G-128 - 12/08/1970 - LICENSE AGREEMENT - Ordinances 1
ORDINANCE NO G-128
AN ORDI NANICE TO LI CENSE , TAX AND REGULATE
TAXICABS AN,D TAXICAB DRIVERS, IN. THE
MUN I C I PA L I T Y OF OAK BROOK
DU PAGE CCU�� Y, ILLINUIS
1-;,EREAS, the statutes of, the St,ate'of I I 1 inois provide for
the municipal Iicens1ng,,_ tax! ng and regulation of..taxicabs and
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taxi cab drivers ; and,
WIN cREAS, several municipalities of'. DuPage County, by and
through their duly authorized representatives , have met end created
-he WEST SUBURBAN TRA.MSPORTATI ON ..CO,ll.11 TTEE j, to provide. for an up-
1 grading and uniformity of .taxi cab services in the, public interest ;
Nub'!, .THEREFORE, BE I T....ORDI,l ICED,,by `.;the President and Board
of Trustees of 'the Village of •Oak Brook;
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DuPage County, . I I I inols ,' that
ARTICLE I . ' GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 . L°-I*]n bons .
Unless otherwise expressly` stated or the context clearly
indicates a different intentior., the following terms shaII , . for the
purpose of this Article, . have the meanings indicated in this section:
Ovner. Even, person having the use or control of one or
more tax�cu5s as defined in this section.
Taxicab. All public vehicles driven by mechanical power, used
or the ca ge of persons for hire, except those vehicles carmoniy
known as buses .
Taximeter. A mechanical instrument or device by which the
charge orh ►hire of- a taxicab :is mechanically .calculated, either T-or
distance traveled, or for waiting :time, or for. both, and upon %,Ahich
such charge shall be indicated by means of figures .
Section 2. Inspectio-n of Taxicabs.
The licensing of taxicab business and licensing and inspecting
04 taxicabs , the examining of appIigiants for licenses to drive such
taxicabs , the licensing of drivers and enforcing of the provisions of
this ordinance shalt ',.-;e under the control of the Chief o� Police.
The Chief of Police shall see that all taxicabs are kept in a
condition of continued fitness for public use, and to this end the
Chief of Police or his inspectors .shaI1 inspect all taxicabs frc.n time
to time, or on the complaint of any person, or as often as may be
'ecessary, but not less than semi -•annua I iy .
Section 3. Taxicab insoectors .
The Chief of Police shall have power to appoint. f roam the
,police department such taxicab inspectors as he may deem ncc�ssary
for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance, who sh-- Tl
serve as such as OnT'r of their 007 ice dut ! es .
Section 4. insnections•
;�;0 Veoz i G i e shall be 3 i sensed, a:hether upon new app Ca�i On
or r �pewuc , as a taxicab unt; 3 it has been thoroughly a�af�acondilyon
tns� :ted and examined and found to be in a thoroughly safe e appearance
for one transportation of passen,e. s , c,ea.., fit, of
and well painted.
Within not more than 60 days before original application or
renewal . thereof, every such taxi ve� csl shall sbepthatsofethelane
inspection. The expense. such inspection
.licensee and the inspection shall be made at any approved facility For
the martin of such inspections , or such other facility as may be
authorized by the Chief of Police.
u he Chief of police}shall make orae�se made
sha�1 be issued.
`ors
such examination and inspec�.on before a lac
Section 5. Taxicab License.
No taxicab shall be operated upon :the streets of the am nisi -b
Pa; ity unless there shall first have been 'ob�abn} senses shall be
license from the municipal Clerk. ' Surly. xscab part thereof as remains
issued for the term of the fiscal year, '
+ at he time a license is applied for , and shall be effective for such
p�. od of time unless sooner suspended revoked.. .
Section 6. License Fees.
