Ordinance 1400-87 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 City's traffic engineer establish taxicab stands within the city. The areas 2 so established by the City Council as taxicab stands shall be identified, 3 and the hours and times said areas may be occupied by taxicabs shall be 4 specified in the resolution establishing such areas. All taxicab stands 5 will be used on a rotation basis. Each taxicab shall have available a 6 separate operator. Taxicabs found unattended at taxistands, or operating 7 without a vaild Taxicab License may be impounded. 8 It is unlawful for any driver to leave a vehicle unattended for more 9 than ten minutes at a taxicab stand. It is unlawful to use a taxi stand for 10 purposes other than to await the carriage of passengers for hire. 11 Section 33: ADVERTISING REGULATIONS 12 It is lawful for any person owning or operating a vehicle for-hire to 13 permit advertising matter to be affixed to or installed on such vehicle; 14 provided, that advertising on the exterior of any vehicle for hire shall be 15 limited to a trunk and/or sides without obstructing the driver' s vision or 16 interfering with required letters or roof reader board in accordance with 17 rules established by the City's Weights and Measures Director. The Chief of 18 Police may also require additional regulations relating to advertising as he 19 deems necessary to insure the safe operation of vehicles for hire. 20 Section 34: CITY NON-LIABILITY 21 A. It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and 22 promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or 23 group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance. 24 B. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provision nor term 25 used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees, for whom the 26 implementation or enforcement of this ordinance shall be discretionary and not mandatory. 27 C. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended to be nor shall be 28 construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or 29 damage resulting from the failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, or by reason or in consequence of any inspection, notice, 30 order, certificate, permission or approval authorized or issued or done in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this ordinance, 31 or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the City related in any manner to the enforcement of this ordinance by its officers, 32 employees or agents. 20