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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE TAXICAB BUSINESS
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; REPEALING ARTICLES
I, II AND IV OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
(a) Administrator. The term "administrator" means the City
Manager or his designated agent.
(b) City. The term "City" means the City of Little Rock.
(c) Driver. The term "driver" means the individual driving
a vehicle as a taxicab whether as owner or agent or
employee of the owner.
(d) Fleet Taxicab Operator. The term "fleet taxicab
operator" means a person operating two (2) or more
taxicabs.
(e) Holder. The term "holder" means a person to whom a
taxicab operator permit has been issued.
(f) Independent Taxicab Operator. The term "independent
taxicab operator" means any person operating a single
taxicab.
(g) Manifest. The term "manifest" means a daily record
prepared by the operator of all trips made by each
taxicab showing the time and place of origin and
destination for each passenger transported.
(h) Rate Chart. The term "rate chart" means a card
approved by the City to be displayed in each taxicab
reflecting the rates of fare then enforced.
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(i) Shall. The term "shall" is mandatory, not directory. 227
(j) Taxicab. The term "taxicab" means a motor driven
vehicle having seating capacity for not more than seven
(7) passengers and used for the transportation of
passengers for hire from points of origin to
destinations as directed by the passengers.
(k) Taxicab Driver's Permit. The term "taxicab driver's
permit" means permission granted by the City to a
person to drive a taxicab in the City. The permits are
to be issued for a specific term not to exceed one
year.
(1) Fleet Taxicab Operator Permit. The term "fleet taxicab
operator permit" means permission granted by the City
to an operator to operate a taxicab service employing
two (2) or more taxicabs for a period of two years and
nine months from April 1, 1983, to and including
December 31, 1985, and is renewable under the
provisions of this ordinance.
(m) Independent Taxicab Operator Permit. The term
"independent taxicab operator permit" means permission
granted by the City before the effective date of this
ordinance to an operator to operate a taxicab service
employing a single taxicab for a period of two years
and nine months from April 1, 1983, to and including
December 31, 1985, and is renewable under the
provisions of this ordinance.
(n) Taxicab Service. The term "taxicab service" means a
passenger transportation service operated for hire.
(o) Taximeter. The term "taximeter" means a device which
calculates and displays a fare.
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(p) Tax one. The term "taxi zon• means that curb space 228
along the public streets of the City designated by the
Director of Traffic for the exclusive parking of
taxicabs by the proper placement of signs or markers
reading "No Parking, Taxi Zone."
(q) Waiting Time. The term "waiting time" means the time
when a taxicab is not in motion and not engaged by a
passenger and the time consumed while standing at the
direction of a passenger or a person who has engaged
such taxicab.
(r) Person. The word "person" shall extend and be applied
to firms, partnerships, associations, organizations and
bodies politic and corporate, or any combination
thereof, as well as to individuals.
SECTION 2. Authority of Administrator; Taxicab Permit;
Prerequisites; Taxicab Driver's Permit; General
Prohibition.
I. Authority of the Administrator.
(a) The Administrator shall have jurisdiction over the
recommendations for granting or denying taxicab
permits.
(b) The Administrator shall promulgate rules and
regulations to govern the taxicab business, which shall
deal with, but shall not be limited to the operation
and maintenance of taxicabs, safety equipment, the
keeping of a manifest, the providing of services, the
loading and the unloading of passengers, and the
holding of hearings.
II. Taxicab Operator Permit.
(a) Required. No person shall operate or permit a taxicab
owned, leased, or controlled by him to be operated in
the City without having first obtained a taxicab
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operator permit. The taxicab operator permit shall be
renewable under the provisions of this ordinance.
( b) No person not licensed under this ordinance shall
display a sign on a motor vehicle reading "taxi , "
"taxicab, " or anything of the same meaning for the
purpose of soliciting passengers for hire in the City.
( c) Application for a Taxicab Operator Permit. No later
than ten ( 10 ) days after receipt of a completed
application for a taxicab operator permit, the
Administrator shall notify the applicant in writing of
the date of the hearing on the application.
III . General Provisions.
