[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Grand Chute 1-7-1997 as
§§ 9.12 and 9.17 of the 1997 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 515.
No person shall for hire transport passengers
or offer taxicab or similar transportation services to the public
within the Town of Grand Chute nor shall any person solicit passengers
to be transported for hire within the Town unless duly licensed to
do so by the Town Board.
Application for license to convey passengers
for hire shall be made in writing to the Town Clerk upon forms furnished
by the Town Clerk giving the address from which the business is conducted
and shall be signed by the owner of the vehicle. This application
shall also state the number of vehicles proposed to be covered by
such license, and each license number for the various vehicles shall
be stated on the application.
A.
Upon the filing of the application, the Town Clerk
shall notify the applicant and all interested parties of the time
and place set for a public hearing before the Town Board. At such
time, the Town Board shall examine the public convenience and necessity
of granting such license and shall determine whether the public convenience
and necessity will be served by the granting of the application.
B.
Thereafter, the Town Board shall, upon the basis of
its determination gathered at said public hearing, grant or deny the
license upon the basis or determination of public convenience and
necessity. The Town Board may hold additional or further hearings
as it may deem necessary or advisable regarding the question of this
determination.
All licenses now or hereafter issued by the
Town Board may be renewed from year to year upon the payment of the
annual license fee and the deposit of a certification or policy of
insurance as required by this chapter; provided, however, that if
charges are filed with the Town Board against any license holder,
such license shall not be renewed or shall not be granted until after
a hearing is had and the Town Board makes determinations regarding
the public convenience and necessity regarding the license.
The application shall be accompanied by a license
fee as prescribed in the Town Fee Schedule. Before a license is granted
by the Town Board, the application shall be approved or disapproved
after investigation by the Police Department and its presiding officer.
Each taxicab licensed under this chapter shall
have painted in a prominent place on its exterior a number by which
it may be easily identified. Said number shall be placed on licensed
taxicabs according to specifications and under the direction of the
Police Department.
No vehicle for the conveyance of passengers
shall be operated or licensed hereunder until the applicant for license
deposits with the Town Clerk a sufficient policy of insurance issued
by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Wisconsin
which shall provide that the insurance company shall be liable for
damages in the minimum amount of $500,000, representing a combined
single limit for bodily injury and property damage liability for any
accident due to the negligent operation of such vehicle. The policy
or contract is to be approved as to legal form by the Town's Attorney
before it is filed and shall contain a provision that the same shall
not be canceled before the expiration of the term except upon 30 days'
written notice to the Town Clerk and shall include the Town of Grand
Chute as an insured.
The Police Department may inspect taxicabs at
any time for the purpose of discovering defects that might make them
unsafe for the transportation of passengers, and when defects are
found, said taxicabs shall not be operated for the transportation
of passengers until the same have been repaired and until said repairs
have been approved by the Police Department. Any taxicabs added to
the fleet after the application for a license shall be inspected by
the Police Department prior to operation.
The fares that are established by any licensee
for the transportation of passengers shall be printed in letters not
less than 1/2 inch high and posted in a conspicuous place in all cabs.
A.
A taxicab driver must be a person of at least 18 years
of age and must make written application to the Town Clerk for a taxicab
driver's license on forms furnished by the Town Clerk, giving the
name, address and age and whether or not he or she has been convicted
of a felony, the type of state driver's license that has been issued
to him/her and also stating the experience and the number of the state
driver's license. The application must be accompanied by the license
fee as prescribed in the Town Fee Schedule, and after the applicant
has been granted a license, he/she shall obtain a suitable badge or
identification card from the Town Clerk which must be displayed on
the licensee's person whenever he/she is driving or operating a taxicab.
The cost of the driver's badge or card is to be borne by the licensee.[1]
B.
No driver's license shall be issued to any applicant
who is the holder of a state occupational driver's license.
C.
The license of any applicant who makes a false statement
in his/her application shall be void and the license shall be surrendered
to the Chief of Police or any member of the Police Department upon
demand.
Before a license shall be issued under this
chapter, the licensee must provide adequate off-street parking for
the vehicles to be licensed. Such off-street parking shall be stated
in the application for the license.
A.
A first violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be punished by a fine as prescribed in the Uniform Forfeiture
and Bond Schedules, together with the costs of prosecution, and on
default of the payment of any such fine and/or costs of prosecution
such person shall be committed to the county jail of Outagamie County
until such fine and costs are paid, but not to exceed 90 days.
B.
Any person violating this chapter who shall previously
have been convicted of a violation of this chapter shall, upon proof
and conviction thereof, forfeit an amount as prescribed in the Uniform
Forfeiture and Bond Schedules, together with the costs of prosecution,
and on default of the payment of any such fine and costs of prosecution,
or either of them, such convicted person shall be committed to and
confined within the county jail of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, until
such fine and costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed six
months.
C.
Each day of violation under this chapter shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense.
