[R.O. 2012 §620.010; Ord. No. 4742 §1, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-1; Ord. No. 2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them:
Every person physically in charge of or driving a taxicab.
The privilege granted by the City to a person to engage in
the operation of a taxicab business within the City.
Any person having control of the operation or maintenance
and collection of the revenue of taxicabs.
A permit granted by the City to the driver of a taxicab.
Any street, alley, avenue, lane, public place or highway
in the City.
Any motor vehicle performing a bona fide for hire taxicab
service having a capacity of not more than five (5) passengers, exclusive
of the driver, and not operated on a regular route or between fixed
termini.
[R.O. 2012 §620.020; Ord. No. 4742 §12, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-2]
Every person owning and operating a taxicab under the provisions
of this Chapter may adopt any trade name, design, color scheme or
method of painting or lettering such taxicabs that is approved by
the City Manager. Such trade names, designs, color schemes or methods
of lettering, shall include the name of the owner or the trade name
under which it or he/she does business, painted on each side of the
taxicab. Whenever the name of the owner or the trade name under which
it or he/she does business, does not include any one of the words
"taxi-cab", "taxi", or "cab", then the word "taxicab" shall be printed
on each side of the taxicab beneath the said name or trade name. All
lettering or wording shall be at least two (2) inches in height and
shall be clearly visible from each side of said taxicab.
[R.O. 2012 §620.030; Ord. No. 4742 §19, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-3]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate upon any public
street in the City any taxicab unless such vehicle shall at all times
be maintained in good mechanical condition.
[R.O. 2012 §620.040; Ord. No. 4742 §19, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-4]
The City Manager shall, from time to time, cause to be made
an inspection of taxicabs. If any such vehicle shall be found unsafe
or unfit for operation, notice shall be given to the owner thereof
and such vehicle shall not thereafter be operated as a vehicle for
transporting passengers for hire until the same has been put in a
safe condition for such operation. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to relieve any owner or operator from any or all duties
imposed by law, nor relieve any such owner or operator from liability
resulting from the unfitness of such vehicle or the negligent operation
thereof.
[R.O. 2012 §620.050; CC 1973 §33-5]
It shall be unlawful for any taxicab owner or operator to refuse
to carry or transport any orderly person anywhere in the City, unless
previously engaged or unable to do so.
[R.O. 2012 §620.060; CC 1973 §33-6]
It shall be unlawful for any person or operator of a taxicab
to carry in such taxicab more than five (5) passengers, and in no
event shall more than (2) passengers, ride in the front seat with
the driver.
[R.O. 2012 §620.070; Ord. No. 6682, 5-1-1978; Ord. No.
2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator to sell or collect
money for alcoholic beverages or for any taxicab driver to have on
his/her person any alcoholic beverages while driving and operating
a taxicab in service.
[R.O. 2012 §620.080; CC 1973 §33-8]
It shall be unlawful for any driver or passenger or any taxicab
to drink alcoholic beverages of any kind while inside the taxicab.
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Editor's Note: Ord. no. 2000-3-5, enacted on March 20, 2000,
repealed section 620.090 which formerly derived from CC 1973 §33-9.
[R.O. 2012 §620.100; Ord. No. 4742 §20, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-10; Ord. No. 2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly drive any taxicab
or permit the same to be driven for the purpose of conveying any person
to or from any place or point for the purpose of indulging or engaging
in any immoral or unlawful act or purpose.