Before any taxicab operator permit may be issued, the
applicant shall satisfy the following conditions:
(a ) Every operator shall agree to abide by all laws and
regulations now in force and/or enacted or promulgated
in the future relating to the conduct of the taxicab
business in the City.
( b) Every operator shall maintain a fixed place of business
and every fleet operator shall maintain an office open
and staffed for a minimum of eight hours a day, five
days a week.
( c) Every operator shall agree to notify the Administrator
immediately upon change of business address.
( d) Every operator shall provide for each taxicab a
communication system to be approved by the
Administrator and comply with FCC regulations.
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(e) Every fleet operator shall maintain a dispatch system
in operation 24 hours each day, capable of providing
reasonably prompt service in response to requests
received by telephone. The dispatch system shall be
approved by the Administrator and comply with FCC
regulations.
(f) Every operator providing taxicab service in the City
shall at all times meet all safety standards required
by state and federal law and minimum requirements
established by rules and regulations.
(g) No operator shall permit a taxicab to be operated in
the City until it has been inspected and approved by
the Administrator. The Administrator is authorized to
make spot inspections of such taxicabs. If any taxicab
operated in the City does not comply with the
provisions of this ordinance and established rules and
regulations, a hearing will be called to determine if
the taxicab operator permit should be suspended or
revoked.
(h) Inspections. The operator shall inspect taxicabs on a
daily basis for compliance with all pertinent
provisions of this ordinance and rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder.
(i) Insurance. Before any taxicab operator permit is
issued, the applicant shall file with the Administrator
a copy of a policy of insurance issued by some good and
solvent corporate insurer licensed to do business in
the State of Arkansas, covering separately, or on a
schedule attached to such policy, each taxicab to be
operated under the direction of such applicant. The
policy must insure payment in accordance with the
provisions thereof to any person, except employees of
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for any damage to property, except property owned,
rented to, leased to, in charge of, or transported by
the operator, other than baggage of passengers caused
by the operation of such taxicab. The policy must be
for the following amounts: twenty -five thousand
dollars ($25,000) for the injury or death of any one
person and subject to that limit for each person; fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) for each accident and for
damage to property, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)
for each accident. Each insurance company and operator
is required to notify the City upon lapse or
cancellation of such policy. Upon lapse or
cancellation of such policy, the taxicab operator
permit granted to such operator shall be suspended as
of the day the insurance ceases to be in effect; it
will thereafter be unlawful for such operator to
operate any taxicab in the City.
(j) Identification. The Administrator shall allocate a
sequence of numbers to each operator for the purpose of
identifying all taxicabs. From that sequence an
operator shall allocate a number to each of its
taxicabs. This number shall be at least three (3)
inches in height; letters of the operator name shall be
at least one and three - quarters (1 3/4) inches in
height. Both the number and name of the operator shall
be permanently affixed to the taxicab in contrasting
colors. The color scheme shall be approved by the
Administrator.
(k) Transfer of Taxicab Operator Permit. No independent
taxicab operator permit granted under this ordinance
may be sold, assigned, transferred, leased or
mortgaged; and no fleet taxicab operator permit granted
under this ordinance may be sold, assigned,
transferred, leased or mortgaged without the approval
of the Board of Directors.
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for any damage to property, except property owned,
rented to, leased to, in charge of, or transported by
the operator, other than baggage of passengers caused
by the operation of such taxicab. The policy must be
for the following amounts: twenty -five thousand
dollars ($25,000) for the injury or death of any one
person and subject to that limit for each person; fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) for each accident and for
damage to property, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)
for each accident. Each insurance company and operator
is required to notify the City upon lapse or
cancellation of such policy. Upon lapse or
cancellation of such policy, the taxicab operator
permit granted to such operator shall be suspended as
of the day the insurance ceases to be in effect; it
will thereafter be unlawful for such operator to
operate any taxicab in the City.
(j) Identification. The Administrator shall allocate a
sequence of numbers to each operator for the purpose of
identifying all taxicabs. From that sequence an
operator shall allocate a number to each of its
taxicabs. This number shall be at least three (3)
inches in height; letters of the operator name shall be
at least one and three - quarters (1 3/4) inches in
height. Both the number and name of the operator shall
be permanently affixed to the taxicab in contrasting
colors. The color scheme shall be approved by the
Administrator.
