Chapter 5.40
TAXICABS
Sections:
5.40.030 License cancellation.
5.40.040 Repealed.
5.40.050 Application for license.
5.40.060 Reciprocity of licenses from other cities.
5.40.100 Repealed.
5.40.110 Operator regulations.
5.40.120 Passenger compliance with rates.
5.40.130 Cancellation of license.
5.40.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following mean:
(A) “Motor vehicle” means every self-propelled vehicle by or upon which any person may be transported or carried upon any public highway, street or alley, excepting vehicles used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(B) “Taxicab” means every motor vehicle having a seating capacity of five passengers or less as per manufacturer’s ratings used for the transportation of passengers for hire and not operating exclusively over a fixed and definite route. [Code 2000 § 9.605.]
5.40.020 License required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating a taxicab within the city without first securing a license therefor under the provisions of this chapter. Taxicab service which originates outside the corporate boundaries of the city and is limited to the delivery of a passenger or passengers within the corporate boundaries of the city is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. [Code 2000 § 9.610.]
5.40.030 License cancellation.
Any license issued under this chapter may be cancelled by the council for any violation of the terms thereof or violation of the traffic laws of the city or the state, or the violation of any other state laws. This provision shall apply equally to the drivers of taxicabs and to the companies operating the same. [Code 2000 § 9.615.]
5.40.040 Repealed.
(Repealed by Ord. 660.) [Code 2000 § 9.620.]
5.40.050 Application for license.
(A) Any person desiring to obtain a license to operate taxicabs within the city shall file with the recorder an application setting forth the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant.
(2) The number of licenses applied for and the make, serial number, motor number, latest Oregon license number and the P.U.C. numbers, if any, on each vehicle that the applicant is going to use for each license.
(3) The amount and name of the company or companies in which the applicant’s public liability and property damage insurance is carried together with a certificate of insurance evidencing that the insurance coverages are in force.
(B) Any person holding a license to operate taxicabs within the city shall file with the city recorder the following, which shall be maintained on a current status as a provision of the license:
(1) The license number of vehicles so used, along with the serial number and/or motor number, make and model of the vehicle.
(2) The name, age and chauffeur’s license number of each operator or driver.
(3) The amount and name of the company in which public liability and property damage insurance is carried, together with proof that the policy or policies are in full force and effect. [Ord. 660 § 1, 1987; Code 2000 § 9.625.]
5.40.060 Reciprocity of licenses from other cities.
If the applicant possesses a valid license issued by another city in Washington County to operate a taxicab in any such city, the city recorder may issue a license to operate a taxicab within the city of Cornelius without further review; providing however, the information required in CMC 5.40.050(B) shall be submitted and maintained as a condition of the license. [Ord. 660 § 1, 1987; Code 2000 § 9.626.]
5.40.070 Issuance of license.
Upon receipt of the application, the recorder shall determine if the license applied for satisfies the requirements of this chapter. If the recorder finds that the application satisfies said requirements, then the recorder may issue the license to the applicant. [Ord. 660 § 1, 1987; Code 2000 § 9.630.]
5.40.080 Display of license.
Upon the granting of the license, there shall be typed or printed thereon the number of the license, the period for which the license is valid, the name of the licensee, and the make of the vehicle for which the license is issued. The license shall be on display in the vehicle at all times. [Ord. 660 § 1, 1987; Code 2000 § 9.635.]
5.40.090 Rates.
No rates shall at any time be charged or collected for taxicab service, either directly or indirectly, which have not been authorized by the council by resolution. All fares shall be computed by the most direct route between the point of origin and destination. [Ord. 660 § 1, 1987; Code 2000 § 9.640.]
5.40.100 Repealed.
(Repealed by Ord. 660.) [Code 2000 § 9.645.]
5.40.110 Operator regulations.
The holder of each license shall employ competent drivers over 21 years of age who shall be holders of a chauffeur’s license under the laws of the state. Operators and drivers shall conduct themselves toward their passengers in a courteous manner, shall not drive or operate their cabs in a reckless manner, shall at all times keep their cabs clean and suitable for occupancy by the travelling public. Any violation of this section by the driver shall be grounds for the revocation of the license or franchise. The holder of the license shall keep a record at all times of the driver on duty and operating his cab at any hour, which record shall be open to inspection by the city authorities in order that it may be determined who was operating a taxicab at any particular time or occasion.
Any operator driving a cab while under the influence of intoxicating liquor shall be cause for the taxicab license being immediately revoked. [Code 2000 § 9.650.]
5.40.120 Passenger compliance with rates.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to pay the rates authorized by resolution of the council after having hired the taxicab. [Ord. 660 § 1, 1987; Code 2000 § 9.655.]
5.40.130 Cancellation of license.
Whenever a violation of the terms of this chapter is reported to the city manager, an investigation shall at once be made as to the truth of the allegations. If the holder of the license or any employee is found by the council to have violated any of the terms hereof, the city recorder may cancel the license. [Code 2000 § 9.660.]
5.40.140 Assignability.
Any license issued hereunder shall not be assignable by the owner thereof to any other person, firm or corporation without the approval of the council by resolution. [Code 2000 § 9.665.]
5.40.150 Telephone listing.
The licensee shall obtain and maintain a telephone listing during the term of the license, which listing plainly identifies the name of the licensee’s business, address, and a local, toll-free telephone number. [Code 2000 § 9.670.]