Loading...
A. Permitting Unlicensed Or Illegal Operation Of Vehicle: It is unlawful for any owner or person in charge of any carriage, omnibus, taxicab or other public vehicle to permit such vehicle to be driven by any person who has not been licensed in the manner prescribed by law or to permit such vehicle to be driven in violation of any provisions of this article or any other ordinance or law of the city or the state.
(1979 Code § 5.58.210; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
B. Charging Other Than Approved Rates: No operator of taxicabs in the city shall charge or attempt to charge any passenger a rate or fare other or different than that which he has filed with the city or which exceeds the maximum rates provided herein.
(1979 Code § 5.58.260; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
C. Soliciting Of Passengers; Obstruction Of Traffic: Taxicab drivers may solicit passengers for hire by cruising the streets of the city, but it shall be unlawful for the driver of any taxicab to solicit passengers for hire or to invite or to call the attention of the public to his taxicab by word of mouth, signals, nods, whistles, shouts or other signs from his taxicab while traveling on the streets of the city. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting taxicabs from receiving or discharging passengers at public places or gatherings, such as theaters, hotels, public buildings, stadiums, transportation terminals, etc. Taxicab drivers shall at all times drive with the normal flow of traffic in any manner whatsoever.
(1979 Code § 5.58.270; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
D. Refusal To Pay Fare: It is unlawful for any person having hired any licensed public passenger vehicle and having ridden therein to fail or refuse to pay his fare, not exceeding the rate fixed by this article.
(1979 Code § 5.58.300; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
E. Refusing To Convey Passengers: It is unlawful for the owner or driver of any licensed public vehicle, when not otherwise engaged, to refuse to convey any persons for any lawful purpose, with or without baggage, upon demand and tender of the lawful fare, or, having undertaken to convey such person, thereafter wilfully to refuse or neglect to do so.
(1979 Code § 5.58.310; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
F. Fraud And Misrepresentation: It is unlawful for the driver of any licensed public vehicle, or for any person soliciting patronage for any public vehicle, to induce or attempt to induce any person to employ him, by knowingly or wantonly misinforming or misleading such person as to the time or place of the arrival or departure of any railroad train or other conveyance, or the location of any railroad depot, office, station or ticket office, or the location of any hotel, public place or private residence within the city, or to practice any deceit, fraud or misrepresentation in any manner whatever relative to matters pertaining to his business.
(1979 Code § 5.58.380; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
G. Disorderly Conduct: It is unlawful for the driver, porter, chauffeur, solicitor or runner of any licensed public vehicle, at any time or place, when waiting for or engaged in his employment, to obstruct any street or sidewalk; make any loud or unusual noise, disturbance or outcry; use any indecent, profane or obscene language; be guilty of boisterous or loud talking, or any disorderly conduct; harass, vex, annoy or disturb any person; interfere with, obstruct or impede the free passage of passengers or other persons to or from any depot, theater, hall, hotel, public resort, train or depot grounds, or to seize or grasp, or interfere with any person or any baggage carried by or belonging to said passengers or persons; or, while soliciting employment, to stand on any public street or place other than at a designated public stand or authorized pick up point.
(1979 Code § 5.58.390; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
The words and phrases used in this Article shall have the meanings defined and set forth as follows:
CERTIFICATE: A certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Mayor, or the Mayor's designee, authorizing the holder thereof to conduct, in Ogden City, a business in the transportation of handicapped persons, pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
HANDICAPPED PERSON: A person who is not acutely ill, who does not, for any reason, require the service of an ambulance, and who, by reason of physical or mental infirmity may not be conveniently transported in public mass transportation, or in a taxicab without the special equipment provided for in this Article.
HOLDER: A person to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued.
MANIFEST: A daily record prepared by a driver of a "special transportation vehicle", as defined in this Article, of all trips made by said driver showing times and places of origin and destination, number of passengers, and the charge for each trip, and generally the nature of the illness or handicap of each person transported.
PERSON: Includes an individual, a corporation or other legal entity, a partnership and any unincorporated association, excluding, however, the United States, the State of Utah, or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE: Any specially constructed motor vehicle which is designed, and equipped and used for the transportation of "handicapped persons", as defined in this Article.
TRANSPORTATION: The carrying or movement by "special transportation vehicles" of handicapped persons. Such transportation shall not include, however, the movement of sick, injured or infirm persons who require the use of a stretcher or litter.