A. Taxicab Business License: _-- .$Io -00 annually
B. Taxicab Vehicle License. _- -- 25.00 annually
�______-__-- 5.00 annually
C. Taxicab Drivers License . ,. additional
(Transferable between munaczpaS � ties a.. no a;
cost du i ng tern. )
Section y. Insurance.
policy The licensee shall file a p Y of insurance issued by a
solvent company authorized to do business l i state and of suchd
by tie municipal Treasurer, insuring damage or injury to, includ-
lice-se vehicle against liability Y
t � person and for damage or injury to property resulting
ng death o any p
from the negtiipence of such 1i�censee, ownoerinsurancegcn�y covereone or
operation of such vehicle. Such, polls/
� � ' th respect to each vehicle
ml e vehicles . The limits liability shall w:
C, -red by such policy,, be not less than 1fl0,000. for injury 'a any
o.se person, or a maximum of $300 ,000. for personal R;c.r1 property in i nn`anonone
occurrence, and not less o a$25,000.sha3 3damagedtoFpro er payment/arid
occurrence. Sucin pot t y
s i s fa c t i on o` any f i na 1 �j udgment rendered against the l 3 cens ee or
oti.^er o r such vehicle for aamag oi�cr�urth�r endorsed tonprovti fiery ,
including death. The policy shall
30-day V,,ritten notice of cancellation to the municipality.
9n the even the mun,cipality receives a notice of cancellat on
c:rsuGnt to such endorsement, fife taxicab business license and all
taxicab vehicle licenses and taxicab drivers ' licenses . issued pursuant
;;o the terms of this ordinance, shall lnm diately termnate as o.
e'i feet :ve date of such insurance termi ration UNLESS the taXl CaD
,Ous: ness licensee provides a substitute policy of insurance complying
L.ith the provisions or this section.
in case a final judgment o.
r claim has been paid by any indem-
a result of which the original amount
nntor or insurance policy , as
rage required herein is proportionately reduced, all licenses
coverage
iced pursuant to the authority granted by this ordinance shall b-
� S , by
l;;,mediately terminated subject ,.o re- instatement, wit+zin 3 days ,
replacement of the coverage 50 demised.
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. Section 8. . Public Convenience and Necessity.
Applications for taxicab licenses shall be made to the
municipal Clerk by the owner thereof, upon forms to be furnished by
said Clerk, and such application shall contain the full name
address of the owner or operator, the class o the vehicle for
w1iich the license is desired, the length of time the vehicle has been
in use, the number of persons it is capable o` carrying, and the motor
Power thereof. Such application shall thereupon be referred by the
Clerk to the Chief of Police. Upon approval of the application by
the Chief of Poi ice, he shall so endorse such app i i cation and f i le the
same with the Clerk, who shall , upon payment of the fee prescribed by
Section 6 of this Article, refer said application to t�;e corporate
ucthorities .
Section Q. Procedure for Issuance of Taxicab Business Licenses ,
There shall be as many taxicab business licenses issued as
many be determined by the corporate authorities, from time to time, by
resolution. No additional taxicab business license shall be issued
unless a public hearing has been conducted by the corporate authorities.
Sf the corporate authorities .determine to issue such II-cense, they
shoal ] by resolution authoriAze the issuance of same. -The corporate
authorities may request a hearing and recommendation by the WEST
SUS URBAN TRANSPORTATION C0.^;vil SEE as to tre 'issu&nce or add! tional
-eases.
Section 10. Findings .
If the corporate authorities find from the investigation and
hearing that the public convenience and necessity justify the operation
Of the taxicab for which license is desired, it shall notify the
applicant of its finding. W ithin 60 days thereafter-, the applicant
shall furnish to the corporate authorities any and all additional
information which may be required, and if the corporate authorities then
find that the applicant is the owner and- bona fide operator of the
vehicle for ti.hich the license is desired, and that such vehicle compi :es
with all of the provisions of this ordinance and other ordinances o~
the mun; cipali.ty , the license shell thereupon be issued to the applicant
upon the payment of the proper license fee.
If the corporate authorities find from such investigation and
hearing -the,- the public convenience and necessity do not justify the
ooeration of the vehicle for which the license is desired, it shall
-,rthwith notify the applicant of such finding.
Section ll . Requirements as to Taxicab License Cards
and identitication . Symbols .
