As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
References herein shall also apply to any other member of
the Police Department so designated by the Chief of Police.
The vehicle is regularly cleaned and maintained in such a
manner as to render adequate and proper public service. For purpose
of clarification, this definition shall include, but shall not be
limited to, the following examples: clean and sanitary interiors of
a vehicle; interiors that are not littered with debris, ripped, soiled
or the like; and vehicles that are not otherwise unsanitary, unkempt
or poorly cleaned.
The vehicle is maintained in good mechanical working condition
and meets all equipment requirements of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
In addition, thereto, the taxicab shall be free from disfiguring damage
to both the interior and exterior of the vehicle, including visible
rust holes through the body, as well as unrepaired damage or excessive
wear on the vehicle, which unduly detracts from the overall good appearance
or serviceability of the vehicle. This definition shall not be intended
to include minor dents, wear, scratches and the like on the vehicle.
All taxicab doors, lights and safety equipment shall be maintained
in operating condition.
Any person owning or having control of the use of one or
more taxicabs used for hire upon the streets of the City, or a person
engaged in the business of operating a taxicab.
Any motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying persons
for hire, except vehicles subject to the provisions of the Transportation
Corporations Law, or those used by undertakers in carrying on their
business.
Any person who drives a taxicab, whether such a person is
the owner of such taxicab or is employed by a taxicab owner or operator.
A license granted by the Chief of Police and/or the Clerk/Chamberlain
to any person to operate any licensed taxicab upon the streets of
the City.
A license granted by the Clerk/Chamberlain to any person
to operate or keep for hire any taxicab in the City.
Any place alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere which
is exclusively reserved by the City for the use of taxicabs.
No person shall carry persons or personal property within the
City of Fulton by any vehicle, as a public vehicle for hire, or solicit
such business within said City, without having obtained a license
as required by the terms of this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept
as a passenger any person who seeks to so use the taxicab, provided
that such person conducts themselves in an orderly manner. No person
shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the
consent of the passenger. The driver shall take their passenger to
their destination by the most direct, available route from the place
where the passenger enters the cab. Every motor vehicle to carry persons
licensed hereunder shall be held ready and shall be operated in answer
to calls for taxi service within the City of Fulton at times designated
by the taxi owner in his license application. The owner may amend
their time schedule at any time by filing with the Clerk/Chamberlain
a letter stating their new time schedule at least one week prior to
the change. The drivers of such motor vehicles shall observe all the
traffic laws of the State of New York and all the ordinances of the
City of Fulton.
A.
A taxicab shall post conspicuously upon the inside of the driver's
side rear window its rates and driver's name. Such posting shall
be in clear and concise language and visible to those entering the
cab and shall indicate the amount to be charged or the formula for
calculating the fare in terms of amounts to be charged within a certain
area or based upon mileage.
B.
The charges for taxi service within the City of Fulton shall be as
follows:
(1)
The maximum charge for taxi service anywhere within the City limits
of the City of Fulton shall be $7 for one or two passengers, including
those carrying small parcels. There will be a maximum charge of $1
for each additional passenger, up to a total of five passengers.
(2)
The maximum for picking up and delivering packages, without passengers,
shall be $10 for medical deliveries and all other small parcel deliveries.
(3)
Passengers with groceries will be charged as follows:
(4)
For waiting time, the first three minutes are free; thereafter, a
maximum charge of $0.50 per minute will be allowed.
C.
The charges for taxi service allowed by this section may be modified
from time to time by resolution of the Common Council.
D.
No driver of any vehicle licensed hereunder shall engage in any disorderly
conduct or obstruct any sidewalk while waiting for employment in any
place in said City.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
