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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.052-80RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ORDINANCE NO. 52 (Series of 1980) AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TAXICABS WHEREAS the City Council desires to amend Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen by the addition of an article which regulates taxicabs for the benefit of the City of Aspen, and WHEREAS~ public advertisement of rates and the use of taxi- meters will aid in the enforcement of and insure the uniform application of rates all for the protection of the public health~ safety and welfare. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN. COLORADO~ Section 1 That Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen~ which sets forth licenses and permits generally shall be amended by the addition of a new Article IV which shall read as follo%;s: ARTICLE IV Sec. 12-60. Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to insure the fair and equal application of established rates to all members of the general public by requiring that the same be posted in full view of all passengers and requiring the installation and use of taximeters. Sec~ 12-61. Definitions. (1) Taxicab. "Taxicab" shall mean any motor vehicle used to transport persons for hire, having a seating capacity of not more than eleven (11) persons, not including the driver; except motor vehicles operated pursuant to governmental transportation entities. (2) Operator. "Operator" shall mean any person, partner- ship, corporation, association or other organization engaged in the business of transporting persons for hire by means of one or more than one taxicab. (3) Driver. "Driver" shall mean any person who drives a taxicab and may include an operator or any employee of an operator. (4) Taximeter "Taximeter" shall mean a meter, instrument or device attached to a taxicab which measures mechanically RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS the distance driven and the waiting time upon which the fare is based. (5) Rate Card. "Rate card" shall mean a card prepared by the operator for display in each taxicab which contains the rates of fare then in force. Sec. 12-62. Required Equipment. It shall be unlawful to operate a taxicab as a con, on carrier over any public street, road or highway of this city unless said taxicabs shall be equipped with functioning and accurate taximeters fastened in front of the passengers, visible to them at all times day and night; and after sundown, the face of the taximeter shall be illuminated. No taxi shall be operated with paying passengers without said taximeter. Each taximeter shall have thereon a flag to denote when the vehi- cle is employed and when it is not employed; and it shall be the duty of the driver to throw the flag of such taximeter into a non-recording position at the ter~iination of each trip. Annual certification of accuracy shall be required under regulations promulgated by the city manager which regulations shall require certification of each taximeter for accuracy on October 1 of each year and may require the payment of a reasonable fee to cover the expenses of inspection. Taxi- meters certified after October 1 of any year shall be certi- fied only until October 1 of the following year. Sec. 12-63. Rates. It shall be unlawful for any owner or driver of a taxicab to charge a greater sum for the use of a taxicab than the rates established by the Colorado Public Utilities Commis- sion. Every taxicab operated as a common carrier over any public street~ road or highway of this city shall have a rate card setting forth the authorized rates of fare displayed in such a place as to be in full view of all passengers. Section 2 The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective December 1, 1980. Section 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or por- tion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconsti- tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining por- tions thereof. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Section 4 A public hearing on the ordinance shall day of ~ , 1980, be held at 5:00 on the /~ P.M. in the City Council Chambers~ Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado. INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by the City Council meeting held on the~ of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its regular day of ~ , 1980. Mayor ATTEST~ Kathryn S~och · City Clerk FINALLY adopted, passed and ATTEST, approved on the /~'''-'day of , 1980. Mayor RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF PITKIN ) CERTIFICATE I, Kathryn S. Koch, City clerk of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify, that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced, read in full, and passed on ~_~ reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aspen on ~~~__, and published in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul- ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its of ~~ , 1~, and was finally adopt~ issue and approved at a regular meeting of hhe city Council on ~ /~ , 1~, and ordered published as , Series of i~_~ of said City, as Ordinance Ne. ~--~ provided by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunte the seal of said city of Aspen, Colorado, day of ~ , 1~__. set my hand and this /~5~A_3 SEAL Deputy City Clerk