46-26 Amending Section 4-61 of the South Bend Municipal Code Regarding Taxicab Licensing and Operations and Providing for the Extension of Current Licenses

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(2) Holders of taxicab company licenses may maintain a properly zoned physical office with a telephone line for the purpose of receiving calls and dispatching cabs or may receive calls and dispatch cabs from a mobile location. The telephone line must be answered by a dispatcher or other person who is not operating a taxicab at the time he or she is answering the telephone or dispatching taxicabs. No taxi company may accept calls or dispatch taxicabs from a taxicab or from a property that is not properly zoned. Licensees shall answer all calls received by them for services inside the corporate limits of the City as soon as they can do so. If the services cannot be rendered within a reasonable time, licensees shall notify the prospective passengers how long it will be before the call can be answered and give the reason therefor. The failure of a company license holder to have a telephone call for service answered within a reasonable time shall result in the issuance of fines, license suspension or revocation, or other sanctions as provided in this chapter. Said provision notwithstanding, a taxicab company may close between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. and neither take calls nor dispatch cabs.. (4) All companies shall register, maintain, license and insure at least four(4)taxicabs in order to obtain taxi company licenses, and shall have in service at all times, at least two (2)taxicabs licensed under this section. (5) All companies shall list on their application and at all times have registered to drive their company taxicabs at least four(4)drivers in order to obtain company licenses, with at least two (2)of those drivers operating at all times. (6) If a company operating a lawful taxicab business at the time of passage of this section does not have at least four(4) taxicabs in service, and at least four(4)company drivers as required by this section, that company shall have until January 2,2027, to meet such requirements and to submit proof of compliance to the Controller. SECTION II. Any license issued under Section 4-61 which expires on September 30, 2026 shall be extended to an expiration date of September 30,2027. SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Canneth J. Lee, Council President South Bend Common Council Page 2 of 3