(k) Transfer of Taxicab Operator Permit. No independent
taxicab operator permit granted under this ordinance
may be sold, assigned, transferred, leased or
mortgaged; and no fleet taxicab operator permit granted
under this ordinance may be sold, assigned,
transferred, leased or mortgaged without the approval
of the Board of Directors.
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(1) Applocation and Fees. Application for taxicab operator 232
permits shall be filed with the Administrator. The
application shall contain information as required and
it shall be accompanied by an annual fee of one hundred
fifty dollars ($150) base charge plus an annual
fifteen dollar ($15) charge per taxicab.
(m) Criteria. At the hearing on the application, such
factors as the following shall be taken into
consideration:
(1) Financial responsibility of applicant.
(2) Moral character.
(3) Number of vehicles to be operated.
(4) Make, model, type and ownership of taxicab or
taxicabs to be used.
(5) Color scheme to be used.
(6) Effect of additional taxicabs upon traffic
congestion, vehicular and pedestrian alike.
(7) Whether taxes have been paid when due.
(8) Whether the applicant proposes to own, rent or
lease some other taxicabs to be used in operating
such service.
(9) Total number of taxicabs in operation.
(10) Whether the requirements of public convenience and
necessity can be met and complied with only by the
issuance of additional permits.
(11) The resulting effect upon the business of existing
permit holders and upon existing agencies of mass
transportation in the City.
(12) Whether the applicant will operate and continue to
operate during the time that the taxicab operator
permit shall remain in effect.
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(a) No additional independent taxicab operator permits
shall be issued after the effective date of this
ordinance.
b. Taxicab operators shall apply for renewal of their
permits at least sixty (60) days before expiration of
their permits and the permits, after December 31, 1985,
shall be for a period of three years.
(c) A holder desiring a change in the terms or conditions
of the permit must file with the Administrator at least
sixty (60) days before the permit expires a written
request stating reasons for the requested changes.
(d) If the Administrator determines that a denial of an
operator permit, renewal or material change in the
terms or condition of the permit is required, or if a
holder requests a material change in the terms or
condition of the permit, the Administrator shall submit
for consideration to the Board of Directors a written
report containing his recommendation in such connection
with supporting findings of fact. Upon action being
taken by the Board of Directors, the Administrator
shall issue a denial of permit renewal or renew the
permit as directed by the Board of Directors. In the
case of renewal, the Administrator shall incorporate
the changes authorized by the Board of Directors.
(e) If the permit expires through no fault of the holder
before a ruling on the approval or denial of the
renewal, the holder may continue to operate the taxicab
service pending a final decision. The holder shall
cease operation of the taxicab service immediately upon
denial of the request for renewal by the Board of
Directors.
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(a) No person shall operate a taxicab for hire in the City
and no person who owns or controls a taxicab shall
permit it to be so operated at any time for hire,
unless the driver of said taxicab shall have first
obtained and shall then have in force a taxicab
driver's permit issued under the provisions of this
section.
(b) Qualifications. No taxicab driver's permit shall be
granted unless the applicant has a chauffeur - for -hire
license under Arkansas laws.
(c) Application. Any person desiring a taxicab driver's
permit shall, under oath, apply in writing to the
Administrator. The form of such application shall be
developed by the Administrator and shall include, but
not be limited to the age, name and address of the
applicant.
(1) Photographs. Each applicant shall file with the
Administrator two (2) photographs not more than
one year old, size two and one -half (2 1/2) by two
and three - fourths (2 3/4) inches.
(2) It is the responsibility of the individual driver
and not the taxicab operator to file the
photograph with the application.
(3) Fee. A fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid
to the City at the time the original application
is filed.
(4) Temporary. Upon receipt of the application
materials, the Administrator shall issue the
applicant a temporary taxicab driver's permit,
valid for 30 days after date of issuance. This
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permit shall prominently display the words,
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"Temporary Driver's Permit, NOT VALID AFTER..."
followed by the expiration date of the permit and
numerals of the same size. The temporary permit
shall be posted in the manner specified below and
shall be surrendered if the taxicab driver permit
is denied.
