[Amended 10-26-1982 by Ord. No. 82-482; 6-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-201; 6-17-2008 by Ord. No.
2008-205[1]]
No person shall operate a livery within the
City without first obtaining a license in accordance with this chapter.
All licenses for liveries shall expire on the 30th day of June after
issuance, unless revoked, surrendered or abandoned at an earlier time.
The license fee for a livery license shall be $240 annually. There
shall be a fee of $10 for replacement of a lost license.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an
effective date of 7-1-2008.
A.
No person shall be granted nor shall retain a livery
license unless a minimum of 10 taxicabs are to be dispatched from
the livery.
[Amended 10-26-1982 by Ord. No. 82-482]
B.
An application for a livery license shall contain
the name and address of the owner of the proposed livery and, if the
owner is a firm, partnership or corporation, the name and address
of the officers or partners thereof, the address at which the business
will be conducted, a list of the cars to be dispatched from the livery
with the name of the owners of such cars, the name and address of
the holders of each hack plate to be operated out of such livery and
such other information as the Chief of Police may require.
C.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed
to prohibit a person from obtaining a livery license for the purpose
of operating a livery out of which several holders of hack plates
may operate.
[Amended 10-26-1982 by Ord. No. 82-482]
A.
The holder of a livery license shall maintain in the
livery office a current certificate of insurance for each taxicab
operating out of said livery, indicating that said taxicab is insured
in accordance with the laws of New York State. The holder of a livery
license shall further maintain in the livery office a record containing
the names and addresses of all taxicab drivers operating out of the
livery, together with their City of Rochester taxicab driver's license
number and New York State driver's license number and dates of expiration,
as well as the names and addresses of the taxicab owners and the hack
plate number, make, model, year and registration number of all taxicabs
operating from such livery. Said insurance certificates and records
shall be available for inspection at the livery office by members
of the Rochester Police Department during normal business hours. On
the 15th day of each month, each holder of a livery license shall
file with the Chief of Police an updated list of driver's names and
addresses, along with the owner's names and addresses and hack plate
numbers, together with the make, model, year and registration number
of all taxicabs operating from such livery.
B.
Each holder of a livery license shall keep a record
of all dispatched calls for service for a period of 60 days.
C.
No holder of a livery license shall dispatch a taxicab
or allow a taxicab to be dispatched unless said taxicab shall have
printed lettering on both the left and right front doors at least
three inches high setting forth the name of the livery.
D.
The holder of a livery license shall require that
all taxicabs operating out of said livery are equipped with a taximeter
which is properly sealed and is in proper operating condition.
E.
No holder of a livery license shall dispatch a taxicab or allow a taxicab to be dispatched if the holder has been notified by the Rochester Police Department that the use of said vehicle as a taxicab has been ordered to be discontinued in accordance with § 108-11.
F.
The holder of a livery license shall be responsible
for dispatching a taxicab to pick up a customer within a reasonable
time after a request is received, or if a taxicab cannot be dispatched
to pick up the customer within a reasonable time, for so informing
the customer requesting the service. No livery shall refuse or neglect
to dispatch a taxicab to pick up a customer upon request, unless all
of the livery's on-duty taxicabs are otherwise engaged and cannot
be dispatched within a reasonable time after a request is received.
However, no livery shall be required to dispatch a taxicab to accept
a fare that will terminate outside the boundaries of the County of
Monroe.
[Amended 11-29-1984 by Ord. No. 84-462]
G.
A holder of a livery license shall make every effort
to have at least 70% of the total number of taxicabs dispatched from
a livery operating during a snow emergency, bus strike, or other declared
emergency situation.
H.
The holder of a livery license shall at all times
identify all radio-dispatched taxicabs by hack plate number only.
[Added 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-74]
[Amended 5-14-1996 by Ord. No. 96-155; 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-22]
The holder of a livery license shall be permitted
to renew the license annually, provided that he or she complies with
all provisions of this chapter. The application for such renewal must
be filed with the City Clerk not later than the 30th day of June of
each successive license year. If the application for renewal is not
made within this time, the holder will be deemed to have abandoned
the license. The Chief of Police shall notify the holder in writing
of the abandonment of a livery license. A holder so notified shall
be given 10 days to request a hearing to show why the livery license
should not be deemed abandoned. Upon a showing of good cause, the
Chief of Police may waive the abandonment.
