§ 22-302. Operating conditions.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any limousine service ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permit holder to transport any passenger from the premises of the airport unless prior arrangements have been made for and in the name of such passenger for such service. The prior arrangements must be made not less than one hour prior to the time the service is rendered. Drivers or other limousine personnel shall keep a log or other documentation with them while they are on airport premises, showing the patron's name, local destination, arriving flight number, arrival time, date and time the arrangement for the service was made, and shall make the information available upon request by any department of aviation personnel.

(b)

Representatives, including drivers, of limousine services shall be permitted to meet arriving patrons in the public areas of the airport terminal and shall be permitted to assist patrons through baggage claim.

(c)

Representatives, including drivers, of limousine services shall be permitted to meet patrons arriving on international flights at the lower level exit area of the international arrivals facility only in a location designated in writing by the aviation general manager. It shall be unlawful for any airport limousine ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permit holder or representative, including a driver, to meet patrons arriving on international flights in any other location in the terminal complex.

(d)

No owner or driver of a limousine or any person connected in any way with a limousine ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permit holder shall at any time, by words, gestures or otherwise, attempt to solicit, persuade or urge any person to use or hire a limousine.

(e)

When picking up patrons at the airport, the limousine operator shall park in the designated limousine loading area or in a public parking facility, shall pay the applicable parking fee each time and may load patrons at the terminal curbsides only when patrons are physically present and ready to board the limousine at the time the limousine arrives at the curbside. When loading patrons on the terminal curbside, drivers shall obey the posted parking regulations. Commercial limousines shall be prohibited from using the area controlled by parking meters on the terminal curbsides. Failure to comply with this subsection shall subject limousine drivers to fines or other penalties established by law.

(f)

Limos operated by limousine companies holding ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permits shall be subject to random inspection for compliance with this article while parked in the designated limousine loading area or in a public parking facility on airport property. Nothing in this article shall prohibit the inspection of a vehicle for hire based upon the reasonable suspicion of violations under this article by a code enforcement agent or police officer. There shall be no fees imposed for inspections pursuant to this article.

(g)

It shall be unlawful for a limousine operator to have more than the maximum number of limousines, or to remain longer than the maximum length of time allowable, in a designated limousine loading area, stated in the limousine permit and posted in the designated loading area.

(h)

This section also applies to sedan drivers and operators.

(Code 1977, § 12-5073; Ord. No. 1995-38, § 9, 7-11-95; Ord. No. 2010-48(10-O-1276), § 2, 8-24-10; Ord. No. 2016-32(16-O-1468) , § 7, 9-28-16)