(1) Taxi drivers shall deliver their passengers to their destinations by the most direct available route.
(2) No person shall be admitted to a taxi already occupied by a passenger without the consent of such other passenger.
(3) Drivers of taxis shall not receive or discharge passengers in the roadway but shall pull up to the right hand sidewalk as nearly as possible, or in the absence of a sidewalk, to the extreme right hand side of the street and there receive or discharge passengers, except upon a one-way street, where passengers may be received or discharged at either the right or left sidewalk, or side of the street in the absence of a sidewalk.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any taxi driver, while on duty, to be under the influence of, or to consume any intoxicating beverage or drug; to use profane or obscene language; to shout or call to prospective passengers; to unnecessarily blow the automobile horn; or to otherwise unreasonably disturb the peace, quiet and tranquility of the municipality in any way.
(5) No driver shall engage in selling or delivering any intoxicating liquors, alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs or any illegal act, business or purpose.
(6) Driver and passengers shall comply with Tennessee Code Annotated 39-17-1802 “Non-Smoker Protection Act” which explicitly prohibits smoking in public and private transportation including taxicabs.
(7) It shall be unlawful to park any taxi on any street except in such places that have been specifically designated and marked by the municipality for the use of taxis. It is provided, however, that taxis may stop upon any street for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers if such stops are made in such manner as not to unreasonably interfere with or obstruct other traffic and provided the passenger loading or discharging is promptly accomplished.
(8) Any vehicle designated as taxi and marked to identify it as a taxi shall not be operated by anyone without a valid taxi driver’s permit for any purpose other than a taxi.
(Ord. #000-02-03, Feb. 2000, as renumbered and replaced by Ord. #011-03-03, April 2011)