(1)
Prohibited Conduct. No motor bus shall be operated on the
streets of the City unless the owner, lessee or bailee obtains a license for
each bus from the Department of Licenses and
Inspections.
(2)
License. No license shall be issued unless the
applicant;
(a) Furnished the information required by the Department
including identification of the applicant, a description of the bus, its
passenger capacity, and its proposed route;
(b) Pays an annual fee of
$75. for each motor
bus;
[396] (c) Furnishes
proof of compliance with the Public Utility Law of May 28, 1937, P.L. 1053, 66
P.S. §§ 1101 et seq. as amended, and the regulations issued under it
with respect to carrying public liability insurance or filing surety bonds for
the protection of the public.
(3)
Identification. When a motor
bus license is granted, the Department shall issue an identification card for
each motor bus to the licensee, which shall identify the licensee and the motor
bus. No bus shall be operated unless the identification card is prominently
displayed in it.
(4)
Substitution. A license under this Section
may substitute one motor bus for another, but if such substitution continues for
more than 7 days, a description of the substituted motor bus shall be filed with
the Department and notice of such substitution shall be endorsed upon the
identification
card.
[397] (5)
Size.
Motor buses of a total width not in excess of one hundred two (102) inches may
be operated within the City; Provided, that written approval of the Street
Commissioner is first obtained for any such operation on schedule service
routes, and oral approval for charter routes; and, Provided, further, that the
grant of such permission shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver by the City
of any other limitation or restriction which may be imposed on the operation of
motor buses within the
City.
[398] (6)
Passenger
Loading and Unloading. No motor bus, unless operated under the direction and
control of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), shall
load or unload passengers at off-street locations in the following designated
areas:
[399] (a) City
avenue, from Forty-seventh street to Belmont avenue, east side.