hereby amended to add chronologically a new Division 5, to be entitled "Commercial Pedal Vehicles for Hire" which shall read as follows:
"DIVISION 5. COMMERCIAL PEDAL VEHICLES FOR HIRE
In addition to all other requirements in this article, commercial pedal vehicles for hire are also subject to all restrictions and requirements of this division.
Sec. 4-217. Markings for commercial pedal vehicles for hire.
(a) Every commercial pedal vehicle for hire within the City of Wilmington shall have a sign plainly affixed to each side of the commercial pedal vehicle for hire or, if space is limited on the sides, then on the rear of the vehicle, in letters not less than four (4) inches high, markings containing the full name of the commercial pedal vehicle for hire business operati...
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