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Home My WebLink AboutO-2110 CRLIVAYCL 011 SMIF TT 1. Definitions. (a) T ic-bs. All gutomibles snC other vehicles of like constructic n anc operation employed in thv tr-nsportt tion of passengers for hire within the City of Fai-hope, Alabama, or the police jurisdiction thereof. (b) Parking. The stanc ing of taxicabs, motor ( riven or propelled in -ny manner, lonner Ohon May be necess'ry to receive or discha-Le p^ssenrers whom th- driver o`' such tcxi cab, ha.d been rngaged to tr?nsport. SECTIOU 2. 1'L:.T`ITS M�UIIXE WI OPI. r.ATICY . Every person driving or operating a taxicab in said City or within the police jurisdiction thereof must procure from the City Cle-V a ermit to•operate such taxicab. SECiICT 3. hULE3 "D hEGULATIONS G(`jII+'AVI G Tr F ISSUAT'CT: CF PEIZIT;. ( -) T:o person shall be granted a pexm' t to operate a taxi- cab unless he has reached his nineteenth birth0ay, and has the free use of both hands and feet. (b) To applicant shall be granted a permit to operate a texicab ho-has not had at least six months experience in operating* automobiles. (c) No applic-nt shall be granted a permit to operate a taxicab rho is not familiar with the provisions of this cote governing; the use and operation of automobies on the streets of said City. (c) No jarron shall be granted a permit to operate a taxi-. cab except upon written npplicetion therefor to t'e Cit+- Clerk which shall be in such form as to require the a mli- cant to give all the information requi^& by this oreira,nce anc such applic^tion shall be sworn to by the applicant arc endorsed by three reputable responsible citizens of said City, onr of Yhon shall be the Chief of Police of said City r;ho shall certify that the applic-rt is a person of —�; good character, sober, anti not of a rec"leis dispositior. i e) The City Clerk shall keen on file the irplication which shall shoe in addition to other inrormation caller for in this orainance, toe nir°e, age PH aOcress of 211 persons issued permits as taxicab drivers. (f) A permit shall not be issuer' to o-erate a taxicab to any person rho nithin the prececin tvplvc months hss been convictcc of reckless driving or of public drunkeness. (g) Shoulc them City Clerk f^il or refuse to iss"e a permit to any person uncer the provisions of trig orcin-nce the applic nt -or such permit may appeal to the City Council anc: uion hearirg : f the City Council is satisfied of the fitness of the applic• nt unc er the provisions of this orcinance to operate a texicab, the City Council may direct the Clerk to issue a hermit to the app lic-nt. (1) Every application shall be accompanieC by a f P of Two Iol,ars to cover the cost incidort to the issuance of such permit, anc. if the application is not rrpntp( the 7vo Loll ars so paid shall be refur_c ec to the aopli^crt upon der nd . SLCTIOTT 4. IT;SU.1-T1Cr. No person shall oner?te a texicab in sr id City without the s-re being, covered by a public liability ir-Lrance policy issued by a solvent insurance company authorized to rite 2utomobile liability _nsur!nce 1; the State of A'abama, p-otecting pnssenrFrs, pedestrians, orc other personr s ;ainst injury subject to the foll on ng minimum limits. For all c rrv7ps -wising out o" a Wily injury tc one norc en, 0 y;,,000.00, and sub4ect to thpt limit for e-ch Iverson, the total liability or account of one accident shall be limited to „101000.00. It shall not be required thet such coverage shill apply to the assul-ed's employee. z Hle er.^Zgr;d in operating or b,in- carried: in ny of the assured's t^xi- cabs or other ernloyec of the assured, who are injured while en,' ged at the fine of such injury in performing; any cutie^ for the assured in conn:action `-,ith the tr,ce, business or occupation of tho assured. For all property damage in one accident, ,.,,5,000.00 except property of the assured or property in the custody of the assured for which essurcd is le`r1ly responsible. Said policy sh-ll includ:� endorsement to the effect that spit' policy shall not be cnacelled ithout notice o:' c^ncella- tion teing served u on the City Clerk at least ten days prior to the Gate of c-ncellation. S-id policy shall be filed vith the City Clerk, and shall remain