The taxicab license to be issued by the municipal ' Clerk as
provided in Section 7 of this ordinance, shall be in the form of a card
winch shall contain the official license number of the taxicab, together
_ :•pith the date of the inspection. Such card shall be signed by the
Clerk and shall contain a blank space upon which an entry shall be
made of the date of inspection of the taxicab by the Chief of Police
or an inspector appointed by him. License cards shall be of a distinctly
afferent color each year, and in the case of taxicabs the license
number assigned thereto shall in each case be the same as that issued
to the vehicle for the year pursuant to law. Such cards shall be
ariixed to a conspicuous and indispensable part of each taxicab. The
design of such cards should be changed annually.
Additionally , the taxicab shall exhibit , on the exterior of
the driver' s door, an identification symbol , identifying such taxicab
being licensed under this ordinance by a community cooperating with
d a member of the WEST SUBURBAN TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
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Section 12. Uni form
ELy.
All forms of application, ' license, license cards , etc. ,
required or authorized to be completed or issued according to the
terms of this ordinance, shall be, as nearly as possible, in
conformity with the standards created by the VIEST SUBURBAN TRANSPORTATION
C0�,MMlTTEE, to the end that all tax! businesses , vehicles and drivers
shall be as uniformly regulated as may be practicable.
Section 13. Register of Licensed Taxicabs .
j The municipal Clerk and Chief of Police shall keep a register
of the name and address of each person owning or operating a ta;c! cab
licensed under this Article, -together with the license number and the
description, make and model of such taxicab, with the date and complete
record of inspections _made of..: i t. _ . Such re.cor.ds .sha l l .be open to the
inspection of the public at all reasonable times , and shall be public
records , extracts of which maybe - certified for use • as evidence by the
municipal Clerk. .
Section 14. Duty of Owners to Furnish Service.
Every owner shall furnish such reasonably safe and adequate
service at just and reasonable ..rates within the municipality as may
reasonably be required to assure adequate accommodations to the public
in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Section I5. Abandonment of Service. `
Upon complete abandonment of• taxicab service for the period of
ten consecutive days by an owner, the Chief of Police, upon hearing
a+ter five days ' notice to the owner,: shall thereupon recommend to
the corporate authorities that the taxicab .license of such owner shall
be revoked.
Section lb. Taxicab Colors and Name.
All taxicabs owned and/or operated by a taxicab business
licensee shall be identically painted so that they are readily identi
•►fable. Ho�viever , no coloring scheme or name shall be similar to thhat
o any other taxicab business license p:-eviously issued within the
boundaries of this municipality.
Section 17. Carrying Additional Passengers .
Additional passengers picked up subsequent to an original flan
pull will be charged forcthe prorated meter reading as 'determined by
t-he operator.
Section 18. Prepayment of Fare May Be Demanded; Duty of
Drivers to Convey Orderly Persons Generally.
Every driver of a taxicab shall have the right to demand
payment of the legal fare in advance and may refuse employment unless
so prepaid, but no driver of a taxicab shall otherwise refuse or
neglect to convey any orderly person upon request anywhere in to
municipality unless previously engaged or unable to do so.
Section 79. Receipt for Fare Paid.
If demanded b the passenger, the driver in charge of a taxicab
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shall deliver to the by the
for the hiring of the same at the
i i m%'?' o`; such payment, a receipt therefor i n . legible type or %•rr i t i ng
containing the name of the owner or operator , the municipal license
number or the driver ' s license number, or the taximeter number and any
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terns, for wh i ch 8 charge 's fi'n,:!e, the tota 1 zmoun t Oa i d and t�C
20. Schedule of Rag's of Fares.
No person owning, operating or control ? ing any tax;cab within
tape limits o` the municipality shall charge to exceed the fod l G.�i ng
rotes to be determined by t:;e taxiiret��r:
For a flag pull and first mile ' $1 .00
For each succeeding one-fifth (115) mile
or fraction thereof • 10
For additional passengers per original
flag pull , each, over 12 years of age . 20
For each hour of waiting time 5.00
Th rate for a trip to O'h�are Airport :.
