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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 10/13/2015

Item Creation Date:

WRITTEN MOTION Sec. 46-353

Agenda Item#: 58.


 
                               
Summary:

WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Bradford to amend Section 46-353 of Item 61 below:

      “(a) No licensee or permittee shall drive or operate or cause to be driven or operated any jitney that is more than ten years old. For purposes of this requirement, a jitney is considered to be ten years old on the 31st day of May December of the tenth year following the manufacturer’s model year of the jitney, regardless of the date of its original purchase or the date it was first placed into service.

      (b) A permittee or licensee may drive or cause to be driven a jitney beyond the age limitations prescribed in subsection (a) of this section provided:

            (1) The licensee or permittee submits the jitney for inspection at a location authorized and identified by the director prior to the expiration of the permit issued authorizing the operation of the jitney; and

            (2) The vehicle is determined to be in compliance with the provisions of Section 46-337 of this Code and any other conditions of operation prescribed by the director.”

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS DAVIS, LASTER, MARTIN and STARDIG