The Police Commissioner shall designate space upon the public
streets and highways of the City of Yonkers as Class A taxicab (hack)
stands for the exclusive use of Class A taxicabs awaiting passengers.
Such stands shall be marked by a metal sign on a post at the head
and rear of the stands, which shall also designate the number of Class
A taxicabs allowed thereon. Private or commercial vehicles shall not
be permitted to park in the spaces so reserved. It shall be the duty
of the Police Commissioner to create as many Class A taxicab stands
as are found to be needed. Public convenience and necessity shall
determine whether additional Class A taxicab stands shall be created.
The Police Commissioner may promulgate such rules, regulations and
orders as are, in the Commissioner's discretion, necessary to
regulate the use of Class A taxicab stands, and the Commissioner may
establish additional stands for night use only.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the
parking or standing of Class A taxicabs where parking is generally
permitted, other than on authorized Class A taxicab stands, when said
Class A taxicab is not being used in the solicitation or accepting
of business. No Class A taxicab shall be permitted to park within
a radius of one block of any Class A taxicab stand except on such
stand.
Only Class A taxicabs in such numbers as are set forth on the metal signs, as provided in § 110-105 of this article, may remain at such stands while waiting employment, and they must be parked in single file. The driver of a Class A taxicab standing at the head of a parked line shall not be permitted to refuse to carry any orderly person who offers to hire such Class A taxicab and agrees to pay the proper rate fare; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions shall not be construed to prevent any person from selecting any Class A taxicab he or she may desire on the stand, whether it is at the head of the line or not. As the Class A taxicab leaves the parked line with passengers, those in the rear shall move up, and any Class A taxicab seeking space on such stand shall not approach the same except from the rear thereof and shall move up as closely as possible to the last car on said parked line.
No call box or telephone, the use of which involves the standing
or parking of a Class A taxicab on the public street while awaiting
hire, shall be used except by permission of the Police Commissioner.
However, no gongs, bells or other auxiliary signaling devices, other
than standard telephone signals, shall be used in connection with
such call box or telephone.
Owners, operators and drivers of Class A taxicabs licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall operate only from or do business at Class A taxicab stands designated by the Police Commissioner, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any noncruising Class A taxicab from accepting employment while driving through a public street or place as provided in § 110-97 of Article IX of this chapter.
