5211
HOWARD COUNTY

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND that Section 14,109, "Schedule of
Rates" of Title 14, Subtitle 1, "Taxicabs" of the Howard
County Code is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, that Subsections A,
B, C, D and E of Section 14.101, Section 14.102, 14.104,
14.105 and 14.107 be and are hereby repealed and
re—enacted with amendments to read as follows:

Section 14.101 - Permit Required; Regulations; Appeal;
Penalty.

A.    No person, association or corporation shall,
or or after the effective date of this Act, operate a
taxicab or taxicabs, in Howard County, except as
hereinafter provided, until such person, association or
corporation shall have shall have obtained a permit from
the DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS of Howard
County to operate such taxicab, or each of such taxicabs.

B. Such permit shall be issued only after written
application for the same has been made to the DIRECTOR OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS of Howard County. It
shall be the duty of the DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS, upon such application, to investigate the
expediency of granting such permit, the number of
taxicabs to be used, and the rate to be charged, and, if,
in the judgment of the DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS, it is deemed best for the public welfare
and convenience that said permit should be granted, said
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS is hereby
empowered and authorized to grant such permit, subject to
such conditions and terms, and for such duration of time,
not exceeding the period of one year, as he may deem
advisable. If the said DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS deems the granting of such permit
prejudicial to the welfare and convenience of the public,
then the said DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
is hereby empowered and authorized to refuse the granting
of same. However, any person feeling aggrieved by any
decision of the DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS may appeal said decision to the Board of Appeals in
accordance with its rules.

C.    The said DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS is further empowered and authorized to make such
rules and regulations, including the fixing of the rates
to be charged, with the approval of the PUBLIC WORKS
BOARD FOR HOWARD COUNTY AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, AS HE may
deem necessary to govern the control and operation of
taxicabs and to enforce the same by such penalties or
forfeitures as HE may reasonably prescribe, including the