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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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SENATE BILL 1152 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-499.17; relating to transportation safety zones.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-499.17, to read:
9-499.17. Transportation safety zones; passenger convenience areas; definitions
A. A CITY OR TOWN MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PASSENGER CONVENIENCE AREAS AND VEHICLE-FOR-HIRE LANES WITHIN A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ZONE. THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY OR TOWN MAY ADOPT resolutions or ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING HOURS OF OPERATION AND PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF PASSENGER CONVENIENCE AREAS AND VEHICLE‑FOR‑HIRE LANES.
B. THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY OR TOWN MAY ESTABLISH, BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE, A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ZONE, IF THE GOVERNING BODY FINDS THAT A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ZONE IS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE. A RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE A MAP ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE AND TRAFFIC SAFETY DATA USED TO JUSTIFY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ZONE. EACH TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ZONE SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN THREE SQUARE MILES, AND A CITY OR TOWN SHALL NOT CREATE MORE THAN TWO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ZONES WITHIN ITS CORPORATE BOUNDARIES. A transportation safety zone may not include any portion of a state highway or state route.
C. ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ZONE, THE CITY OR TOWN MAY PLACE AND MAINTAIN PERMANENTLY AFFIXED SIGNS LOCATED IN A VISIBLE MANNER AT THE PUBLIC VEHICULAR ACCESS POINTS LEADING INTO THE ZONE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELINEATING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE.
D. EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC SAFETY, A CITY OR TOWN SHALL NOT PRESCRIBE THE ORDER IN WHICH A VEHICLE MAY LOAD OR UNLOAD PASSENGERS IN A PASSENGER CONVENIENCE AREA.
E. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
1. "PASSENGER CART" MEANS ANY MOTORIZED vehicle, EXCEPT A BUS, THAT IS USED TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY IN EXCHANGE FOR ANY FORM OF PAYMENT OR GRATUITY AND THAT IS NOT LICENSED AS A LIVERY VEHICLE, TAXI OR LIMOUSINE PURSUANT TO TITLE 41, chapter 15.
2. "PASSENGER CONVENIENCE AREA" MEANS AN AREA DESIGNATED BY A CITY OR TOWN WHERE TAXIS, PASSENGER CARTS, LIVERY VEHICLES OR LIMOUSINES MAY ENTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF PASSENGERS. DRIVERS SHALL NOT LEAVE VEHICLES UNATTENDED IN A PASSENGER CONVENIENCE AREA.
3. "VEHICLE-FOR-HIRE LANE" MEANS A DESIGNATED TRAFFIC LANE FOR USE EXCLUSIVELY BY VEHICLES PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS IN EXCHANGE FOR ANY FORM OF PAYMENT, INCLUDING A FEE, FARE, DONATION OR GRATUITY.
F. This section does not impose or authorize additional permitting or licensing requirements beyond those required by title 41, chapter 15.