[Ord. No. 211 §1, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
This Chapter may be known and cited as the "Taxicab
Ordinance of the City of St. Robert, Missouri".
[Ord. No. 211 §2, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 385 §605.020, 10-4-1993; Ord. No. 2062 §§1
— 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 —
2, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 2219 §§1 — 2, 9-8-2009]
For purposes of this Chapter, the following words, terms or
phrases shall have the respective meaning indicated:
The Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Robert, Missouri.
The City of St. Robert, Missouri, including the limits of
the City as they may exist at the time of passage of this Chapter
and as they may be changed from time to time thereafter.
The area of a municipality within this State, together with
that territory either within or without the State of Missouri, extending
one (1) mile beyond the corporate limits of the City of St. Robert
and one (1) additional mile for each fifty thousand (50,000) inhabitants
or portion thereof.
Any vehicle used to transport a passenger or passengers or
property at no charge to said passenger or for said property.
A person licensed to operate a taxicab with a chauffeur's
license issued by the State of Missouri.
The person having a current license from the City to operate
a taxicab business.
Natural persons, firms and corporations.
A motor vehicle performing a bona fide for-hire taxicab service
that is not operated on a regular route or between fixed termini.
[Ord. No. 3506, 3-17-2020]
The business of offering to the public the service of transporting
a passenger or passengers on, or property by, a taxicab on other than
fixed routes for a charge or fee.
[Ord. No. 385 §605.030, 10-4-1993; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
No
person shall operate a taxicab within the City or engage in operating
or conducting a taxicab business within the City without having a
current license therefore as provided by the terms of this Chapter;
provided however, that this Chapter shall not prohibit a person from
driving a taxicab throughout the City without stopping in the City.
B.
A person
shall be deemed to be operating a taxicab within the City and/or engaging
in operating or conducting a taxicab business within the City (for
which a current license shall be required) if that person utilizes,
for valuable consideration or otherwise, a "courtesy car" or any vehicle
not then currently operating under any certificate of convenience
and necessity issued by the MoDOT or not then qualified under the
licensing Statutes applicable to the operation of vehicles in interstate
commerce to transport a person or persons or property (at no expense
to said person or for said property) to a point outside the limits
of the City or outside of a commercial zone as hereinabove defined
for the purpose of further transporting the passenger or passengers
or property to a point which otherwise would be subject to the licensing
and regulating provisions of this Chapter if the use of said "courtesy
car" or other vehicle as above described is for the sole purpose of
avoiding or circumventing the licensing and regulating provisions
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 211 §5, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
Any
person desiring to secure a license to operate a taxicab business
in the City shall file with the Chief of Police a written application
therefore in duplicate giving the following information:
1.
The trade name under which applicant does or proposes to do business;
and the address of the principal place of business of the applicant;
2.
The number of taxicabs actually owned by the applicant, the name,
birthdate, chauffeur's license number and address of the applicant
and each other person whom the applicant intends to authorize or lease
to operate a taxicab under the license to be granted to applicant;
3.
The make, model and identification number of each taxicab of the
applicant and the name and address of its registered owner;
4.
The experience, if any, which the applicant has had in the taxicab
business;
6.
Whether he or she has ever been convicted of, or pled guilty to,
any felony, driving while intoxicated, three (3) or more moving traffic
violations in a twelve (12) month period or who has been convicted
of or given a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) for violation
of any of the narcotic drug laws of the State of Missouri or the United
States.
7.
The applicant shall obtain at their expense a criminal history check
from the City of St. Robert Police Department, which uses the Missouri
Automated Criminal History System.
[Ord. No. 3506, 3-17-2020]
[Ord. No. 211 §6, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
Promptly after filing of any application to operate a taxicab
business in the City, the Chief of Police shall examine the application
and notify the applicant in writing of any defects or omissions in
the application. If the Chief of Police finds the application to be
in proper form, then the Chief of Police shall forward the application
along with his recommendation on approval or disapproval to the City
Clerk and Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 211 §7, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
At its next regular meeting which is held at least fifteen (15)
days after the date of filing of any application for a license to
operate a taxicab business in the City, except for a renewal license,
or at a special meeting called for that purpose, the Board of Aldermen
shall conduct a public hearing on such application. Written notice
of such hearing shall be given by regular mail by the City Clerk to
all licensees at least seven (7) days prior to the date of such hearing.
