The Chattanooga City Council tonight approved changes to the city’s transportation ordinance, including the creation of a new board to regulate more types of vehicles for hire.
The measure, which passed on second and final reading, also institutes mandatory drug, vision and hearing tests for drivers to complement the existing general requirement for medical exams.
Among other changes, the modified ordinance raises the cap on vehicle permits to 275 but now also includes modes such as pedicabs, Segways, limos and sedans in the regulations, said Ken Fritz, with the city attorney’s office.
Councilman Jack Benson said the ordinance may need future tweaks.
“I’m not fully satisfied with it at this point, but I am satisfied that we need to go ahead and enact this ordinance,” he said in a recent interview.
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