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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1967-1163 Taxicabs (Repealed by 2148)ORDINANCE NO. 1163 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING OPERATING REGULATIONS FOR TAXICABS BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of National City, as follows: Section 1. Any taxicab operating within the boun- daries of the City of National City shall be governed by the following operating regulations: (a) Any driver employed to transport passengers to a definite point shall take the most direct route possible that will carry the passenger to his destination safely and expeditiously. (b) Every driver shall, upon request of a passenger, give a receipt upon payment of the fare. (c) All disputes as to fares shall be determined by the officer in charge of the police station nearest to the place where the dispute is had. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with such determination by the police officer. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay the lawful fare of any of the vehicles regulated by this article, after employing or hiring the same. (e) No driver of any taxicab, as defined in this article, shall seek employment by repeatedly and persistently driving his vehicle to and fro in a short space in front of, or by otherwise interfering with the proper and orderly ac- cess to or egress from, any theater, hall, hotel, public re- sort, railway or ferry station, or other place of public gathering; or, by leaving his vehicle, or otherwise approach and solicit patronage by pedestrians upon the sidewalk, in any theater, hall, hotel, public resort, railway or ferry station or, other place of public gathering; but such driver may solicit employment by driving through any public street or place without stops, other than those due to obstruction of traffic, and at such speed as not to interfere with or impede traffic, and may pass and repass before any theater, hall, hotel, public resort, railway or ferry station or other place of public gathering; providing that after passing such public place he shall not turn and repass until he shall have gone a distance of two blocks upon the streets and highways of the City of National City. No person shall solicit passen- gers for such vehicles other than the driver thereof when sit- ting upon the driver's seat of the vehicle; provided, however, the Chief of Police or his representative may authorize a dis- patcher to solicit passengers and assist in loading passengers at such time and places as, in his discretion, public service and traffic conditions require. (f) No driver of any taxicab shall transport any larger number of persons, including the driver, than the manu- facturer's rated seating capacity for the vehicle. (g) No driver of any taxicab, as defined by this article, shall stop, park, or otherwise leave standing his taxicab on the same side of the street in any block in which two taxicabs are already stopped, parked or otherwise stand- ing, or within one hundred (100) feet of any other taxicab, or within fifteen (15) feet of any fire plug. (h) The driver of any of the vehicles regulated by this article shall promptly obey all lawful orders or instruct- ions of any police officer or fireman. (i) It shall be unlawful for the driver or operator of any taxicab to allow the taxicab to remain standing in any established taxicab stand unless the driver or operator shall remain within five (5) feet of any portion of the established cab zone, whether the zone be a single or multiple zone, unless said driver or operator is actually engaged in assisting passengers to load or unload or is actually engaged in answering his telephone. (i) It shall be unlawful for the driver or oper- ator of any taxicab to refuse a prospective fare or to take any action to actively discourage a prospective fare, unless it shall be readily apparent that the prospective fare is a hazard to the driver or operator. Section 2. A violation of any provision or the failure to comply with any of the requirements established by this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of such violation or such failure shall be punish- able by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 4th day of Apr 1 1 , 19 67 , by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Colburne Harris, Hogue, Reid, Morgan NAYS: Councilmen None ABSENT: None ATTEST: C:72-1)L2 /City Clerk I hereby approve the foregoing f ibtsuhutbona x Ordinance ayor of the City o ` atio al City, California this 4th day of Apr i 1 19 E7 Mayor of the City of 16tional City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of Resolution No Ordinance of the { Resolutions Ordinances } of the City of National City, California, as adopted by the City Council of said City, and approved by the Mayor of said City, on the day of , 19 City Clerk of the City of National City, California. Deputy