(regardless of the nurr,ber. o;
passengers) As set forth in Schedule
All attached hereto
Waiting time s{-iazi include the time when the taxicab is not
in motion, beginning within a reasonable tire after arrival at the
place to which it had been called, or the time consumed while standing
wt the d1rection of the passenger or time consumed while standing
,bccause of conditions beyond control- of the operator, but no charge ..
sha l be made for time lost for inefficiency of the taxicab or is
operator or time consumed by prernature response to a call .
Section 21 . Overcharqinfi.
No driver of any taxicab sha+ i . charge or attempt to charge
any passenger a greater fare. than that . ` o which such driver 6s entitled
ur",der the provisions of this Article.
Section 22. Specific Contracts,
This ordinance shall not affect the right of a duly 11tensed
to;ccUb business licensee operating duly licensed taxicabs to enter
into private contracts, whether verbal or written,or hi with any person,
fi ;n or corporation, fora regular carrying for hire of special persons
or groups, as the parties may contract. i;cwever, nothing in this
Section shall authorize any taxicab licensee to negotia�e fares upon
OW, pick-sap in the usual course of business.
Section 23. Parking at Taxicab Stands.
Only taxicabs in such numbers and of such kinds as are set
ro. on the required metal sign may remain at the stand while waiting
for employment, and only in single file pointed in accordance w1th the
Lraffic regulations. No taxicab standing at the head of any such line
sh::� l refuse to carry any orderly person applying for
taxicab ti•.ho
aerees to pay the proper fare, but this shall not prevent any person
f,o.n selecting any taxicab he may desire on the stand, whether it be
at the head of the line or not. As the taxicabs leave th.: line with
passengers those behind shall move up, and any taxicab seeking a space
on the stand shall approach the same only from the rear of the stand
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a sisall stop as near as possible to the last cab already on the line.
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'.o taxicab shall stand at the curb within fifteen ( 15) feet or
entrance of any building adjacent to a taxicab stand located and
designated by the corporate authorities which distance small be deter-
mined by measuring fifteen ( 15) feet on each side of the point of the
curb opposite the middle of the entrance to the adjacent building.
ono privc3te vehicle shall be permitted to stand or use the space in a
public stand except to receive or to discharge passengers or
�, r:er chand i se.'
Section. 23. Pa rM nq at. Taxicab Stands '.o co Z nued
The corpora to author i t i es upon the recorrmenda t l on o f the
Chien oil Police, may suspend or revoke the . license of any taxicab
driver who shall stand in front of the entrance of any ou: .ding %.,; th i n
t,Ze prohibited space after his passengers desiring to leave have
alighted, or who shall attempt to stand in the prohibited space wasting
for passengers or who s,;al 1 vio late any or the other pr ovi s io^s of
this section.
Section 24. Cruising Proh !b: ted
i t shall be un lawf u. for the driver of any taxi cab to seek
employment by repeatedly and persistently driving his taxicab about
the streets of the municipal i ty, or otherwise interfering with ti-►e
proper and orderly access to or. egress from any theatre, hall , �hotel ,
public resort, rai Tway station or other place of public gather cng.
Section 25. Revocation or Suspension of Taxi cab Li cense.
Any taxicab business or taxicab vehicle license shah be subJect - :
to sup pension or revocation upon conviction of the holder thereof for
any violation of this A tiele� a,s sat forth in Section 49
. Upon suspension or revocation of any taxicab business or taxi -
cab vehicle license granted hereunder, the holder or holders thereof
sha1i be irrmediateIy and automatically barred from tax,cab act ivi ty/ and
operation within this municipality or any other munic.pality regulating .
its taxicab business in conformity with this uniform ordinance, or
under such other form as m.ay be approved by the WEST SUBURBAN c R.:;;S,'0R-
iA i0N COMMITTEE.
ARTICLE If TAXI CAB DRIVERS' L! CENSES
Section 26. - Driver' s License 'Required.
Every person driving a taxicab mus4 be licensed as a taxicab
driver both by the State of Illinois and the Village °' „�ak�Brook
Section 27. Qualifications .
Each applicant fora taxi cab er ver's l cense must:
(a) Be of the age.of eighteen ( lu) years or over.
(b) Be of good health with good eyesight, and not
subject to other infirm:'- or m nd w,,�ch
might render him unfit e open ation
of a taxicab.
