CHAPTER 6
TAXICAB BUSINESSES

SECTION:

3-6-1: Definitions

3-6-2: Permit Required; Application

3-6-3: Consideration of Application; Approval or Denial

3-6-4: Issuance of Business License; Contents

3-6-4-1: No License Issued to Certain Persons

3-6-5: Taxicab Permit Fees and Approved Number of Taxicabs

3-6-6: Statement of Registration; Adding or Changing Vehicles

3-6-7: Insurance Requirements; Solvency of Insurer; Suits

3-6-8: Conditions of Permit; Expected Conduct

3-6-9: Regulation of Fares

3-6-10: Taxicab Driver's Permit

3-6-11: License to be Posted

3-6-12: Applicability to Buses

3-6-13: Violation and Penalties

3-6-1: DEFINITIONS:

CONDUCT A TAXICAB BUSINESS: The use of one or more taxicabs within the corporate limits of the City of Alamo, by the owner thereof for the purposes of carrying passengers for hire, either by driving the same himself/herself or having the same driven by some other person; provided, that this definition shall not apply to any licensed chauffeur hired as an exclusive private driver by any person, firm or corporation holding a bona fide permit to conduct a taxicab business in the City of Alamo. However, Uber, Lyft, or other similar type of transport services are not governed by these provisions.

PERSON: "Person" and all personal pronouns used herein shall apply to and include partnerships, firms, businesses and corporations as well as individuals.

TAXICAB: Any and all motor vehicles transporting passengers for compensation on the basis of distance traveled, whether or not the service extends beyond the City’s corporate limits; this does not include motor buses or motor coaches operated by bus lines over designated routes in and through the City of Alamo.

TAXIMETER: Equipment affixed to a taxicab that automatically calculates fares at a pre-determined rate or rates, and digitally registers the charge for hire of a taxicab. NOTE: Every taxicab must at all times be equipped with a functioning dome light which shall be electronically connected to a functioning taximeter to indicate whether the taxicab is hired or is available for hire. The dome light shall be situated on the front exterior portion of the roof of each taxicab.

(Ord. 189, 8-16-45; amd. Ord. 100-5-24, 5-7-2024)

3-6-2: PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATION:

Before any person shall conduct a taxicab business in the City, he/she shall file with the City Secretary, or another responsible staff person designated by the City Manager, an application to be reviewed, discussed, and if deemed in the best interests of the City; then approved by the Board of Commissioners for a taxicab permit to be issued. The application shall state the name and street address of such firm; the name and street address of each taxicab driver thereof, and the number/year/type/make of vehicles proposed to be operated under such permit; inclusive of current insurance for each vehicle with coverage limits legibly displayed.

(Ord. 189, 8-16-45; amd. Ord. 100-5-24, 5-7-2024)