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The commissioner of aviation shall locate and relocate, construct and maintain passenger vehicle driveways and parking stations adjoining the terminal building at each airport.
The commissioner of aviation shall prepare and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations in furtherance of the public safety and convenience with respect to (a) the control of vehicular traffic at the airport and in and over the passenger vehicle driveways; (b) the operation, loading and unloading of passengers by taxicabs, buses and other public passenger vehicles at the airport; (c) the parking of taxicabs, buses and other passenger vehicles in the passenger vehicle driveways; (d) the solicitation of passengers on airport property by operators of taxicabs, buses or other public passenger vehicles.
Designated employees of the department of aviation are authorized to issue notices of parking violation for, and effect the removal of, vehicles that are in violation of Section 9-92-030 at O'Hare International Airport.
(Prior code § 37-13.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 15, § 1)
The commissioner of aviation, jointly with the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection, shall by rule require that transportation network drivers who seek to pick up passengers from an airport (for purposes of this section, "airport pick-ups") register, personally or through a transportation network provider with whom they are affiliated, with the commissioner of aviation. Such rules, which shall be developed and administered in furtherance of public safety, shall include a process for granting, denying, or terminating the eligibility of transportation network drivers to conduct airport pick-ups. For purposes of this section the terms "transportation network driver" and "transportation network provider" shall have the meaning ascribed to these terms in Section 9-115-010.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12062, Art. XI, § 6)
(a) Each transportation network provider shall create and provide training to transportation network drivers who seek to pick up passengers from an airport (for purposes of this section, "airport pick-up"). The airport pick-up training material and manner of providing the training shall be as approved by the commissioner of aviation and the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection. In addition to other requirements provided by rule, the airport pick-up training must cover the manner of: (i) displaying additional signage or emblem on transportation network vehicles that are used to pick up passengers from the city's airports; (ii) entering into a designated staging area; and (iii) picking up passengers from designated curbside transportation network providers' pick-up locations. The training shall also educate the transportation network drivers regarding the city's ordinances and rules applicable to airport pick-ups.
(b) Each transportation network provider shall, before allowing any transportation network driver to pick-up passengers from the city's airports, ensure that such driver is registered pursuant to Section 10-36-265, and that the driver's registration is not suspended or revoked by the city.
(c) No transportation network driver shall pick up passengers from the city's airports unless such driver: (i) is registered pursuant to Section 10-36-265; (ii) displays additional signage or emblem as provided in Section 9-115-120; (iii) enters into a designated staging area as provided by rule; (iv) picks up passengers only from designated curbside transportation network providers' pick-up locations; (v) conducts such pick-up without interfering with the operations of the airport, including the flow of other ground transportation vehicles; and (vi) obeys all applicable laws, including city ordinances and rules pertaining to airport pick-ups.
(d) In addition to any other applicable penalty, any transportation network provider who violates this section or rules applicable to airport pick-ups shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 and not more than $10,000.00 for the first offense; and not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $20,000.00 for the second offense occurring within 12 consecutive months; and not less than $2,000.00 and not more than $40,000.00 for each subsequent offense occurring within 12 consecutive months. Each day that any violation continues shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(e) In addition to any other applicable penalty, any transportation network driver who violates this section or rules applicable to airport pick-ups shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 for the first offense; and not less than $750.00 for the second offense occurring within 12 consecutive months; and not less than $1,000.00 for each subsequent offense occurring within 12 consecutive months. Each day that any violation continues shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(f) For purposes of this section, the terms "transportation network driver", "transportation network provider" and "transportation network vehicle" shall have the meaning ascribed to these terms in Section 9-115-010.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12122, § 10)
The commissioner of aviation, jointly with the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection, is authorized to enter into an agreement with any public or private entity in order to conduct one or more studies regarding the effects of allowing transportation network drivers to operate at the city's airports, which studies shall include an assessment of whether a chauffeur's license should be required as a condition of accessing the airports.
(Added Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12122, § 11)
The commissioner of aviation may, subject to approval of the city council, enter into contracts with operators of public transportation systems with respect to the establishment and maintenance of regular ground transportation service to or from the airport to accommodate airline passengers, their guests and airline personnel using or employed at the airport, together with their baggage and property. Any such agreement shall provide for compensation at the rate of not less than ten percent of the gross receipts realized from the transportation of passengers from the airport.
(Prior code § 37-13.2)
(a) The commissioner of aviation is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute an airport access agreement with any off-airport parking service provider that uses airport roadways or other airport facilities to pick-up, drop-off, or otherwise serve customers at an airport. Such agreement may contain such terms and conditions as the commissioner of aviation deems reasonable, including but not limited to an access fee and/or a concession fee of not less than ten percent of the gross revenues received by the off-airport parking service provider from transactions with customers that the provider transports to or from an airport, or otherwise serves, using airport roadways or other airport facilities.
(b) No off-airport parking service provider shall use airport roadways and other airport facilities to pick-up, drop-off, or otherwise serve customers at an airport without entering into an airport access agreement as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 and not more than $2,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense to which a separate fine shall apply.
(Added Coun. J. 11-18-15, p. 13522, § 1)
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