(c) Be able to read, write and speak the Eng l i s,;
language. -
(d) Be clean in dress and person and not be addicted
to the use of narcotics or i ntox cat i ng .liquors.
(e) Have successfu. .y qua . ified as set forth in
Section 290
Section 20. A02lication.
Any person desiring to secure a taxicab driver' s license
s %a, li make application in writing therefor to the municipal Clerk,
upon a form to be provided by the Clerk. Such appl ication shay l set
Or --he name of the applicant, his residence and occupation , and
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Section 2u. Application continued
Alona with such application, the applicant shall file an
affidavit stating his full name, residence, places of residence
during the previous five years , age, ' color, height , color of eyes and
hair , place of birth , whether a citizen of the United States , places
of previous employment , whether married or single, whether he has
previously been licensed as a driver or chauffeur and if so, whether
his license has ever been revoked and for what cause, which affidavit
small be filed with the municipal Clerk as a permanent record.
Such applicant shall also file his application to the municipal
Cleric two recent photographs of himself, of a size which may be easily
attached to his license, one of. .which shall be attached to the license
when issued, and the other shall_ be filed with the application in the
office of the municipal Clerk. .
Section 29. Investigation and-Exam! net I-on of Applicants .
The application, affidavit and photographs submitted by
applicant shall be referred to the Chief of Police, vho shall investi -
gate the qualifications and the physical and mental conditions of the
appiicant. Each applicant
.for a taxicab driver ' s license under the
Provisions of this article :shall be examined by the Chief of Police
as to the app l dean is knowledge of the provisions of this Article, the
traffic regulations and the geograpiy of the municipality. The applicant
shall be fingerprinted and the Chief of, Police shall consider the results
of a fingerprint check in .his examination of the applicant. If the
results of the examinations be unsatisfactory, no license shall be issued.
1 the Chief of Police shall approve the application , he shall endorse
thereon such approval and return the same together with the aff i davi t
and photographs to the municipal Clerk, who shall forthwith issue such
license.
Section 30 . Term of License.
Taxicab drivers ' licenses shall be issued as. of the 1st day of
May 'in each and every year, and shall be valid to and including the
30th day of April next succeeding..
Section 31 . Form of License.
Taxicab drivers ' licenses shall be in such form as to contain
the signature of the licensee and blank spaces upon which a record may
be made. of any arrest of or serious complaint against him. All taxi -
cab driver' s licenses shall be numbered when issued. The license shall
be prominently displayed in the taxicab at all times it is in operation.
Section 32. Renewal .
The municipal Clerk may 'renew a taxicab driver' s license from
year to year by appropriate endorsement thereon. A taxicab driver in -
applying for a rene,:.ai of his taxicab driver' s license shall make an
application upon a form to be furnished by the municipal Clerk entitled
"Application for Renewal of License", which shall be filled out with the
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ull name and address of the applicant , together with a statement of
she date upon which his original license was granted and the number
thereof. No renewal of license shall be made without the approval of
t;�e Chief of Police.
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Section 33 . Suspension and Revocation of Licenses .
A taxicab driver' s license may be suspended or revoked at
any time by the corporate authorities . The Chief of Police may
suspend such license for ten days pending final action by the
corporate authorities . - Any such suspension shall be noted on the
license, together with a statement of the reasons therefor, and the
driver shall be deprived of s tatus by the officer suspending or
en revoked shalt
revoking such license. No driver whose license has be
again be licensed as a taxicab driver in the municipality , unless upon
presentation of reasons satisfactory to the corporate authorities.
Section 34• Revocation for Defacing License. ,
Any holder of a taxicab driver' s license who defaces , removes .
or obliterates any official entry Wade upon his taxicab driver' s
license shall be punished by the revocation of his license.
Section 35. Drivers to Report Changes of Residence.
if any person licensed as . a taxicab drive under isisnArticle
shall all change his residence at any time while
he shall forthwith not! fy. the'' Chief_ of Police of such act.
Section 36• Records .
There shall be kept in the office of the municipal Clerk and
the police department a complete record of each taxicab driver ' s
license issued and of all renewals , suspensions or revocations thereof,
The municipal Clerk' s record shall be kept on file with the original
application of the driver for a license.