on rile with said City Clerk. The Clerk shall not issue any taxicab permit under this ordinance unless the applic^nt or the oviner of the tnxicob shall first file T°rith ssi C City Clerk an insurance policy as herein specifiF-c. In the event the s-id insurance policy sroula -xpire or be caccellec the permit to operate the tax=cab covered: by s-yid insurance policy shall irrmec iptely be crncelled anc become null and • void and it shall be unlavfful for any person to operate such t-xicab after the expiration or cancellation of such insurance policy. S, CTIOTT 5. PI'Td'IT TC BE IT' AI DITI'TT TO BT.;STTTES ' LIC-YSE. hLQUI1,Ta OF TAXI C,,B 0' T'ET.S, Oil The perm t provided for by this of dinance shall be -enCrate nnd dis- tinct and in addition to the businesF license requiree by said City for tie operation of taxicabs in said City. SLCTIOIT F. PJ37tIOL CADS r'r:d'ITTT I- TO Pt,Ii:: STA'TI'S. No taxicabs shall be ncrnitted to park or st-inc' on ; ny street, alley or other public place in said, c-ty at any hour of the 6.,^y or night for a loner period of time ty.an is actually necessary to receive or discharge passengers: provided, hovTever, th-t the city council r iy desi-rate st-nds for such taxicabs at such plcces al t'^P'T rray sce fit. SF,C^1IOT' 7. ; 1-ITF' A"I COLC 'T I P��3::T-TT�T" " T'OT TC PI; CA>✓ItIL'L I" SA.-T C.B. C.hite and colored passPncPrs shall not be cerried at the same time in ahy taxicl-b in sai6 city, provicec, hezcver, that this pL-ovision sh,ll not apply to colorod nurses or otter serv-r_ts when accomp,nipe by thc. it em;)loyer. ''T CTIOTT 8. Prior to the issu^nce of a pe mit =each ta;ci- cab rrust be inspectcC and approv-d by eit'^er the State Eighv•3y : atrolrran a_ssi gnec to thi q area or by the Chief of Police of said city, ^nc such subser—ent inspections aq these officer- iTey deerr. necessary. _TCTICTT 9. Lhen ever any nersor_ v,',o is t�,e oper^tcr of ? taxicab w4-thin the City is convicted for operating such t,-xicab while in an irtoxicatec conditirn it shall 1,e v:thin the discretion of the T'ayor or other person tryi r ; the case o dirt ct that the City nerMit unc e- ;,hi ch such person is crorating such to-icab, shill be revoked, anc if such operator be the owner of such t-x;cab said .,'ayor or person try; nFT t',e ca,-r, in ri- c . scetion r'-y c i rect t- ,at the city li. cen-e un.(,er -hic?, '_-� -i cnb is op( - rating s1,911 be rcvokod. U,;on c irnction of sni.c Mayor or per -on 1ryin� t'e ca.,F- that said permit or license of -ny nerson ohc=r•atin;, a taxie b in laic City shall be re- voke.e, it shill be the duty of the City Cler'r to revoke such permit or license; and thereafter if srcb no -Fan should continue to operate such t^xicab Ve shall be Guilty of a mirder-eanor, encI srpll be fined not less than k`5.007o-� r^o-e th-n ;100.00. SL TIOP: 10. PRFALTIES . (a) Fine anc imprisonment. Any driver or owner of a taxicab who shall fail to comply with any-rovision of thi q or& inv nce, or rho shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fin C not lass than 05.00 nor more than 100.00 foo each viW ation and may in iddition thereto be sentene-c to Ord labor for said city for a perioc of not more than six months'. (b) Suspension from operation of taxicabs; r0cation of permit. Any person or owner of a taxicab rho shill "ail to comply with any provision of this ordinance car -ho shall violate any provision oT this orri.nanee; pon conviction, in addition to the fine and imprisonment P'PovideC for in paraZraph (a) of this section, for the second offense stall he suspended from the operation of a taxicab for sixty�c ays; am for the third offense, in ac'c'i ti on to the fine and i:roriscnr.ent provided for in paralranh (a)' of this section the ermit to opor-tv a taxicab, helc by such criver or orner P},p ll be rcvoked. S-CTICY 11. All orc+ir_-nces qnd parts of ordin^nces in conrlict hPre`vith are hereby repe-leC. S'.CTTCF 12. If ary section, clause, provision or portion of this ordinance Wall be held to ba invalia or uncon- stitutional in i court of competent 4urisricticn, -och holOnp -ball not ,ffect ary other section, clause, pro- vision or portion of thip ordinance, which is not it it- self and of itself inyaliC or unccnstitutional.