(5) When the application is approved, the taxicab
driver's permit shall be issued in card form
designed by the Administrator. The photograph of
the driver shall be attached to the card. Each
driver will be given a taxicab driver's permit
number which will be on such permit. This card
shall be posted in a prominent place in the
taxicab as prescribed by the Administrator and
shall be shown to any passenger, police officer,
or to the Administrator upon request. Only one
driver's permit shall be posted in a taxicab at
any time.
(6) Acknowledgement of Application. The applicant
shall acknowledge with any application that he
understands that the taxicab driver's permit, if
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granted, will be for a specific period of time not
to exceed one year and that no rights or
privileges extend past the time designated in the
permit.
(d) Investigation. The Administrator shall forward all
applications to the Little Rock Police Department,
Records Section, for a criminal record check and
traffic record. The Police Department shall return the
application with the criminal record check and traffic
record to the Administrator. The Administrator shall
develop rules and regulations with respect to the
investigation and issuance of a taxicab driver's
permit.
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(e) Duplicate Driver's Permit. Upon presentation of
convincing evidence that a taxicab driver's permit has
been lost or destroyed and a payment of a replacement
fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50), the
Administrator shall issue a duplicate driver's permit.
(f) Bars to Issuance. A taxicab driver's permit, either
temporary or permanent, shall not be issued to any
person who does not hold a valid for hire chauffer's
license issued to him under the laws and regulations of
the State of Arkansas or who has been convicted of
driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs. However, any conviction
of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs shall not be a bar to
issuance of a taxicab driver's permit if the conviction
occurred more than five (5) years prior to the date of
application, or if the Administrator recommends
issuance of the permit in a case in which the
conviction occurred more than three (3) years from the
date of application for a taxicab driver's permit.
VI. Unlawful to Solicit Passengers From Bus Stops.
It shall be unlawful for any taxicab driver to solicit any
person in a passenger zone awaiting transportation by any
bus operated by the City.
VII. Use of Scanner Prohibited; Monitoring of Other Operators'
Calls Prohibited.
The use of scanners and the monitoring of other operators'
calls is hereby prohibited.
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VIII.Emergency Suspension; Ground for Suspension or Revocation of
Permit.
The Administrator has the power to suspend a taxicab
operator permit or a taxicab driver's permit in the case of
an emergency. The Administrator also has the power to seek
an injunction in the event of such emergency. The
Administrator shall hold hearings and make recommendations
to the Board of Directors concerning suspension or
revocation of operators' and drivers' permits. Such action
may be taken for, but shall not be limited to violations of
rules and regulations as developed by the Administrator,
violation of this ordinance, the criminal laws of the State
of Arkansas, or the laws of the United States. The manager
of the airport or his designee shall hold hearings regarding
the violation of airport rules and regulations and may
suspend or revoke the privilege of operating a taxicab on
airport property.
Section 3. Taxicab Service.
All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the City
shall answer all calls received for services inside the
corporate limits of the City as soon as they can do so; and
if such services cannot be rendered within a reasonable
time, they shall then notify the prospective passenger how
long it will be before the call can be answered and give the
reason therefor. Any holder who refuses to accept a call
anywhere in the corporate limits at any time the holder has
taxicabs available or fails or refuses to provide taxicab
service shall be deemed to have failed to satisfy the public
convenience and necessity requirements of the taxicab
operator permit issued to such holder. It shall be the
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responsibility of the holder to service the airport terminal
with the appropriate number of taxicabs. Any holder failing
to provide the service herein set forth may be required to
appear before the Administrator to show cause why such
permit should not be suspended or revoked.
Section 4. Stopping, Standing, Etc., Regulated.
