§ 162-117. Use of open stands.

(a)

The department shall maintain a list of all open taxicab stands. Taxicab stands shall be created by the department based on the criteria of traffic conditions, public necessity and convenience and the effect on police functions.

(b)

Open stands shall be used exclusively by taxicabs for which CPNCs have been issued by the city. Open stands may not be utilized by limousine, sedan or rideshare operators or other vehicles for hire which are not operated under a CPNC issued pursuant to this article. No taxicab shall be placed upon or occupy any taxicab stand except for the purpose of being held forth for hire. Taxicabs shall be placed on stands only from the rear and shall be moved forward and to the front of the stand immediately as space becomes available by the departure or movement of preceding taxicabs. No driver may solicit a customer from anywhere to the rear of the first position in the stand. Violation of these rules constitutes line jumping. When a taxicab stand is occupied to its full capacity, no taxicab shall wait outside of a cab stand in violation of any traffic laws of the city. The driver of any taxicab occupying a stand shall not leave that taxicab unattended.

(c)

For purposes of this section, the airport taxicab waiting area known as the Taxi Assembly Arca shall be considered a taxicab stand.

(d)

Companies and CPNC holders shall be responsible for the failure of their drivers to comply with this section.

(Code 1977, § 14-8016; Ord. No. 1995-37, § 16, 7-11-95; Ord. No. 2015-35(15-O-1250), § 5, 6-24-15 ; Ord. No. 2015-45(15-O-1361), § 4, 9-17-15 )