HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 5997 03/06/2012 Amending Chapter 11 Regarding Public Passenger Vehicles (Taxicabs and Livery)ORDINANCE NO. 5997
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 AND APPENDIX A
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS,
REGARDING PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES (TAXICABS AND LIVERY)
Passed and approved
by the President and Board of Trustees
the 6 day of March, 2012
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the corporate authorities
of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois,
the 7 t " day of March, 2012.
ORDINANCE NO. 5997
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 AND APPENDIX A
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS,
REGARDING PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES (TAXICABS AND LIVERY)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF
MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO ITS HOME RULE
POWERS:
SECTION 1: Subsection B of Section 11.102, "Rules and Definitions" of Article I, Purpose and
Definitions, of Chapter 11 of the Village Code shall be amended as follows:
A. The title and definition of "Chauffeur" shall be deleted.
B. The definition of "livery vehicle" shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
LIVERY VEHICLE: A public passenger vehicle, having a rated seating capacity of not
more than seven (7) persons, for hire only at a charge or fare for each passenger per trip
or for each vehicle per trip fixed by agreement in advance.
C. The definition of "public passenger vehicle" shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE: Taxicabs and livery vehicles used for the
transportation of passengers for hire.
D. The definition of "taxicab" shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
TAXICAB: Any motor vehicle, having a rated seating capacity of not more than
seven (7) persons, carrying passengers for hire indiscriminately, accepting and
discharging such persons as may offer themselves for transportation.
SECTION 2: Article XI, "Public Passenger Vehicles ", of Chapter 11 of the Village Code shall be
amended by deleting the text in its entirety and inserting the following in its place:
Article XI, PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES
11.1101: OPERATION OF PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES:
Public passenger vehicles shall be operated in compliance with the provisions of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/1 -100 et seq., including, but not limited to,
requirements for insurance of motor vehicles.
11.1102: DESIGNATION OF TAXICABS:
A. Every taxicab shall bear on both sides of the vehicle the name of the taxicab
company and its telephone number. Such vehicle identification shall be in contrast to
the color of the vehicle and in lettering no less than two inches (2 ") in height.
C. Each taxicab shall bear on both exterior sides of the vehicle, in Arabic numerals, the
identification number assigned to such vehicle by the taxicab company in lettering no
less than three inches (3 ") in height. The taxicab identification number shall also be
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conspicuously located within the passenger compartment of said vehicle in lettering
no less than four inches (4 ") in height.
11.1103: ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS AFTER ENGAGEMENT:
After a taxicab has been hired by one or more persons traveling together, the operator
shall not pick up other persons without the express permission of the person or persons
first engaging the public passenger vehicle. An appropriate sign shall be posted
indicating the restrictions on shared rides.
11.1104: POSTING ESTABLISHED RATES AND CHARGES:
There shall be affixed on the inside of each taxicab in a place conspicuous to any person
riding in such taxicab, in a frame covered by glass or other transparent materials, a rate
card upon which card shall be printed in plain, legible type the rates of fare and charges..
11.1105: DUTY OF OPERATOR TO STOP RECORDING AND ISSUE RECEIPTS:
Upon termination of a trip, the taxicab driver shall stop recording on the taximeter and
shall call the passenger's attention to the fare registered. The taximeter shall not be
changed until the fare has been paid or a charge ticket therefor is made out and handed
to the person hiring the taxicab. Any passenger is entitled to receive, upon request, a
receipt for the fare paid, showing the name of the taxicab owner, the name of the driver,
the amount paid and the date.
11.1106: RIGHT OF OPERATOR TO DEMAND FARE IN ADVANCE; REFUSAL TO
TRANSPORT PASSENGERS:
The operator in control of any taxicab may demand in advance the payment of the fare
of the person desiring to be carried by such taxicab and may refuse to convey any
person who shall not comply with the demand; but no operator of a taxicab shall
otherwise refuse or neglect to transport any orderly person, upon request, anywhere in
the village unless previously engaged or unable to do so.
11.1107: DUTY OF PASSENGER TO PAY FARE:
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay the legal fare of any taxicab after
hiring such taxicab.
11.1108: TAXIMETERS:
A. No taxicab shall operate with passengers for hire unless equipped with a functional
taximeter that shall be accurately recording the fare to be charged.
B. A taximeter shall be located so that its face can be seen by a passenger from the rear
compartment of the vehicle.
C. Adequate lighting facilities shall be provided for illuminating the face of the taximeter
so that it may be conveniently read by the passenger whenever the taximeter is in
operation.
D. Taximeters shall be equipped with an overhead indicator to indicate that the taxicab is
vacant or for hire when lit, and not for hire when extinguished.
E. No person shall tamper with, break or mutilate any taximeter, cable or seal thereof.
11.1109: LIVERY VEHICLE OPERATION:
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A. Livery vehicles shall not pick up or solicit passengers for hire from the streets.
B. Livery vehicles shall not park in taxicab stands.
C. Livery vehicles shall not indiscriminately accept passengers, but shall be limited in
scope of operation to carrying for hire on a contract basis at a price agreed upon prior
employment and by arrangement of the parties at the time of initial telephone contract
by the customer to the livery company.
11.1110: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION:
Any person violating this article shall be subject to a fine in the amount set in appendix
A, division III of this code.
11.1111: SEVERABILITY:
Each of the provisions of this article is severable, and if any provision shall be declared
to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected but shall remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION 3: Section 11.3410 of Article XXXIV, "Other Fees ", of Chapter 11 of the Village Code
shall be amended by deleting Subsection Q, "Public Passenger Vehicles" in its entirety.
SECTION 4: Appendix A, Division 1, "Bonds, Salaries, Insurance and Miscellaneous ", of the
Village Code shall be amended by deleting Section 11.1105: Insurance Required (Taxicabs), in
its entirety.
SECTION 5: Appendix A, Division 2, "Fees Rates and Taxes ", of the Village Code shall be
amended as follows:
A. Deleting the following in its entirety:
Section 11.02 APPLICATION:
Nonrefundable fee: $10.00
Section 11.1120: CHAUFFEUR LICENSE APPLICATION:
A. Nonrefundable applicable fee: $10.00.
B. Subsection Q, "Public passenger vehicles," of Subsection 11.3410, "Other Fees ", shall
be deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 6: Appendix A, Division 3, "Penalties and Fines ", of the Village Code shall be
amended by deleting the number 11.1141" and replacing it with the number 11.1110 ", and
deleting the word "Taxicab" and replacing it with the phrase "Public Passenger Vehicle ", to be
and read as follows:
Section 11.1110: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION (PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES):
Fine: Not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,500.00.
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SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Hoefert, Juracek, Korn, Matuszak, Polit
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilks, Zadel
PASSED and APPROVED this 6 th day of March, 2012.
J J. zak
a or Pro Tem
ATTEST:
M. Lisa Angell
Village Clerk
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