A. Designated: To ensure the public safety of pedestrians, taxicab customers, passengers and regular vehicular traffic, the following streets, roads and areas are designated "no pick up/drop off zones" from nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. until five o'clock (5:00) A.M., seven (7) days per week:
1. On Main Street between Capitol Boulevard and 5th Street.
2. On 6th Street between Main Street and Grove Street.
B. No Drop Off/Pick Up Within Zone: Taxicabs shall not drop off or pick up any passenger(s) within a no pick up/drop off zone.
C. Occupancy Prohibited: Taxicabs shall not occupy, even temporarily, for any purpose, any designated on street parking space within a no pick up/drop off zone.
D. Use Of Nearest Stand Outside Zone: Taxicabs shall utilize the nearest taxicab stand outside the no pick up/drop off zones to pick up or drop off passengers.
E. Standing, Parking Prohibited; Exception: No taxicab shall stand or park at any place on any road, street or highway within a no pick up/drop off zone, or in any alley accessible from within a no pick up/drop off zone, except as directed or required by an official traffic sign, official traffic signal or peace officer. (1952 Code § 5-24-15; amd. 2019 Code)