[R.O. 2007 § 605.400; CC 1979 § 26-17; Ord. No. 760 § 7(B), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000; Ord. No. 6120 § 34, 4-24-2014]
There shall be paid a vehicle license fee as that sum is set forth on the fee schedule at Section 605.013 for each motor vehicle to be regularly used as a taxicab by the holder of a taxicab operator's license before any such vehicle is so used as a taxicab. Such vehicle license fee shall be paid to the City Clerk and the holder of the taxicab operator's license shall designate the make, type and motor number of the motor vehicle for which such vehicle license fee is being paid. The City Clerk shall issue his/her receipt therefor in duplicate, containing the description of such vehicle, one (1) of which duplicate receipts shall be filed with the City Clerk. If a motor vehicle used as a taxicab on which the vehicle license fee has been paid shall be permanently replaced, no vehicle license fee shall be required to be paid on such new or replacing motor vehicle before the next succeeding January 1, if such fact of replacement, designating the motor vehicle involved, is given in writing to the City Clerk, and if such replacing vehicle is covered by the insurance required in this Article.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.403; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
The provisions of Article I of Chapter 605 of the City Code shall apply to this Article and any license issued hereunder, specifically including, but not limited to, the provisions which address suspension, revocation, denial or renewal of licenses, penalty fees, and the investigation fee set forth in Section 605.013. However, the specific provisions of this Article shall control and take precedence over any provision of Article I of Chapter 605 to the contrary. Any provision of this Article which addresses the same topic as Article I of Chapter 605 but which is not in conflict with the provisions of Article I of Chapter 605 shall be read in conjunction with and as an alternative to the provisions of Article I of Chapter 605.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.405; CC 1979 § 26-18; Ord. No. 760 § 7(C), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
For each two (2) taxicabs in regular
operation, the holder of a taxicab operator's license may employ and
operate an additional taxicab as an "extra", in order to afford service
during peak or rush periods and on special occasions or to replace
or substitute for a taxicab regularly used, without paying the vehicle
license fee required of regularly operated taxicabs; provided that
any such extra taxicab shall be covered by insurance as required by
this Article. The Board of Aldermen may grant the privilege of operating
additional taxicabs for periods not exceeding six (6) months; provided,
that vehicle license fees are paid thereon and that such additional
taxicabs are covered by the insurance required by this Article.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.410; CC 1979 § 26-19; Ord. No. 760 § 7(D), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
A.
No person shall operate a taxicab upon
any street of the City unless and until the owner thereof or person
in whose name the taxicab operator's license is issued shall have
procured and deposited with the City Clerk an insurance policy, or
non-cancelable certificate of insurance issued by a solvent insurance
company licensed to do business in this State, insuring the owner
or licensee of any such taxicab against liability imposed by law for
damage on account of personal injuries sustained by any person and
on account of property damage sustained by any person in the operation
of any such taxicab in the following amounts:
At least one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) on account of injuries to or death of any one (1) person
in any one (1) accident; at least three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)
on account of injuries to or death of more than one (1) person in
any one (1) accident; and at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
on account of damage to property in any one (1) accident.
B.
In the event such policy of insurance shall,
for any reason, be canceled or shall expire or no longer be in force
in such amounts, it shall be unlawful to operate any taxicab otherwise
licensed to be operated until such insurance in such amounts shall
have been procured and deposited with the City Clerk. Before any such
policy or certificate of insurance shall be filed, it shall first
be presented to and approved by the Mayor or City Administrator.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.415; CC 1979 § 26-20; Ord. No. 760 § 7(E), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 826 § 1, 8-25-1983; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
A.
The owner, "taxicab operator", shall prepare
and file in triplicate with the City Clerk a schedule of prices to
be charged for the transport of passengers. Such schedule may be based
on time, mileage or a combination of both. In addition, said schedule
shall include the minimum charge for waiting time and additional passenger
charge (from same origin to same destination). One (1) copy of said
schedule shall be retained by the City Clerk, one (1) copy shall be
returned to the applicant upon the issuance of a license, and one
(1) copy shall be forwarded to the Chief of Police.
B.
