[CC 1985 § 31-1; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them:
A motor vehicle of not more than seven-passenger capacity,
not including the driver, used in the transportation of persons and
their property for hire.
The business of transporting persons and their property by
vehicle for hire, but not operating on a fixed route.
The operator of a vehicle for hire.
[CC 1985 § 31-2; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
Every person holding a business license to engage in the operation of a vehicle for hire business within the City limits shall pay a license fee as established in Chapter 605.
[CC 1985 § 31-3; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
A.
Every holder of a business license to conduct the operations
of a vehicle for hire business within this City shall at all times
during the course of such operations have on file a certificate of
public liability and property damage insurance covering each motor
vehicle being operated in the vehicle for hire business in the amount
which complies with the motor vehicle safety responsibility law.
B.
Such insurance shall not be cancelable without ten (10)
days' written notice being first given to the City Clerk or to
his/her office.
[CC 1985 § 31-4; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
Rates Of Fares. The schedule of rates of fares shall be conspicuously
posted in each vehicle for hire in such manner as to be readily visible
to any passenger. Copies of such schedules shall be on file in the
office of the City Clerk for public inspection.
[CC 1985 § 31-5; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
All cabs shall be licensed in accordance with the requirements
of the State of Missouri including but not limited to safety inspections.
Evidence of satisfactory passage of this inspection shall be presented
to the City Clerk at the time of the annual City license renewal.
[CC 1985 § 31-6; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
All vehicles for hire shall be kept in a thoroughly and mechanically
safe operating condition, complying with all of the safety requirements
of this Code and other ordinances of the City and the Statutes of
the State of Missouri regulating motor vehicles and all vehicles for
hire shall be kept clean and identifiable as a vehicle for hire by
appropriate signs painted on each side of the vehicle. If inadequacies
are reported, the City may perform inspections by a designated official
or officials as prescribed by the City Council.
[CC 1985 § 31-7; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
It shall be the duty of the driver of any vehicle for hire to
accept as a passenger any person who seeks to use the vehicle for
hire when any vehicle for hire is vacant and for hire; provided that
such person is not intoxicated and conducts himself in an orderly
manner.
[CC 1985 § 31-8; Ord. No. 7728 § 1, 2-5-2007]
A.
Upon notice and hearing, the City Council may revoke the
business license for any of the following reasons:
1.
Failure to conduct the business of a vehicle for
hire business for a period of thirty (30) days or longer;
2.
Violation of any ordinances of the City or Statutes
of the State of Missouri;
3.
Employment of drivers without Class E Chauffeur
license;
4.
Operation of vehicles for hire without proof of
insurance on file as is prescribed by this Chapter;
5.
Aiding, abetting or assisting the promotion or
advancement of any illegal or immoral activity, affair or business;