When a taxi zone is occupied by the full number of the
taxicabs authorized for such zone, no taxicab driver shall
loiter or wait nearby with his taxicab for the purpose of
occupying space in such zone. No private vehicle shall, at
any time, be permitted to occupy any taxi zone. No taxicab
driver shall park his taxicab upon any street in any
business district at any place other than a taxi zone,
except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of
any such taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance
with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for
the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or
unloading passengers. No taxicab shall be placed in or shall
occupy a taxi zone except for the purpose of being held
forth for hire.
Taxicabs shall be placed in taxi zones only at the rear
(approach) end and shall be moved toward and to the front of
zones immediately if space is available or when space
becomes available by the departure or movement of preceding
taxicabs. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a taxicab
driver from removing his taxicab from a taxi zone
regardless of the position or place of the taxicab in such
zone.
SECTION 5. Loading or Unloading Passengers.
No driver of any taxicab shall stop to load or unload any
passenger while situated in an intersection or crosswalk, or
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in such manner as to interfere with the orderly flow of
traffic. Every driver of a taxicab parked in a taxi zone
shall at all times remain with his taxicab. All operators
of taxicabs shall, in the use of the public streets, give
careful attention to the rights and needs of the public
generally using such streets.
Taxicab drivers shall not receive or discharge passengers in
the street, but shall pull up to the sidewalk, or in the
absence of a sidewalk, to the extreme right side of the
street, except on one -way streets, and there receive or
discharge passengers. Double parking for the purpose of
loading or unloading passengers is prohibited. No taxicab
driver shall engage in cruising in the City for the purpose
of picking up passengers. When a passenger is discharged,
the taxicab driver shall proceed to the nearest taxi zone,
provided, however, that the driver of a taxicab so returning
may park it on any other streets in the residential section
of the City.
Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting a driver of
a taxicab from taking on a passenger while en route to the
nearest taxi zone.
SECTION 6. Rates of Fare.
(a) A holder may not charge fares in excess of the rates
which have been approved by the Board of Directors. A
holder may propose a change in the rates of fare by
filing the proposal with the Administrator for
consideration by the Board of Directors.
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(b) The Board of Directors shall hold a hearing to consider
the proposed change in rates of fare. After the
hearing, the Board of Directors may approve,
disapprove, or modify the proposed change.
(c) A taxicab driver shall not charge a fare for operating
a taxicab in the City that is in excess of the rate
approved by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 7. Meter Rates Established.
Taximeters shall be used exclusively by all taxicabs in the
City after October 15, 1983.
Maximum rates and other details pertaining to meters shall
be developed by staff and submitted to the Board of
Directors before July 19, 1983. A public hearing shall be
held on the recommendations before action is taken by the
Board of Directors.
SECTION 8. Display of Rate Schedule.
(a) A holder shall provide the driver of each taxicab
operating under its authority a printed card or sticker
containing the approved rates of fare. The form and
content of the card or sticker are subject to
regulation by the Administrator.
(b) While operating a taxicab for hire, the driver shall
prominently display the rate card or sticker inside the
taxicab in a manner approved by the Administrator so
that it can be easily read by passengers occupying the
taxicab.
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in such a manner as to be seen from the exterior of
such taxicab, signs giving a description of the rates
required by the Board of Directors. The signs are to
be identical in all respect to those approved by the
Administrator. No signs or other matter shall be
affixed to the windshield, windows or any other place
on the taxicab except such as may be authorized by the
Administrator or required by state or federal law.
SECTION 9. Reserved.
SECTION 10. Fare Collection Procedures.
(a) Upon request by a person paying a fare, the taxicab
driver shall give the person a legible receipt that
indicates the name of the holder under whom the taxicab
is operated, the driver's name, taxicab number, an
itemized list of charges, total amount of fare paid and
the date of payment.
(b) A holder shall provide each driver operating a taxicab
under its authority with printed receipt forms adequate
for providing the information required in Subsection
(a).
SECTION 11. Additional Charges.
An additional charge of twenty -five cents ($.25) may be made
j for each passenger who is more than seven (7) years of age
and who is a member of a business or social group on a joint
mission with the passenger paying the fare.
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A charge of twenty cents ($.20) per minute may be made for
all the time a taxicab is required to wait at the request of
the passenger. No additional charge shall be required for
baggage.
SECTION 12. Application for Additional Taxicabs; Hearing.