[Ord. No. 211 §8, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
At the hearing mentioned in Section 605.060 hereof, any interested person shall be entitled to appear and present relevant information and the applicant shall appear in person or by duly authorized representative. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall, in due course and without unreasonable delay, grant or deny such application.
[Ord. No. 211 §9, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
In determining whether to grant or deny any applications to
operate a taxicab business in the City, the Board of Aldermen shall
determine whether the public convenience or necessity will be served
by granting such application, and the Board of Aldermen may take into
consideration the number of taxicabs proposed to be operated by the
applicant, the available facilities of the applicant for furnishing
transportation to the public, the criminal or driving history of the
applicant or any proposed employees or lessees of the applicant and
all other matters which the Board of Aldermen may deem relevant in
determining the ability of the applicant to safely conduct a taxicab
business in the City for the convenience of the public.
[Ord. No. 211 §11, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
All taxicabs used by a taxicab business in the City shall be
continuously covered by liability insurance, written by a company
authorized to transact business in the State of Missouri, providing
limits of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily
injury to any one (1) person and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
for bodily injury in any one (1) accident and fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00) for property damage. Each licensee shall file with the
Chief of Police a certificate of insurance, issued by the insurer,
which shall certify that there is in force one (1) or more policies
of insurance providing the limits required by this Section, and which
certificate of insurance shall further provide that not less than
thirty (30) days' written notice shall be furnished to the City prior
to any endorsement to or change in, or cancellation or termination
of, the policies of insurance.
[Ord. No. 211 §12, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
When the Board of Aldermen shall have granted any application
to operate taxicab business in the City, the City Clerk shall issue
a license therefor to the applicant, after the applicant shall have
provided the certificate of insurance and shall have paid the license
fee required by this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 211 §13, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
All initial licenses to operate a taxicab business in the City
shall be for a period ending on the succeeding December thirty-first
(31st), and all renewal licenses to operate a taxicab business in
the City shall be for a period of one (1) year beginning January first
(1st) and ending December thirty-first (31st) of the same year.
[Ord. No. 211 §14, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
Any licensee shall be entitled to renew his/her license upon
paying the required license fee prior to the expiration of his/her
current license, but upon failure to pay the required license fee
prior to the expiration of the current license, the license shall
automatically terminate and no renewal license shall be issued, but
instead the applicant shall make application for a license in the
manner set out in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 211 §15, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
No business shall be issued more than one (1) license to operate
a taxicab business in the City and that license shall be non-assignable
and non-transferable.
[Ord. No. 211 §16, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
The licensee shall immediately give written notice to the Police Department of any changes in the information set out in the application required by Section 605.040 hereof.
[Ord. No. 211 §17, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
All
licensees shall be responsible for the operation of their respective
taxicab business and each taxicab business in the City shall be operated
in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and in accordance
with the following rules and regulations:
1.
Each taxicab business shall maintain an office and telephone in the
City of St. Robert in order to provide efficient service to the public.
2.
Whenever the Board of Aldermen shall require it, each licensee shall
have and provide one (1) off-street parking area of sufficient size
to accommodate all taxicabs authorized to be operated under that licensee's
taxicab business.
3.
All vehicle signs for taxicabs shall conform to the rules and regulations
for said signs as provided for by the Board of Aldermen.
4.
No vehicle shall be licensed under the provisions of this Chapter
until it has been thoroughly and carefully inspected and examined
and found to be in a thoroughly safe condition for the transportation
of passengers, clean, fit, a good appearance and well-painted.
5.
No driver of a taxicab while on duty shall use any profane or obscene
language, shout or call to prospective passengers, or disturb the
peace in any way.
7.
Each taxicab shall prominently display in the interior of each taxicab
in a visible area to the passenger the taxicab license number, the
telephone number of the taxicab business in order to register complaints
about fares or driver conduct and the number of the St. Robert Police
Department which is 573-451-2000, ext. 1501 or 1502, in numbers and
letters legible to the passengers.
