850.26 TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
   (a)   Permits provided for in Section 850.07 may be issued to vehicles specifically designated solely for the transportation of expectant mothers, the elderly, the infirm and other physically incapacitated persons, provided they comply with the following conditions:
      (1)   The fee schedule shall be approved by resolution of the City Commission.
      (2)   Vehicles shall be clearly designated as nonemergency vehicles.
      (3)   Any transportation afforded a person other than indicated above shall be limited to attendants or those in the company of an above indicated person.
      (4)   Such vehicles shall not be hired for the sole purpose of delivering baggage, packages or other types of personal property.
      (5)   Such vehicles must contain the following minimum items of equipment:
         A.   One fire extinguisher;
         B.   One first-aid kit;
         C.   Anchoring devices for each person being transported, including seat belts and shoulder harnesses for regularly seated passengers, floor anchors for wheelchair passengers, and stabilizer straps for passengers required to be in a prone position; and
         D,   A portable or collapsible ramp of steel construction, with nonskid surfaces, which attaches firmly to the vehicle and which is rigid when extended for loading and unloading.
   (b)   All persons and vehicles licensed under this section shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter with the exception of Sections 850.14 and 850.15.
(Ord. 18.80. Passed 8-19-80.)