(1979 Code § 5.63.010; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning or having under its control any taxicab to operate the same for hire upon the streets of the City unless a taxicab license has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article and is in full force and effect at the time of the operation or presence of said taxicab upon the streets of the City as aforesaid. No taxicab license shall be issued for any such taxicab except to the registered owner thereof and after compliance with the provisions of this Article.
Notes
| 1 | 1. 5.63.020 duplicate numbers. |
A. No person shall operate, or permit to be operated, a "special transportation vehicle" owned or controlled by him upon the streets of the City without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided under Article B of this Chapter, authorizing the operations of a "special transportation vehicle", as defined herein.
B. All persons having a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the operation of special transportation vehicle, issued by the City Council before January 6, 1992, and who were licensed under the former provisions of this Article for the 1998 calendar year, shall have a certificate of public convenience and necessity awarded to them, allowing them to operate the same number of vehicles as they are presently authorized to operate, without additional public hearing and without a determination by the Mayor that the public convenience and necessity has been demonstrated. Such existing licensees shall not be required to comply with other requirements of Article B of this Chapter, until January 2, 1999.
(1979 Code § 5.63.020 1
; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 5.63.020 duplicate numbers. |
The holder of any certificate, under this Article, shall apply for and obtain a business license under the provisions of Chapter 1, Article A of this Title and shall pay the fees as determined in Chapter 1, Article B of this Title.
(1979 Code § 5.63.100; amd. Ord. 97-94, 12-16-1997; Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
All certificates for the transportation of handicapped persons issued prior to January 6, 1992, shall expire ten (10) years after the date of issue. The holder may apply for a new certificate, but all applicants shall be subject to any amendments made in this Title.
(1979 Code § 5.63.140; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
A. Manifests:
1. Required: Every driver shall maintain a daily manifest upon which are reported all trips made during his hours of work, showing time and place of origin and destination of each trip and the name of the passenger transported and all of such manifests shall be returned to the holder by the driver at the conclusion of his/her working day.
(1979 Code § 5.63.150; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
2. Maintenance; Inspection: Every holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, shall retain and preserve all drivers' manifests in a safe place for at least one calendar year after the current calendar year in which such manifests are made, and said manifests shall be available to the Police Department.
(1979 Code § 5.63.160; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
B. Schedule Of Fares And Charges: Any holder of a certificate shall keep on file with the City, a current schedule of all fares and charges for its transportation service hereunder, and no transportation shall be performed or service rendered except in conformity therewith. The City Council, upon its own motion or upon the request of any person, may review those fares and charges and may establish maximum fares in the event it determines the charges are unreasonable. This subsection shall not apply to rates established by agreement with any public or private school, charitable or nonprofit organization or the Federal or State governments or any political subdivision thereof.
(1979 Code § 5.63.170; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
C. Vehicles; Equipment: All vehicles used under and certificates issued under this Title shall be in a safe condition for transportation of handicapped persons, clean, of good appearance, well painted and have such equipment as now or hereafter required by the County Health Department, including, but not limited to:
1. Doorways wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair.
2. Ramps or lifting devices for elevating handicapped persons from the curb or sidewalk into the "special transportation vehicle", which ramps and lifting devices must be stored inside the "special transportation vehicle" while it is moving.
3. Adequate means of securing handicapped persons safely to the inside of the "special transportation vehicle" and safety belts for all passengers.
4. A door, in addition to those provided in such vehicles for normal ingress and egress, located at the rear thereof, to be used as a method of escape in case of an emergency.
5. A fire extinguisher, and first aid equipment and supplies as prescribed and amended from time to time by the County Health Department.
(1979 Code § 5.63.180; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
D. Inspections: Every "special transportation vehicle" operating under this Article may be inspected at any time by the Police Department and the County Health Department to ensure the continued maintenance of safe, clean and proper operating conditions.
(1979 Code § 5.63.190; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
E. Clean And Sanitary Conditions Of Vehicles: Every "special transportation vehicle" operating under this Title shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition according to rules and regulations promulgated by the County Board of Health.
(1979 Code § 5.63.200; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
F. Identifying Design: Each "special transportation vehicle" shall bear on the outside of each rear or front door in painted letters not less than five-sixteenths inch (5/16") stroke and more than two and one-fourth inches (21/4") in height, the words "Special Transportation", the name of the holder and the company number shall also be painted on the rear of the "special transportation vehicle".
(1979 Code § 5.63.210; amd. Ord. 98-54, 8-18-1998)
Loading...