8.
All taxicab drivers and taxicab businesses shall, upon demand by
a passenger, provide the passenger with a receipt for the payment
of fares.
9.
No person, firm or corporation shall knowingly permit any taxicab
to be used in the perpetration of a crime.
10.
No driver of any taxicab shall have in his or her possession, or
in or about the driver's compartment of the vehicle, any alcoholic
liquor. No driver of any taxicab shall use such taxicab for the purpose
of transporting or delivering any tobacco products or alcoholic liquors
except any that are in the bona fide possession of, and the property
of, a paying passenger. No driver of any taxicab, while on duty, shall
drink any intoxicating liquor or be in an intoxicated condition, whether
within or without such taxicab.
11.
All taxicab drivers shall be dressed in a manner that displays a
neat and clean appearance and shall not wear any clothing that promotes
drugs or drug usage or is obscene or offensive. Each driver shall
wear closed toe shoes.
12.
Any taxicab operating within the City limits of the City of St. Robert
and transporting minor children shall comply with the child safety
seat requirements of Section 307.179, RSMo.
13.
All taxicabs shall display an identification number unique to that
vehicle in numbers at least three (3) inches in height and said number
shall be placed on the vehicle in a place that is clearly visible
to an observer from the front, rear and each side of the vehicle.
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The Chief of Police shall make, or have his/her inspectors make,
the examination and inspection required by this Section before a license
shall be issued under the provisions stated in this Chapter.
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[Ord. No. 211 §18, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
Any licensee may authorize one (1) or more other persons to operate taxicabs owned by them under the authority of the licensee's license to operate a taxicab business, but the licensee shall be personally responsible for all taxicabs operated under his/her license. Each licensee shall, prior to allowing any other person to operate a taxicab under his/her license, furnish to the Chief of Police the information about that person and his/her taxicab(s) required by the terms of Section 605.040 hereof.
[Ord. No. 211 §19, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
Any
person desiring to secure a license to operate a taxicab within the
City of St. Robert shall file an application with the Chief of Police
stating the following:
1.
The name, address and birthdate of the applicant.
2.
Applicant is twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
3.
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 for the safe operation of a taxicab.
4.
Whether he or she has ever been convicted of or pled guilty to any
felony, driving while intoxicated, three (3) or more moving traffic
violations in a twelve (12) month period or who has been convicted
of or given a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) for violation
of any of the narcotic drug laws of the State of Missouri or the United
States.
5.
The applicant shall obtain at their expense a criminal history check
from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and provide this with their
application.
6.
Each applicant shall have a chauffeur's license and shall provide
his or her chauffeur's license number with their application.
7.
Fingerprinting and background check.
[Ord. No. 2651 §§1 — 5, 11-18-2013]
a.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Robert finds that the
fingerprinting of taxicab operator applicants and obtaining a background
check thereby is important to protect passengers and the citizens
of St. Robert.
b.
Each person shall complete an application for a City of St.
Robert taxicab operator permit, and that application shall contain
the following language:
By execution of this application, the person executing it agrees
to be fingerprinted for the purpose of a background check to protect
the public. The person executing this application waives and gives
up any cause of action against the City of St. Robert and its employees,
agents and volunteers based upon the taking of fingerprints and causing
a background check.
c.
APPLICANT TO OPERATE A TAXICAB
Definitions. As used in this Subsection, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A person driving a taxicab.
d.
By submitting an application to the City of St. Robert, the
applicant agrees for the city to utilize the fingerprints to accomplish
a criminal background check on the applicant, pursuant to Section
43.543, RSMo. Application shall be submitted to the State for a check
of state records, and thereafter forwarded to the FBI for a national
check. Applicants are advised that FBI records will be used to screen
applications.
[Ord. No. 2792 §§1 —
3, 6-2-2015]
e.
The applicant shall be responsible and pay a fee of $46.50 (forty-six
dollars and fifty cents) to reimburse the St. Robert Police Department
the cost of processing the criminal background check.
8.