ARTICLE 1 ! ! . TAXIMETERS
Section 37. Required.
Each taxicab must have affixed thereto and in good work'^g
order a taximeter.
l� Section 33 Prerequisite to Taxicab License.
No taxicab license shall be issued for any taxicab until the
Taximeter attached thereto shall have been inspected as provided by
this Article and found to be accurate.
Section 39. Driving Taxicab with lT ximeter Not Inspected
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No person shall drive a taxicab to which is attached a
taximeter that has not been duly ►inspected and approved.
Section 40 . General Requirements . -
The dial of every taximeter - wit h which every taxicab shall
be equipped shall show but one tariff . Such taximeter shall also
properly and accurately register, indicate and display the time con-
sumed by the taxicab while in waiting , the distance traveled and the
amount of fare to be determined and charged therefor. Each taximeter
silall be equipped with a flag at least three (3) inches by two ( 2.)
inches in size, either painted red or bearing thereon in letters at
least one ( 1 ) inch in he i ght , the word "Vacant" , or the `,cords "For
X' re". The flag post of such flag shall be kept up or to,:;ard a
vertical position when the taxicab is for hire and :hen such taxicab
is engaged in the service of a passenger or passengers , such flay post
shall be kept down or in a horizontal position.
Section 4I Inspections by Chief of Police .
Before any license shall be issued to a taxicab it shall be
the duty of the Chief of Police to have examined, at the operator' s
expense, the taximeter attached thereto, and report its condition to
the municipal Clerk. At least once annually such inspection shall
be performed and the meter sealed ; provided, however , that in the
event complaint is made that any taximeter which registers improperly
or inaccurately , it shall be the duty of the Police Chief irrurnediately
to have examined and inspected such taximeter complained of. if
such taximeter does not comply with the requirements of the preceding
section, then and in that event it .shall be unlawful for the owner
or person in charge of such taxicab to permit its use until such
taxicab is equipped with a' taximeter approved by the Chief of Police. :
Section 42. Procedure for Testing:
Every taximeter shall b'e .tested by rennin the taxicab to
which it is attached over `a course of standard mile- in- length or by
a mechanical . test to prove the accuracy of the register thereof.
Either of the foregoing tests maybe made at the discretion of the
Chief of Police.
in order to�determrne whether such taximeter correctly
"waiting waiting Lime it shall be the duty ,of the Chief of Police
to. test such taximeter by comparing the time recorded as shown by
the fare computed on the dial thereof with the standard time. -
_Section 43 . Subject to Test Upon Demand.
it shall be the duty of any person owning , controlling or
operating a taxicab to deliver either the taxicab together wit_ the
taximeter, or the taximeter detached therefrom, to the Chief of
police, or any of his deputies , for the purpose of making the afore-
said test upon demand ; provided, however, such person may , if desired,
be present at the time such test is made.
Section 44. Transferring Meters to Vehicle of Different Vheel Size .
No person shall detach any .certifi.ed or inspected taximeter
(� from any taxicab and attach the same to any other taxicab , the front
Wheels of which are of different diameter from 'those with reference
io which the taximeter was originally tested, unless a new inspection
or certification is had on such taximeter .
Section 45 . Chief of Police to Seal Taximeters and Keep
Records of Inspections , etc.
it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to assure that all
Taximeters found accurate and correct are sealed, and to keep a
record of the numbers of each taximeter and the date of the inspection
thereof in the books of his office.'
Section 46. Dial to be 111 um,inated and Located in
P ain Vje:,r of Passenger .
Each taxicab shall , during the period between sunset and
sunrise, be equipped with a Iight which shall be so reflected upon
the dial of the .taximeter as to enable the passenger engaging and
using such taxicab to read the figures indicated thereon.
Every taximeter placed on a taxicab shall be so arranged
that the dial thereof is in plain view of the passenger while riding
in such taxicab, or upon . all ighting from the same.
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Section 47. False Signals .
No driver of a taxicab equipped with a taximeter while
carrying passengers or under employment shall display the signal
affixed to such taximeter or other similar device in such a position
as to denote that he is employed at a rate of fare - different from
that to which he is entitled under the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE IV.•. LIVERX 'SERVICE
_.Section 48.