The holder of a valid taxicab operator permit operating
taxicabs in the City may file with the Administrator an
application for an increase in the number of taxicabs
operated by such holder in accordance with standards adopted
in Section (IV [c]) which application shall set forth:
(1) That the applicant is in compliance with the
statutes of the State of Arkansas, the ordinances,
rules and regulations of the City pertaining to
the operation of taxicabs.
(2) The number of taxicabs operated by applicant.
(3) The number of additional taxicabs requested by the
applicant.
(4) The facts which constitute public convenience and
necessity justifying the additional service.
Upon the filing of such application, a hearing on the
application shall be conducted by the Administrator. All
persons interested in or affected by such application may
appear in person or by representatives at such hearing and
introduce evidence and be heard in support of or in
opposition to such application. The Administrator shall
make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on the
application.
SECTION 13. Increase in Number of Taxicabs by Ordinance or
Resolution; Judicial Review of Necessity.
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After such hearing, the Board of Directors shall determine
whether public convenience and necessity require additional
service of the class and character described in such
application, and if the Board of Directors finds that the
public convenience and necessity require additional service,
it shall, by appropriate ordinance or resolution, authorize
the applicant to put into operation additional taxicabs in
any number not to exceed the number requested in the
application; provided, however, that additional taxicabs
shall not be placed in service until after ten (10) days
from the effective date of such ordinance or resolution to
provide for judicial review of the finding of the Board of
Directors as to convenience and necessity for the additional
service.
SECTION 14. Rate For Trips Originating at Airport.
Rates for trips originating at the Little Rock Municipal
Airport shall be as follows: regular rates for first
passenger and one dollar ($1.00) for each additional
passenger.
SECTION 15. Prerequisites For Taxicab Service.
No taxicab shall be eligible for service at the airport
unless it is authorized to engage in taxicab service in
keeping with the applicable laws of the State of Arkansas
and /or the City and is plainly marked, numbered, kept clean
in appearance and in good working condition.
SECTION 16. Loading of Passengers - Taxicab Starter.
The loading of passengers in taxicabs leaving the airport
shall be under the direction of an employee of the airport
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who shall be identified as a "taxicab starter" and who shall
be responsible for the orderly operation of the taxicab
service.
SECTION 17. Same - Manner of Loading.
Persons seeking taxicab service at the airport terminal
shall be directed by the taxicab starter to the taxicab in
the No. 1 position of a pickup line provided for the
exclusive use of the taxicabs on the curb line adjacent to
the baggage claim area. No person shall be loaded as a
passenger into the taxicab except when it is in the No. 1
position. A taxicab in the No. 1 position may remain so
situated until it has boarded at least one passenger or
party. No driver shall refuse transportation of a passenger
when it is in the No. 1 position. Prior to the loading of
passengers, the taxicab driver shall cause the sum of fifty
cents ($.50) to be deposited in a device provided at a place
conveniently situated for such purpose.
SECTION 18. Discharge of Passengers.
Taxicab drivers arriving at the airport terminal to
discharge passengers shall use the curb area just north of
the main entrance for this purpose only and shall
immediately remove their taxicabs from that position
following the discharge of passengers.
SECTION 19. Taxicab Drivers; Regulations.
Taxicab drivers shall remain with their taxicabs at all
times while in the pickup line at the airport terminal.
Under no conditions shall a taxicab operator engage in the
solicitation of passengers.
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SECTION 20. Regulations For the Operations of Taxicabs on
Airport Property Adopted.
The "Regulations for the Operation of Taxicabs on the Little
Rock Regional Airport" adopted by the Little Rock Regional
Airport Commission on July 23, 1979, are hereby included in
this ordinance (section, by reference) and are approved as
set out in the attached Exhibit A. Further, the Little Rock
Regional Airport Commission is hereby empowered to adopt
future rules and regulations for the operation of taxicabs
on Little Rock Regional Airport property.
SECTION 21. Surcharge Rate Subject to Review.