Any taxicab operator applicant, who has in the past sixty (60)
days passed a Federal background check as a result of the Fort Leonard
Wood access policy, may submit that Federal background check in lieu
of a Missouri State Highway Patrol background check and the St. Robert
Police Department fingerprinting and background check.
[Ord. No. 2779 §7, 5-19-2015]
[Ord. No. 281 §1, 8-17-1987; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
Promptly after receiving the written application of any person to operate a taxicab within the City, the Chief of Police shall review the application and approve the same if in proper form and the license fee is paid, provided however, that no person shall receive a license without appearing before a hearing of the Board of Aldermen, who has been convicted of a felony or who has been convicted of driving while intoxicated or three (3) or more moving traffic violations in a twelve (12) month period or who has been convicted of or given a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) for violation of any of the narcotic drug laws of the State of Missouri or the United States. If the application is denied, the Chief of Police shall give written notice of the denial with the reasons for said denial and notice of the applicant's right to appeal under certain circumstances to the Board of Aldermen under the procedures of Section 605.190.
B.
Any person who applies hereunder who has been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony, driving while intoxicated, three (3) or more traffic offenses in a twelve (12) month period or a narcotic offense may appear before the Board of Aldermen for hearing to determine if a license should be issued under the procedures of Section 605.190.
[Ord. No. 211 §21, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
Any applicant whose application has been denied by the Chief
of Police shall be given a hearing before the Board of Aldermen at
its next regular meeting held at least ten (10) days after the denial
by the Chief of Police, if the applicant files with the City Clerk
a written request for such hearing within three (3) days after the
denial by the Chief of Police. The applicant shall be present at the
hearing and shall be entitled to be heard on the matter. After the
hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall, in due course and without unreasonable
delay, determine whether or not to grant the requested license.
[Ord. No. 211 §22, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
Upon the approval of his/her application therefor and upon the
paying of the license fee herein required, the applicant for a license
to operate a taxicab in the City shall be given a license to do so.
The initial license shall be for the period ending with the succeeding
December thirty-first (31st). All renewal licenses shall be for the
period from January first (1st) to December thirty-first (31st) of
the same year.
[Ord. No. 211 §23, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
Each driver shall be entitled to a renewal of his/her license
each year upon the paying of the required license fee prior to the
expiration of his/her current license, but if any license is not renewed
by the date of its expiration, then the driver shall be required to
submit another application as required by the terms of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 211 §24, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 281 §2, 8-17-1987; Ord. No. 2062 §§1 —
2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
The
license to operate a taxicab business or the license of a driver may
be terminated by the Board of Aldermen if they find and determine
that:
1.
The application submitted for such license was materially inaccurate.
2.
The licensee or driver has failed to comply with any of the requirements
of this Chapter.
3.
The driver has, since the original grant of a license to him/her,
been convicted of a felony or been convicted of driving while intoxicated
or three (3) or more moving traffic violations in a twelve (12) month
period or who has been convicted of or given a suspended imposition
of sentence (SIS) for violation of any of the narcotic drug laws of
the State of Missouri or the United States.
4.
The licensee has allowed unlicensed drivers to operate taxicabs under
the name of his/her taxicab business.
5.
The licensee has allowed taxicabs to be operated under the name of
his/her taxicab business when such taxicabs do not comply with the
requirements of this Chapter.
6.
The licensee is conducting his/her taxicab business in such a manner
as to constitute a danger to public safety or a menace to the general
welfare of the City.
7.
The driver has become unqualified or incapable of properly operating
a taxicab.
8.
The liability insurance requirements contained in this Chapter are
not being complied with.
9.
The licensee is not providing the public with efficient and necessary
taxicab service.
[Ord. No. 211 §25, 1-5-1981; Ord. No. 2062 §§1 —
2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 2220 §§1 —
2, 9-8-2009]
The maximum number of passengers to be carried by a taxicab
shall be the seating capacity of the vehicle as recommended by the
manufacturer of said vehicle or five (5) passengers plus one (1) driver,
whichever is lower.
