A.
No person shall drive or operate a taxicab:
(1)
For any purpose personal to the driver within the
City, including social or recreational purposes, excepting when a
sign bearing the legend "NOT ON DUTY" shall be displayed in the lower
right section of the windshield of the vehicle in such manner so as
not to interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle.
(3)
For the purpose of providing transportation for a
person engaged in an unlawful undertaking.
(4)
For the purpose of transporting a passenger other
than in taxicab service, and no passenger shall be allowed to ride
in the front seat with the driver unless the rear seat of the taxicab
shall be completely occupied.
(5)
For more than 12 hours out of every 24 hours.
B.
A driver shall be deemed to be operating a taxicab
within the terms of this section whenever he is in charge of a taxicab
and holding himself in readiness to convey passengers.
C.
No owner, taxicab driver or other person representing
the owner may refuse to carry orderly passengers to or from any part
of the City with reasonable promptness nor refuse to deliver any orderly
passenger to any destination within the City reasonably accessible
by automobile, unless previously engaged.
Every driver of a taxicab, immediately after
the termination of any hiring or employment, shall carefully search
such taxicab for any property lost or left therein, and any such property,
unless sooner claimed or delivered to the owner, shall be taken to
the City Hall and deposited with the Police Department or the City
Clerk within 12 hours after the finding thereof, with brief particulars
to enable the Police Department to identify the owner of the property.
No owner-licensee shall permit any person who
is not licensed by the City or any person whose license has been suspended
or revoked to operate any taxicab within the City.
No owner-licensee or driver of a taxicab shall cause it to be operated in the City when such taxicab is mechanically defective or does not comply with all of the requirements of this chapter, and any such defective taxicab may be impounded as provided in § 145-25.
[Amended 1-12-1998 by Ord. No. 625]
A.
The governing body shall establish a schedule of fares
in the General Fee Ordinance to be charged by the owners and operators
of taxicabs licensed to do business under this chapter, and such schedule
may be amended from time to time by resolution.
[Amended 11-24-2008 by Ord. No. 791
B.
Excess rates; luggage and occupancy privileges; posting
of regulations; payment of fare.
(1)
No person owning, operating or controlling any motor vehicle used as a taxicab within the limits of the City shall charge any rate except in accordance with the schedule mentioned in Subsection A.
(2)
No fare in excess of nor less than the rate of fares
and in accordance with the above shall be charged by any taxi driver.
No charge shall be made for any package, bag, suitcase or ordinary
traveling bag. All drivers of taxicabs shall give to the passenger
the exclusive right to the use and occupancy of such motor vehicle,
and additional passengers shall not be carried without the consent
of the first occupant.
(3)
A printed copy of this section and the schedule of
fares as established by the governing body shall be placed in each
taxicab so as to be plainly visible to all passengers.
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay
the regular fare for a taxicab after having hired it.