Livery service •is defined as transportation for hire by public
passenger vehicle on a trip or hourly basis.
The annual••license. fee..for•-operation of a livery service is
'Thirty s(30) Dollars The annual fee for each
livery vehicle i ' • • . . . ' • Tti;rte •C 30�. . ; . . . . . . . . Dollars. .!
Each •livery service driver must obtain and pay for a Taxicab Driver's
License.'
Livery service shall be subject to the following provisions of
this ordinance In so far as they can apply to such service, to-wit:
Sections 4, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 , 20, 21, 24 and 25.
No person operating a livery service or vehicle shall stand or
park in a taxicab stand, nor solicit passengers in the streets, nor
accept passengers for any trip without previous engagement made
through the office from which such vehicle is operated.
1 No.,name, number or advertisement of any kind, except official
license emblems or plates, shall be painted or carried on the •out-
side of`, any livery car having a seating capacity of less than eight
(8) persons, nor shall the owner of such vehicle or of the place
where it is kept use or display the word "cab" , "taxi" or "taxicab"
in connection. with_-_or as part of his or its name.
ARTICLE• V. REC'IPROCITY,' REPEALER AND 'PENALTIES
Section '49•.' � Reciprocity
Taxicab businesses, taxicabs and taxicab drivers licensed by
reciprocating communities, as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto
and hereby made a part hereof, are hereby exempted from the license
and fee provisions of this ordinance to the same extent that the ordi-
nances of the municipalities set forth in said Schedule A grant similar
exemptions.
Schedule A may be amended from time to time hereafter by resolu-
c tion of -the corporate authorities.
Any violation by such foreign licensed taxicab business, taxicab
or taxicab driver shall be immediately reported to the licensing
municipality for such further action as may be deemed necessary by
the corporate authorities of such other municipality, and pursuant
to the terms of its own taxicab ordinance.
The licensee hereunder violating the ordinance of a reciprocat
ing municipality, asset forth in Schedule A herein, shall be subject
to the same penalties provided by this ordinance as if such ordinance
violation .had taken place within the corporate limits of this munici-
pality.
'Section '50'.' ' Penalties
Any .licerisee violating any provision of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction,- be fined not less than $25.0.0, nor more than $500.00
for each offense.' Conviction of a second violation during any license
period shall result in an automatic .suspension of the pertinent license
for a period of thirty (30) days, unless .thd 'corporate authorities at
a public hearing during such •thirty C30) day period shall permanently
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revoke any license granted hereundPx ,by. virtue .of such revocation.
- HQlding of Such public hearing shall."be had and Made in the same
(� manner as provided by -statute.
a 'S'ect h '51'.' • 'Repealer
Ordinance G-32 "An Ordinance Regulating and Licensing Public
Passenger Vehicles Within the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage County,
Illinois" , passed and approved March '15, 19629" by the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, and Ordinance G-32,
passed and approved on February 20, 1964 , which 'amended Ordinance
G-32, both be and they are repealed.
Section '52.' ' Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage,* approval and publication as required by law.
PASSED and APPROVED by the corporate authorities of the Village
of Oak Brook,• DuPage County,. Illinois, this"' ' ' -8th • ' • ' ' day of
. . . , .Dec-embe.r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970.
APPROVED:
S/ Samuel F nean. - . . . . . . . . .
PRESIDENT -
ATTEST:
&Aorraine E ' Fri 6ek
VILLAGE CLERK
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SCHEDULE "A"
MUNICIPALITY O'HARE FIELD RATE
Addison $6.00 plus $1.00/additional person
Bensenville $4.00 plus Tolls
Elmhurst On Meter plus Tolls
Lombard On Meter
Oak Brook $7.50 plus Tolls
Villa Park On Meter plus Tolls
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SCHEDULE "B"
NUMBER OF TAXICAB
MUNICIPALITY VEHICLE LICENSES
Addison 7
Bensenville 0 0 4
Elmhurst 14
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Lombard . 6
Oak Brook 0
Villa Park 8
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