The following words, terms and phrases, when
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
TAXICAB
A motor vehicle having a seating capacity of less than eight
persons, regularly engaged in the business of carrying passengers
for hire, not operated on a fixed route and equipped with a taximeter
or similar device by which the fare is mechanically calculated on
the basis of distance traveled or waiting time.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
No person shall operate or cause to be operated
a taxicab business within the limits of the Town without having first
secured a taxicab business license as provided in this chapter.
No taxicab business license shall be required
of an owner or driver for operating or driving a taxicab licensed
by another municipality for the purpose of delivering passengers to
a point within the Town, nor to persons operating vehicles over regular
routes or between fixed terminals, funeral cars, ambulances, vehicles
licensed by permit of the State Public Service Commission, or rental
cars.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
The taxicab business license fee shall be as
listed in the Town of Buchanan Fees and Licenses Schedule per year,
or any fractional part thereof, for each vehicle operated by the same
licensee. The license year shall commence July 1 and end June 30.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
Upon application for a taxicab business license
or any renewal thereof, the applicant shall file with the Town Administrator
a schedule of fares to be charged. Such fares shall not be changed
during the license year without the approval of the Town Board. No
licensee or operator shall charge any rate other than the established
rate. The licensee shall post or cause posting of established fares
in all cabs.
Except as exempted under §
466-4, no person shall operate a taxicab as a taxicab driver within the Town without first obtaining a taxicab driver's license as provided in this section.
A. Qualifications. A taxicab driver must be at least
18 years of age. No taxicab driver's license shall be issued to any
applicant who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral
turpitude within the five years prior to filing application, unless
the Town Board determines that such offense is unrelated to the applicant's
competency and qualification for the license, nor to any applicant
who is the holder of a state occupational operator's license.
B. Application. A written application for a taxicab driver's
license shall be filed with the Town Administrator on forms furnished
by the Town, giving the name, address and age, whether or not the
applicant has been convicted of a felony, the type of state operator's
license issued to applicant, and stating the experience and the number
of the state operator's license.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
C. Fee. The application must be accompanied by a license
fee as listed in the Town of Buchanan Fees and Licenses Schedule per
year or fractional part thereof.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
D. Badge. After the applicant has been granted a license,
he/she shall obtain a suitable badge or identification card from the
Town Administrator 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.
[Amended 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03; 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
E. False application statement. The license of any applicant
who makes a false statement in his application shall be void, and
the license shall be surrendered to the Town Administrator upon demand.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Res. No. 2016-05]
A taxicab business or taxicab driver's license
may be revoked by the Town Board for a violation of this chapter,
any provisions of Chs. 340 to 349, Wis. Stats., the Town traffic code
or for any offense affecting the safety or welfare of passengers.
Such revocation may be for all vehicles or any vehicle included under
a license. A taxicab driver's license issued under this chapter shall
be automatically revoked if the licensee shall be convicted of a violation
of this chapter or of any provision of Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats.,
three times within any consecutive twelve-month period. The Town Administrator
shall notify the licensee of such revocation, and the licensee may,
within 10 days of such notice, in writing, request a hearing on such
revocation before the Town Board.
Before a taxicab business license will 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 a license.