[Ord. No. 211 §27, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
If the Board of Aldermen determines, under the provisions of Section 605.220 hereof, that the license of any licensee or driver shall be terminated, they shall give written notice thereof to the licensee or driver, which notice shall include a statement of the reason for such termination. The licensee or driver may, by written notice given within three (3) days to the City Clerk, demand a hearing which shall be held as soon as practical and written notice of the hearing shall be given to the licensee or driver at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of the hearing and the licensee or driver shall be entitled to be present at the hearing and to be heard on the matter. At the conclusion of such hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall make a determination on the matter, which determination may be to temporarily suspend the license or to terminate the license or to continue the license in force or to allow the licensee or driver to continue to operate temporarily pending further investigation by the Board of Aldermen and until a final decision by the Board of Aldermen. If the Board of Aldermen votes to terminate or suspend such license or if no notice for a hearing is filed, then written notice shall be given to the licensee or driver within twenty-four (24) hours of the Board decision and to become effective within forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of the notice by the licensee or driver.
[Ord. No. 211 §28, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 385 §605.280, 10-4-1993; Ord. No. 715 §1, 8-9-1999; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
The number of taxicabs which shall be authorized to be operated
in the City shall be determined from time to time by the Board of
Aldermen, taking into consideration the growth and needs of the City
and its inhabitants. Until a change shall be made by the Board of
Aldermen, there shall not be more than twelve (12) taxicabs authorized
to be operated under the license of each taxicab business in the City.
[Ord. No. 211 §29, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
All taxicabs picking up or dropping off passengers in the City of St. Robert shall follow the fee schedule detailed in Section 605.270. A copy of the fee schedule shall be prominently displayed in the interior of each taxicab visible to the passengers and a copy of such schedule and a copy of all changes thereto shall be furnished to the Chief of Police prior to the effective date thereof. It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any licensee or driver to charge more than the amount allowed by the schedule then in effect. The Board of Aldermen may, after holding a hearing thereon, modify any such schedule of fees. At least fifteen (15) days' advance notice of any such hearing by the Board of Aldermen shall be given to all licensees and all licensees shall be entitled to be present at the hearing and to offer evidence. A sample fee schedule to display in the taxicabs is attached to this Chapter as Appendix A.
[Ord. No. 211, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 932 §1, 7-18-2000; Ord. No. 2062 §§1 —
2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008; Ord.
No. 2191 §§1 — 2, 6-15-2009; Ord. No. 2690 §2, 4-7-2014; Ord. No. 3909, 9-20-2022]
A.
The
following shall be the maximum rates charged for passengers who are
both picked up and dropped off within the City limits of the City
of St. Robert:
B.
The
following shall be the maximum rates charged for passengers who are
picked up at the following locations and dropped off in the cantonment
area (main post area) of Fort Leonard Wood and travel through the
City of St. Robert:
|
Location
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First Passenger
|
Two to Five Passengers
(Additional Per Person)
|
Exclusive Use
|
|---|---|---|---|
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Whiskey's
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$10.00
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
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Missouri Avenue/Old Route 66
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$10.00
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
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Oakwood Estates
|
$10.00
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
|
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Roadway Inn/Sonic
|
$10.00
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
|
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Wal-Mart/St. Robert Boulevard
|
$10.00
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Club Rodeo
|
$10.00
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Harlan Lane/North Outer Road
|
$11.00
|
$9.00
|
$13.00
|
|
Zeigenbein Road
|
$11.00
|
$9.00
|
$13.00
|
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Seven Hills
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
|
$14.00
|
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Uranus
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
|
$14.00
|
|
Pulaski Estate
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
|
$14.00
|
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MO 28 and I-44 overpass
|
$13.00
|
$11.00
|
$15.00
|
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** Areas south of the Fort Leonard Wood Airport will be charged
at a rate of two dollars ($2.00) per mile for destinations under fifty
(50) miles; destinations fifty (50) miles or more will be charged
a rate of two dollars twenty-five cents ($2.25) per mile.
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** Any passenger requesting exclusive use of a taxicab shall
be charged the first (1st) passenger rate plus an additional charge
of two dollars twenty-five ($2.25) cents per mile.
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C.
