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CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
CHAPTER 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
CHAPTER 10 URBAN RENEWAL
CHAPTER 11 URBAN REVITALIZATION
CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
CHAPTER 19 CITY TREASURER
CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CHAPTER 22 PUBLIC LIBRARY
CHAPTER 23 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CHAPTER 24 TREE AND STORM WATER ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 25 COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMISSION
CHAPTER 26 CEMETERY BOARD
CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 36 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILLS
CHAPTER 37 KEY LOCK BOX SYSTEM
CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
CHAPTER 43 CLANDESTINE LABORATORIES / GROW OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
CHAPTER 46 MINORS
CHAPTER 47 PARK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 48 DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
CHAPTER 49 SMOKEFREE PLACES
CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
CHAPTER 52 WEEDS AND GRASS
CHAPTER 53 NOISE
CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL CONTROL
CHAPTER 56 CAT AND DOG LICENSES
CHAPTER 57 DANGEROUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
CHAPTER 68 ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 69 PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 74 OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ON CITY STREETS
CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 77 VEHICLE NOISE AND EMISSION STANDARDS
CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
CHAPTER 93 PRIVATE WELLS AND WATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 94 WATER RATIONING
CHAPTER 94A WELLHEAD PROTECTION
CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 97 USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
CHAPTER 98 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 99 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
CHAPTER 100 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 101 STORM WATER COLLECTION, DISCHARGE AND RUNOFF
CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 112 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 113 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE (SOUTH SLOPE COOPERATIVE)
CHAPTER 114 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE (GALAXY TELECOM, L.P.)
CHAPTER 115 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 116 RESIDENTIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE STANDARD
CHAPTER 117 RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 118 ITC ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
CHAPTER 123 HOUSE MOVERS
CHAPTER 124 MOBILE FOOD UNITS
CHAPTER 125 ELECTRICIAN AND PLUMBER LICENSES
CHAPTER 126 LICENSING OF TAXI SERVICE
CHAPTER 127 SANITARY SEWER AND WATER SERVICE INSTALLER LICENSES
CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
CHAPTER 138 STREET GRADES
CHAPTER 139 NAMING OF STREETS
CHAPTER 140 CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES
CHAPTER 145 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
CHAPTER 146 HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 150 TREES
CHAPTER 155 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 156 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER RUNOFF CONTROL
CHAPTER 157 BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 158 FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 165 ZONING CODE - ADMINISTRATIVE
CHAPTER 166 ZONING CODE - ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 167 ZONING CODE - DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 168 ZONING CODE - ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 169 ZONING CODE - DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 170 RESERVED
CHAPTER 171 ZONING CODE - NONCONFORMING, CONDITIONAL, AND TEMPORARY USES
CHAPTER 172 ZONING CODE - COMMUNICATION TOWERS AND ANTENNAS
CHAPTER 173 ZONING CODE - SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 180 SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
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126.09 DISPLAYING THE LICENSE.
   Each taxi shall have prominently displayed the taxi license and the taxi driver license.
126.10 TERM OF LICENSE.
   All taxi licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for one year. The license fee provided for under this chapter shall be nonrefundable and not prorated for revocation or suspension. However, the license fee shall be prorated for operation of a taxi service for only a portion of a license period. The license period shall commence on July 1, or on the date the operations are started, and shall terminate the last day in June. Renewals shall follow the same procedure as set for initial issuance.
126.11 LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE.
   Each taxi license shall be issued for one specific taxi only and shall not be transferable from taxi to taxi or to a different operator. The operator shall notify the City when a licensed taxi is withdrawn from service to be replaced by another taxi. A license for the replacement taxi shall be issued after payment of a transfer fee, as established by resolution of the Council, subject to compliance with vehicle inspection requirements.
126.12 REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
   The City may revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter for the following reasons:
   1.   Fraudulent Statements. The operator has made fraudulent statements in the application for the license or in the conduct of business.
   2.   Violation of Law or Ordinance. The operator has substantially violated the requirements of this chapter or the State motor vehicle laws.
   3.   Operation as to Endanger Safety, Health, or Welfare. The operator has conducted business in a manner that substantially endangers the public safety, health, welfare, order, or morals.
   A hearing shall be conducted before revoking or suspending a license. The operator shall be given notice of the hearing at least five and not more than 30 days before the date of the hearing. The notice shall be in writing and shall be served personally or as required for personal service by the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the reasons for the intended revocation or suspension.
126.13 RATES.
   Each vehicle for hire shall have prominently displayed a fare rate card visible to all passenger seats, and each driver shall provide a copy of the fare rate card to a passenger, when requested. A passenger of a taxi may request from the driver an estimate of the fare to be charged, and the driver may provide such an estimate based on the fares displayed on the rate card. The driver shall then charge a fare not to exceed the estimate given plus the rate card fare for one-half mile.
126.14 VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS.
   Each vehicle for hire shall have the name of the owner or the operating company painted plainly in letters at least two inches in height on each side of the vehicle. Each taxi shall be equipped with an interior light of sufficient candlepower to amply illuminate the interior of the taxi at all times. The light shall be so arranged as to be easily accessible to and operable by passengers.
126.15 DUTY TO CARRY.
   The driver of a taxi shall have the right to demand payment of the legal fare in advance and may refuse employment unless so prepaid. However, no driver shall otherwise refuse or neglect to convey any orderly person upon request, unless previously engaged or unable to do so.