Amending Chapter 4, to revise provisions for licensing of taxicab companies, vehicles and drivers

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stenciled upon the standard. (p) Use of taxi stands. All taxi stands maybe occupied and used only by taxicabs belonging to or under the control of the particular holder to whom the standards are assigned for the full period of twenty-four (24) hours each day. All taxi stands shall always be available for use by the Police or Fire Departments of the City and subject to the rights of reasonable ingress and egress of the abutting property owner or iris lessee. Private or other vehicles for hire shall not at any time occupy the space upon the streets that have been established as taxicab stands. (q) Taxicabs awaiting employment to park only at stands; exceptions: (1) No owner, license holder, gar operator. or driver of any taxicab licensed under the provisions of this section shall cause or permit the taxicab to stand while waiting employment at any place other than a taxieab stand so designated and licensed to the holder under the provisions of this subsection, (nj The standing of any taxicab at a stand not licensed as provided in s~~seetiair(~rj this section shall be unlawful and shall constitute good cause for revocation of the taxicab company license driver's license and/or vehicle license and/or for imposition of a fine in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.001. (2) The time reasonably necessary to take on or discharge passengers at the point of embarkment or discharge shall not be construed as a standing of the taxicab under the provisions of this section, provided that as soon as passengers have been received or discharged, the taxicab leaves the point of parking where sach~et-af receiving or discharging passengers has taken place, unless the act occurred at a licensed stand. (r) Cruising; soliciting passengers• standards of a~nearance and hygiene: (1) Any~b driver may solicit employment by driving through any public street without stopping, other than when required because of obstruction of traffic, and at such speed as not to interfere with or impede traffic. (2) No driver sh~l may solicit passengers for a taxicab except when sitting in the driver's compartment of such taxicab or while standing immediately adjacent to the curbside. The driver of any taxicab shall remain in the driver's compartment or immediately adjacent to izis the vehicle at all times when such vehicle is upon the public street, except that, when necessary, a driver maybe absent from 1~r.~xie~b the vehicle for not more than frre-(~-j ten 10 consecutive minutes. Nothing herein contained shall be~•Celd~ta prohibit any driver from assisting passengers with their parcels or into or out of the vehicle or from exiting the taxicab solely for the purpose of determining whether a taxicab was called. (3) No drivers}Ta}l >~ solicit patren~e passengers in a loud or annoying tone of voice or by sign or in any manner annoy any person or obstruct the movement of any persons, or 12