Commercial operators shall abide by the following rules of conduct.
(A) Demeanor. Commercial operators shall be courteous to the public and to other commercial operators and their employees. The commercial operator’s employees shall be clean, efficient and neat in appearance. Commercial operators shall not allow employees in public to use improper language or to act in a loud or boisterous or otherwise improper manner. Commercial operators shall not engage in open, notorious and public disputes, disagreements or conflicts tending to deteriorate the quality of passenger transportation services of commercial operators or their competitors or incompatible with the best interests of customer service in the town.
(B) Deception. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a commercial operator to deceive or attempt to deceive the public through false representations concerning its prices or services or those of any other passenger transportation provider.
(C) Obedience to signs. Commercial operators shall obey all posted regulatory signs in the town.
(D) Unattended vehicles. It is unlawful for any commercial operator to leave a motor vehicle unattended upon town streets or facilities. A motor vehicle left without a driver or that causes an obstruction of traffic may be immediately towed at the commercial operator’s expense. In addition, the town shall have the authority to require a commercial operator to move its motor vehicle for efficient traffic movement or pedestrian safety.
(E) Passenger loading, pick up and drop off. The town may designate specific pick up and drop off locations and times at town facilities such as the village transportation center and Lionshead parking structure. The town may restrict waiting, parking of commercial operator’s vehicles, pick up and drop off locations on town streets. These areas will be in a map maintained on file in the office of the Town Manager and available for inspection during regular business hours.
(F) Cruising. It is unlawful for commercial operators to engage in cruising.
(G) Double parking. Double parking of motor vehicles by commercial operators on town roadways is prohibited.
(H) Oversized vehicles. To ensure efficient traffic movement and protect pedestrian safety, the town may restrict oversized vehicles from certain areas of the town, and such restrictions shall be indicated by appropriate signage.
(Ord. 15(2012) § 1; Ord. 12 (2022) § 4)