Any surcharge rate established and permitted by the Little
Rock Regional Airport Commission shall be subject to review
and approval by the Board of Directors within thirty (30)
days after the rate is established. If the Board of
Directors takes no action in the 30 -day period, the
surcharge shall automatically go into effect.
SECTION 22. Penalty for Violations.
Any person violating any of the provision of this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty -five
dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Any subsequent violation within a 12 -month period shall
result in a minimum fine of not less than seventy -five
dollars ($75).
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SECTION 23. Separability.
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It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of
Directors that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses
and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any
section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance, is declared to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction for any reason, such invalidity shall
not vitiate any of the remaining sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses and phrases or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance involved.
SECTION 24. Repealer.
Articles I, II and IV of Chapter 23 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, are hereby
repealed.
PASSED: April 5, 1983
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City ClUrk Jane Czech Mayof J. I. Benafield
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• attachment for Ord. #14,431
EXHIBIT A
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF
TAXICABS ON THE LITTLE ROCK REGIONAL AIRPORT
Pursuant to the authority granted the Little Rock Municipal
Airport Commission (Commission) by the Board of Directors of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas (Board of Directors), in the Little
Rock Code of Ordinances, Section 23 -1, et seq., to promulgate
rates and regulations governing the operation of taxis within its
jurisdiction, at Adams Field, Little Rock Regional Airport (Airport),
subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, the Commission
hereby adopts the following regulations:
One. All persons or companies holding taxicab driver permits
from the City of Little Rock shall be eligible to apply for
authorization to pick up and transport passengers from the airport.
Authorization shall be granted by the airport manager or his
designee upon the payment of a yearly fee, provided, however, the
fee may be paid monthly in advance. The fee shall be prescribed
from time to time by the Commission. Taxicab drivers may apply
for authorization during working hours by personally visiting the
airport manager's office. At the time a taxicab driver is granted
authorization, he will receive a copy of these regulations.
Two. The day -to -day operations of taxicabs at the airport
will be under the supervision of the Taxicab Starter, an employee
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of the Little/Municipal Airport and responsible to the airport
manager. The Taxicab Starter shall be responsible for enforcing
these regulations.
Three. The following regulations shall govern the conduct
and activities of taxicab drivers while serving airport passengers
and a violation of any one of them may result in suspension of a
taxicab driver's authorization for a period of time as described
in paragraph Five below.
(a) No taxicab driver shall be permitted to transport passengers
if his taxicab is in a state of disrepair, in a dirty condition
either on the outside or the inside, or otherwise inadequately
maintained.
(b) No taxicab driver shall be permitted to transport
passengers if the driver is indecently or inadequately dressed.
(c) No taxicab driver shall be permitted to transport
passengers if he fails to comply with state and local criminal laws
and ordinances while on airport property or while transporting
passengers from the airport.
(d) No taxicab driver shall be permitted to transport
passengers if he uses profane language on the airport property or
makes indecent proposals to any passenger seeking transportation.
Four. The Taxicab Starter shall have authority to enforce
these regulations. Such authority shall include the rights to:
(a) regulate which taxicab drivers may enter the line waiting
to pick up passengers for transportation;
(b) inspect taxicabs;
(c) request any driver to leave the line;
(d) refuse to place passengers; and
(e) -- "report - violations to the airport manager and /or appropriate
law enforcement officials.
Five. The first time a taxicab driver violates these regulations
his authorization to transport passengers shall be suspended for
three days; the second violation shall result in a suspension for
one week; upon the third violation, the airport manager shall revoke
the taxicab driver's authorization. The fee paid by the driver or
company shall not be refunded. A taxicab driver may appeal any order
of suspension or revocation to the Commission. All hearings before
the Commission shall be administrative in nature, and the Commission
shall not be required to comply with the rules of evidence as applied
in court trials.
Six. Taxicab drivers shall charge rates by zones, as established
by the Board of Directors, provided, however, the Commission may
establish and permit a surcharge rate to be charged for pick -ups at
the Airport.
Seven. These regulations shall be come effective the first
day of the month following approval by the Board of Directors.
DATED this 23rd day of July, 1979,
Seth Ward, Chairman
Little Rock Municipal Airport
and Commission