Any
taxicab or taxicab business picking up passengers in Pulaski County
and traveling to Fort Leonard Wood through the City of St. Robert
or to a location inside the City limits of the City of St. Robert
shall not charge a rate higher than the following:
|
Location of Pickup
|
First Passenger
|
Two or More Passengers
(traveling from and to the same location) (price is per person
including the first (1st) passenger)
|
|---|---|---|
|
Waynesville Courthouse
|
$11.00
|
$9.00
|
|
West Waynesville
|
$12.00
|
$10.00
|
|
T Highway and MO 17
|
$13.00
|
$11.00
|
|
Devil's Elbow
|
$14.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Buckhorn
|
$14.00
|
$12.00
|
|
** Areas south of the Fort Leonard Wood Airport will be charged
at a rate of two dollars ($2.00) per mile for destinations under fifty
(50) miles; destinations fifty (50) miles or more will be charged
a rate of two dollars twenty-five cents ($2.25) per mile.
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** Any passenger requesting exclusive use of a taxicab shall
be charged the first (1st) passenger rate plus an additional charge
of two dollars twenty-five ($2.25) cents per mile.
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[Ord. No. 211 §30, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
There is hereby imposed as a license fee for the operation of
a taxicab business in the City a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
per year for the first (1st) taxicab authorized to be licensed under
the authority of the respective licensee and a charge of fifteen dollars
($15.00) per year for each taxicab licensed thereafter by the licensee.
[Ord. No. 211 §31, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008; Ord. No. 2780 §§1 — 3, 5-19-2015]
There is hereby imposed as a license fee for each driver the
sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year. A driver who requests
that his license be modified or transferred because of a change of
employer prior to the expiration of the license shall be charged a
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each change.
[Ord. No. 211 §32, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
The licensee fees established in Sections 605.270 and 605.280 hereof shall be paid in advance. The license fee for any license which is issued with an effective date prior to July first (1st) shall be the full amount set out in Sections 605.270 and 605.280 hereof, and the license fee for any license which is issued with an effective date after June thirtieth (30th) shall be one-half (½) of the amount set out in Sections 605.270 and 605.280 hereof.
[Ord. No. 211 §34, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
The Chief of Police and the Police Officers shall maintain constant
vigilance over all taxicabs and see that they are kept in a condition
of continued fitness for public use. To this end, the Chief of Police
or his/her inspectors shall inspect all taxicabs from time to time
or on the complaint of any person or as often as they deem necessary.
Taxicabs that fail to meet the standards for cleanliness and fitness
shall be taken out of service until reinspected. The reinspection
date and time shall be determined by the Chief of Police within three
(3) business days from the request of the taxicab operator.
[Ord. No. 211 §35, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
No vehicle licensed hereunder shall have attached to it in any
manner any type of warning siren or any type of fixed, flashing or
rotating blue lights.
[Ord. No. 211 §37, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
All licenses currently in force for the operation of a taxicab
business in the City and all licenses currently in force to operate
a taxicab in the City shall remain in force (subject to termination
under the procedures established in this Chapter) until the expiration
of their current term; provided however, that all licensees and drivers
shall be required to fulfill all of the requirements of this Chapter.
No application shall be required for the renewal of the current licenses
of all licensees and drivers, if such licensees and drivers are in
compliance with all of the requirements of this Chapter; provided
however, that each licensee and driver shall promptly furnish to the
City Clerk such information as is required by the terms of this Chapter
to be contained in applications filed hereunder, if such information
is not now on file with the City, and a failure to furnish such information
within a reasonable time after request has been made for it shall
constitute grounds for termination of license under the provision
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 211 §33, 1-5-1981; Ord.
No. 2062 §§1 — 2, 2-19-2008; Ord. No. 2102 §§1 — 2, 7-21-2008]
A.
In
addition to such other relief provided in this Chapter:
1.
Any person convicted of a violation of this Chapter shall be punished
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment
for each such conviction. Each day in which this Chapter is violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
2.
In addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed for any person convicted
of a violation of this Chapter, the court may also suspend or revoke
the license issued under this Chapter for a period of time to be determined
by the court.