It shall be unlawful to charge a sum in
excess of that authorized by the schedule filed with the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.420; CC 1979 § 26-21; Ord. No. 760 § 7(F), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 826 § 2, 8-25-1983; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
The owner, "taxicab operator", shall file with the City Clerk for approval a schedule of prices to be charged for the transport of passengers to a destination outside of the City if such fare is not the same as submitted under Section 605.415, "Maximum Fares Within City", and it shall be unlawful to charge a sum in excess of that authorized by the schedule filed with the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.425; CC 1979 § 26-22; Ord. No. 760 § 7(G), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
A chart of the maximum rates of fare
as set out above shall be posted in plain view in the interior of
each taxicab.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.430; CC 1979 § 26-23; Ord. No. 760 § 7(H), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
The taximeter shall be placed in
each taxicab so that the reading dial showing the amount to be charged
shall be well lighted and readily discernible to any passenger riding
in any such taxicab.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.435; CC 1979 § 26-24; Ord. No. 760 § 7(I), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
Every taximeter used in the operation
of taxicabs shall be subject to inspection at any time by the Chief
of Police or any of his/her agents or assistants. Upon the discovery
of any inaccuracy in a taximeter, the operator thereof shall remove,
or cause to be removed, from service the vehicle equipped with such
taximeter until such taximeter shall have been repaired and accurately
adjusted.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.440; CC 1979 § 26-25; Ord. No. 760 § 7(J), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
Every taxicab operator holding a
taxicab operator's license under this Article may adopt and use a
trade name, design or color scheme for his/her taxicabs, which trade
name, design or color scheme shall not have been previously adopted
and used and is not currently used by any other taxicab operator holding
a taxicab operator's license pursuant to this Article.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.445; CC 1979 § 26-26; Ord. No. 760 § 7(K), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 826 § 3, 8-25-1983; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
Every person to whom a taxicab operator's
license is issued shall, within ten (10) days after such issuance
and during the balance of the term of such license, cause to be operated
not less than two (2) taxicabs regularly and daily at least sixteen
(16) hours each day, and at least one (1) taxicab subject to call
twenty-four (24) hours each day, unless prevented from doing so by
strikes or other causes beyond the licensee's control.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.450; CC 1979 § 26-27; Ord. No. 760 § 7(L), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
The operation of a taxicab under
a taxicab operator's license issued by the City shall be subject to
all the provisions of the ordinances of the City regulating traffic
and travel on the streets of the City.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.455; CC 1979 § 26-28; Ord. No. 760 § 7(M), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
It shall be unlawful for the operator
of a taxicab licensed under this Section to transport any person under
the age of four (4) without such person being accompanied by a passenger
at least ten (10) years of age.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.460; CC 1979 § 26-50; Ord. No. 760 § 7(N), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
No person shall maintain a location
within the City for the purpose of dispatching or conducting therefrom
the business of operating taxicabs over the streets of the City unless
a license has first been issued therefor by the City.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.465; CC 1979 § 26-51; Ord. No. 760 § 7(O), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
No taxicab operator's license shall
be issued until and unless the owner or person desiring to engage
in the business of operating taxicabs shall file with the City Clerk
an application for a taxicab operator's license. The City Clerk shall
refer such application to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen at the next
regular or special meeting.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.470; CC 1979 § 26-52; Ord. No. 760 § 7(P), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 826 § 4, 8-25-1983; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
A.
The application of a taxicab operator's
license shall state:
1.
The name and address of the applicant;
if a natural person, the date and place of birth; social security
number and Missouri State operator's license number.
2.
If a corporation, the State under
which incorporated; the date of incorporation; the address of the
principal office; and the name and addresses of its officers.
3.
If any other type of organization,
the name thereof; the location of its office; and the names and addresses
of the principal officers, director, trustees, or managing officials
or partners.
4.
The location or address from which
the business is to be conducted.
5.
The number of taxicabs to be operated,
and a description of each taxicab giving also the vehicle I.D. number,
the serial number and motor number; including the number of persons
each such taxicab is designed or constructed to carry.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.475; CC 1979 § 26-53; Ord. No. 760 § 7(Q), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
The City Clerk shall cause all holders
of taxicab operator's licenses of the City to be notified, by mail
or by notice served by the Chief of Police, of any application for
a license under this Article and the date on which such application
will be considered by the Board of Aldermen, at least five (5) days
prior to acting upon any such application.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.480; CC 1979 § 26-54; Ord. No. 760 § 7(R), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
The Board of Aldermen shall give
reasonable consideration to the passenger transportation service being
furnished and the effect which additional transportation service may
have upon the existing licensed taxicab service in the City. If the
Board of Aldermen shall decide that public convenience and necessity
will be promoted, the application for taxicab operator's license shall
be granted; provided, that the applicant is qualified to operate such
business under all other provisions of this Article and other ordinances
of the City.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 605.490,
License Issuance — Signed By, adopted and amended R.O. 2007
§ 605.490; CC 1979 § 26-56; Ord. No. 760 § 7(T),
12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000, and former § 605.495,
License Renewal or Continuation, adopted and amended R.O. 2007 § 605.495;
CC 1979 § 26-57; Ord. No. 760 § 7(U), 12-9-1982;
Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000, were repealed 4-24-2014 by
§§ 35 and 36 of Ord. No. 6120.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.500; CC 1979 § 26-58; Ord. No. 760 § 7(V), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
[R.O. 2007 § 605.505; CC 1979 § 26-59; Ord. No. 760 § 7(W), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000; Ord. No. 6120 § 37, 4-24-2014 ]
The City Clerk or his/her designee may revoke any taxicab operator's license if, after five (5) days' notice, the holder shall fail to correct any of the failures specified in Section 605.500, Suspension, in this Article.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.510; CC 1979 § 26-60; Ord. No. 760 § 7(X), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
Every holder of a taxicab operator's
license shall file with the Chief of Police and the City Clerk annually
on December 1, and at such other times as may be requested by the
Chief of Police or Mayor, the name of each driver employed by him/her,
together with the number assigned by the licensee to such driver.
