For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning. The singular or plural is included in any circumstances:
APPLICANT
A driver, owner, and any person filing a license application
with the City with respect to a passenger bus.
BUS
Has the meaning set forth in 625 ILCS 5/1-107.
CHARTER BUS
A bus that transports the same set of passengers to and from
the City. Charter buses shall not include buses that only transport
passengers to the City.
CITY
The City of Crystal Lake and any of its officers, officials,
employees, or duly authorized agents or contractors.
DESIGNATED DROPOFF LOCATION
Either: i) the Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 West Woodstock
Street, Crystal Lake IL 60014; or ii) such other location approved
by the City. The designated dropoff location shall be specified in
any license.
DRIVER
The individual operating a bus within Crystal Lake.
LICENSE
A license issued in writing by the City pursuant to this
article for purposes of operating a passenger bus within Crystal Lake.
LICENSE APPLICATION
A form to be obtained from the City for seeking a City license
as a passenger bus operating within the City, as well as all information
that may be required pursuant to such form.
OWNER
Any person that owns a bus or has caused such bus to travel
to Crystal Lake with passengers.
PASSENGER
Any individual who is transported by bus and disembarks within
Crystal Lake.
PASSENGER BUS
A bus that transports any passenger into Crystal Lake that
is not a charter bus, a school bus, a shuttle bus, or a transit bus.
PASSENGER BUS TAX
The tax imposed in accordance with §
467-91 on a passenger bus receiving a license pursuant to this article.
PASSENGER LIST
A full and complete list identifying the name, sex, and age
of each passenger to be transported on a passenger bus seeking a license
from the City; provided, however, that any passenger to be transported
in such passenger bus but who will not be disembarking within the
City may be so designated on the passenger list.
SCHOOL BUS
A bus that transports passengers within Crystal Lake to or
from a school where such passengers are students at such school or
are authorized participants in an event occurring at such school.
SHUTTLE BUS
A bus that transports passengers to and from locations either
within Crystal Lake or within five miles of the corporate limits of
the City.
TRANSIT BUS
A bus operated by or for an Illinois unit of local government.
Any charter bus operating within the City must maintain a list
of its passengers that shall be available for inspection by the City
upon request. The list of passengers arriving and leaving Crystal
Lake on a charter bus must be the same individuals; provided, however,
that not more than 10% of the passengers arriving or departing Crystal
Lake may be different individuals. The failure of a driver of a bus
claiming to be a charter bus to maintain the list of passengers as
herein required shall cause such bus to be deemed a passenger bus
and thereby be subject to all requirements applicable to a passenger
bus under this article.
A license application shall be reviewed for compliance with
the terms and conditions of this article.
A. The applicant shall identify the specific vehicle to be operated
as a passenger bus, including satisfactory evidence that such passenger
bus is properly registered and licensed by a state of the United States.
B. The applicant shall identify the driver and owner of the passenger
bus. In addition, the license application shall include a copy of
the driver's motor vehicle operator license establishing that
the driver is properly licensed and authorized to operate the passenger
bus in question.
C. As part of a license application, the applicant shall identify the
proposed date and time that the passenger bus will be operating within
Crystal Lake, as well as the proposed location at which passengers
will disembark from the passenger bus. The license application must
be delivered not less than seven business days before the date that
such passenger bus proposes to operate within the City.
D. Not more than one license shall be issued per day for a passenger
bus. In the event that more than one license application has been
submitted for the same date, the license applications shall be processed
on a first-come, first-served basis, and the license will be issued
to the earliest filed qualifying license application.
E. The license application shall include a complete passenger list of
the persons to be transported by the passenger bus pursuant to a license.
F. The applicant shall sign the license application before a notary
public or other person authorized to administer oaths and, as part
of such license application, the applicant must agree to indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless the City and its elected and appointed officers,
officials, employees, agents, attorneys, and representatives (the
"City Indemnitees") from and against any and all claims, lawsuits,
actions, awards, judgments, or other liabilities that may be asserted
at any time against any City Indemnitee in connection with the issuance
or denial of a license or any action of any passenger bus taken in
accordance with a license issued by the City.
G. The applicant must reasonably demonstrate that all requirements of
this article have been (or will be) satisfied.
H. The applicant may not have any outstanding fines or penalties due
to the City.
I. The applicant shall be required to pay all application Fees, license
Fees, and taxes due under this article prior to the issuance of a
license.
J. A license application containing a false or misleading statement
shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for each such false
or misleading statement.
K. Each passenger bus shall submit proof of current insurance for the
following coverages in the following amounts and meeting the following
requirements:
(1) General liability. Commercial general liability insurance (including
contractual liability arising from the application) in the minimum
amounts of: a) $3,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury or death
to each person; b) $3,000,000 per occurrence for property damage;
and c) $3,000,000 per occurrence for all other types of liability.
All such coverages shall also have a general aggregate of not less
than $6,000,000.
(2) Worker's compensation. Worker's compensation insurance
within the statutory limits and employer's liability Insurance
with not less than $1,000,000 coverage.
(3) Vehicle liability. Vehicle liability coverage in the minimum amount
of $5,000,000 combined single limit bodily injury and property damage
with a $15,000,000 aggregate, unless higher coverage limits are required
by the State of Illinois or the state in which the passenger bus is
registered. Coverage should include any auto, including owned, non-owned,
hired or rented vehicles.
(4) Form of insurance. The coverage requirements in §
467-89K(1) through
(3) may be satisfied with a combination of primary and umbrella policies, subject to the reasonable approval of the City Manager.
(5) Evidence of insurance policies. The applicant shall furnish proof
to the City Manager that the foregoing insurance policies have been
obtained, along with: i) reasonably satisfactory evidence that the
required premiums have been paid; and ii) a certificate of insurance
providing that the City and all elected and appointed officers, officials,
employees, agents, attorneys, and representatives of the City shall
be covered by such policies on a primary and non-contributor basis
evidenced by original policy endorsements CG 20 10 or CG 20 26 and
CG 20 37 and CG 20 01 or their equivalent.
(6) Notice to the city. Each insurance policy shall contain the following
endorsement:
"It is hereby understood and agreed that this policy may not
be canceled or otherwise terminated until 30 days after receipt by
the City by registered mail, of a written notice addressed to the
City Manager of such intent to cancel or impending termination."
Within 30 days after receipt by the City of this notice and
prior to said cancellation or termination, the applicant shall obtain
and furnish to the City replacement insurance policies in form and
substance that satisfy the requirements of this article and are otherwise
acceptable to the City Attorney.