§ 22-202. Fees.

(a)

Established; permit application fee. Fees for the permits authorized under this division are established as set forth in this division. All applications for permits under this division shall be accompanied by a payment of $20.00 as an application fee. Additional fees shall be computed for each type permit in the manner set forth in this section.

(b)

Vehicles for hire. To secure a ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permit, taxicab, commercial limousine, and rideshare companies shall be required to pay an annual permit fee which shall be $50.00 per vehicle to be operated at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, such fee not to exceed $100,000.00 per year. During the permit year, a ground transportation vehicle for-hire permit holder may increase the number of vehicles to be operated under its permit upon payment of the $50.00 fee, except that the total fee charged in one permit year shall not exceed $100,000.00 per year.

(c)

Security fee. At the time a taxicab, commercial limousine, or rideshare company applies for, or renews, their ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permit, such company shall be required to declare whether any of its vehicles to be operated in accordance with this division shall be operated by drivers that have secured or intend to secure aprivate background check certification authorized by state law in lieu of a for-hire license endorsement issued by the Georgia Department of Driver Services during the permit year. If at the time of the application or renewal, the ground transportation for-hire company indicates that any of such drivers shall have secured or intend to secure a private background check certification in lieu of a for-hire license endorsement, the company shall be required to pay an airport terminal security fee which shall be $2.35 per trip originating at the airport.

(d)

Charter services. Fees for charter services shall be as follows:

(1)

Charge for each available seat in a vehicle transporting passengers away from the airport, per seat shall be $0.10.

(2)

Minimum charge based on the rate in subsection (d)(1) of this section shall be $2.00.

(e)

Courtesy vehicles. Fees for courtesy vehicles shall be as follows:

(1)

Rental car companies. A rental car company without a contract with the city, whose patrons are picked up at or from the airport and transported to such company's off-airport facilities, shall pay to the city a fee computed on the basis of a percentage of gross receipts derived from the patrons picked up at or from the airport, at the percentage rate of eight percent for each calendar year.

a.

The term "gross receipts," as used in this subsection, means and includes all moneys paid or payable to such company by patrons picked up at the airport by or for such company for the following, regardless of when or where paid or whether or not paid and regardless of the manner in which or the place at which the orders for the vehicles are received:

1.

The aggregate amount of time, mileage and service charges made for cash, credit, exchange or otherwise of every kind, name and nature.

2.

All amounts paid or payable to such company for rental of vehicles supplied by such company to patrons picked up at the airport.

3.

All amounts paid or payable to such company on any vehicles exchanged downtown or at any point where exchange for vehicles originally rented to patrons picked up at the airport is permitted.

4.

All amounts paid or payable to such company for rental of vehicles supplied to patrons at any off-airport location.

5.

All amounts paid or payable to such company for personal accident insurance policies sold by such company to patrons picked up at the airport and for other personal services approved by the aviation general manager.

6.

All amounts paid or payable to such company for collision damage waiver or other charges that serve the same purpose, purchased by or for patrons picked up at the airport.

7.

Credits given to patrons for such things as deposits and out-of-pocket purchases of gas, oil or emergency services, regardless of where made.

b.

The term "gross receipts," as used in this subsection, shall not include the following:

1.

Gas charges for vehicles rented at dry rates.

2.

Charges to patrons for repairs to vehicles or property of such company damaged by such patrons.

3.

Amounts collected from such patrons for federal, state, county or municipal taxes.

4.

Amounts received for loss, conversion or abandonment of vehicles of such company.

(2)

Hotel and motel courtesy vehicles. Fees for hotel and motel courtesy vehicles shall be as follows:

a.

The charge for each vehicle used to transport patrons to and from the airport, per vehicle per year shall be $360.00.

b.

The charge based on number of rooms in each hotel or motel, per room per year shall be $10.00.

c.

The maximum annual charge based on the rates stated in subsections (e)(2)a and (e)(2)b of this section shall be $3,600.00 for hotels and motels located within a radius of two miles or less from the west curbside of the terminal or $2,400.00 for those hotels and motels located within a radius of more than two miles but less than five miles from the west curbside or $600.00 for those hotels and motels located a radius of five miles or more from the west curbside.

(3)

Parking lot courtesy vehicles. Fees for parking lot courtesy vehicles shall be as follows:

a.

The charge for each vehicle used to transport patrons to and from the airport, per year, shall be $360.00.

b.

The charge based on number of available parking spaces in the lot, per space per year, shall be $10.00.

(4)

Vehicle leasing company courtesy vehicles. The fees for vehicle leasing company courtesy vehicles shall be as follows:

a.

The charge for each vehicle used to transport patrons to and from the airport, per year, shall be $360.00.

b.

The charge based on number of trips through the courtesy vehicle loading area, per trip, shall be $5.00.

(5)

Other courtesy vehicles. The fees for other courtesy vehicles, including apartment complexes, restaurants and organizations transporting their own personnel, shall be as follows:

a.

The charge for use of a designated loading area, per year, shall be $120.00.

b.

The charge for each vehicle used to transport residents, per vehicle per year, shall be $60.00.

c.

The maximum charge based on the rates stated in subsections (e)(5)a and (e)(5)b of this section, per year, shall be $240.00.

(f)

Metro area scheduled service. Metro area scheduled service permit holders shall pay a monthly fee to the city in the amount of five percent of the monthly gross receipts not in excess of $400,000.00 of gross receipts and seven percent of all monthly gross receipts in excess of $400,000.00 of gross receipts derived by the permit holder from transporting people to and from the airport.

(1)

Maximum trip fees. Permit holders transporting people from the airport under this section may not charge per trip fees from the airport ("maximum trip fees") that exceed the following amounts:

Downtown: ..... $16.50.

Midtown: ..... $18.50.

Buckhead: ..... $30.00.

The aviation general manager may revise the maximum trip fees by issuing a written notice to permit holders at least 30 days prior to implementation. The geographical boundaries of Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead shall be set forth in the permits issued pursuant to this section.

(g)

Non-metro area scheduled service. Non-metro area scheduled service permit holders shall pay fees as follows:

(1)

The charge for use of a designated loading area, per year, shall be $600.00.

(2)

The charge for each vehicle in the company's fleet, per year, shall be $100.00.

(h)

Courier vehicles. The fees for courier vehicles shall be as follows:

(1)

The permit fee, based on the number of vehicles registered under the permit for airport service per year, per vehicle, shall be $100.00.

(2)

The parking fee, in the amount of the applicable parking charge for the public parking lot where the loading area is located, shall be paid by the driver upon exiting the lot each trip.

(i)

Commercial vans/minibus service. Fees for commercial vans/minibus services shall be as follows:

(1)

The permit fee, based on the number of vehicles registered under the permit for airport service per year, per vehicle, shall be $100.00.

(2)

The parking fee, in the amount of the applicable parking charge for the public parking lot where the loading area is located, shall be paid by the driver upon exiting the lot each trip.

(Code 1977, §§ 12-5091—12-5099; Ord. No. 2009-16(09-O-0545), § 1, 5-12-09; Ord. No. 2016-32(16-O-1468) , § 2, 9-28-16; Ord. No. 2017-27(17-O-1221), § 2, 5-15-17 )