Such licensee shall also report the name and number of each driver
who shall cease to be employed by such licensee, and any new driver
commencing such employment, within three (3) days after such employment
has begun or ended.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.515; CC 1979 § 26-66; Ord. No. 760 § 7(Y), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
No person shall drive a taxicab licensed
by the City pursuant to this Article within the City without first
having obtained a taxicab driver's permit from the Chief of Police.
No person shall drive a taxicab operated under a taxicab operator's
license issued by the City unless he/she shall wear a badge bearing
the driver's name, photograph and/or a number whereby he/she may be
readily identified.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.520; CC 1979 § 26-67; Ord. No. 760 § 7(Z), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 826 § 5, 8-25-1983; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000; Ord. No. 6120 § 38, 4-24-2014 ]
A.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's permit
must:
1.
Be at least eighteen (18) years of
age.
2.
Be of sound physique, with good eyesight,
and not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity
of body or mind which might render him/her unfit to safely operate
a taxicab.
3.
Be able to read, write and speak
the English language.
4.
Be clean in dress and person.
5.
Not be addicted to the use of drugs
or intoxicating liquors.
6.
Be a person of good moral character
and shall furnish as references the names of three (3) reputable citizens
who have known him/her personally and observed his/her conduct during
the year next preceding the date of his/her application.
7.
Be the holder of a valid State chauffeur's
license or other proper license from the State Highway Department.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.525; CC 1979 § 26-68; Ord. No. 760 § 7(AA), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's
permit shall make his/her application on forms to be provided by the
City and shall, among other things, show his/her full name and address.
He/she shall also show his/her physical condition, with particular
reference to his/her hearing and eyesight and his/her use of intoxicating
liquor and drugs. He/she shall give a physical description of himself/herself,
showing his/her place of birth, the length of time he/she has resided
in the City, whether he/she is a citizen of the United States, previous
places of employment for five (5) years prior to the date of his/her
application, whether he/she is married or single, his/her court record,
and his/her State driver's license number.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.530; CC 1979 § 26-69; Ord. No. 760 § 7(BB), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's
permit shall be examined by the Chief of Police or his/her representative
as to his/her knowledge of the provisions of this Article, the traffic
regulations of the State and City, and the geography of the City.
Any applicant may be required to obtain a physical examination at
his/her expense from a qualified physician if, in the opinion of the
Chief of Police, such physical examination should be needed to determine
the applicant's physical fitness for operating a taxicab.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.535; CC 1979 § 26-70; Ord. No. 760 § 7(CC), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 826 § 6, 8-25-1983; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000; Ord. No. 6120 § 39, 4-24-2014]
A.
The Chief of Police may refuse to grant
a taxicab driver's permit in the case of an application from any person:
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 605.540,
Suspension — Driver’s Permit, adopted and amended R.O.
2007 § 605.540; CC 1979 § 26-71; Ord. No. 760
§ 7(DD), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000,
and former § 605.545, Revocation — Driver’s
Permit, adopted and amended R.O. 2007 § 605.545; CC 1979
§ 26-72; Ord. No. 760 § 7(EE), 12-9-1982; Ord.
No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000 were repealed 4-24-2014 by §§ 40
and 41 of Ord. No. 6120.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.550; CC 1979 § 26-34; Ord. No. 760 § 7(FF), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
No person shall operate any taxicab
licensed to operate within the City unless such taxicab conforms with
all the provisions of Chapter 307, RSMo., and any other applicable
State law relating to minimum safe operating specifications.
[R.O. 2007 § 605.560; CC 1979 § 26-44; Ord. No. 760 § 7(PP), 12-9-1982; Ord. No. 3359 § 5, 12-14-2000]
A.
The Chief of Police or his/her agents shall
have the right, at any time, after displaying proper identification,
to enter into or upon any certificated taxicab for the purpose of
ascertaining whether or not any of the provisions of this Article
are being violated. Cost, if any, of such inspections as may be required
by the Chief of Police shall be paid by the owner of such taxicab.
B.
Any taxicab which is found, after any such
inspection, to be unsafe or in any way unsuitable for taxicab service
may be immediately ordered out of service by the Chief of Police.
