G-997 - 04/23/2013 - LICENSE - OrdinancesORDINANCE 2013- LC- TA- CO- DR -C -G -997
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 4-2-3,4-24, AND 4 -2-5 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK RELATING TO TAXICAB LICENSES
WHEREAS, Section 11 -42 -6 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11 -42 -6 ( "Municipal
Code', provides the Village of Oak Brook ( "Village") the authority to license, tax, and regulate taxicabs;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Municipal Code, the Village has adopted regulations and licensing
requirements for taxicabs operated within the Village in Chapter 2, of Title 4, of the Village Code of the
Village of Oak Brook, Illinois ( "Village Code', in order to protect the safety and welfare of the Village's
residents and those passing upon the Village's streets and ways ( "Taxicab Regulations'); and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Board of Trustees have determined that the Taxicab
Regulations should be amended to better enable the Village to administer the licensing process; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees have determined that it is in the best
interest of the Village and its residents to amend the Village Code as set forth in this Ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS as follows:
Section 1: Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated into, and made a part
of, this Ordinance as the findings of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
Section 2: Amendment to Section 4 -2 -3 of the Village Code. Section 3, entitled "Taxicab
Company Licenses," of Chapter 2, entitled "Taxicabs," of Title 4, entitled "Business and License Regula-
tions," of the Village Code shall be amended further, and shall read as follows:
"4 -2 -3: TAXICAB COMPANY LICENSES
A. No taxicab company shall pick up, solicit, or deposit passengers within the Village
unless the taxicab company first obtains a taxicab company license from the village
clerk. Such taxicab company licenses shall be issued for the term of the licensing
year, April 1 through March 31, or such part thereof as remains at the time the li-
cense is applied for, and shall be effective for such period of time unless sooner
suspended or revoked. The full yearly license fee shall be charged no matter when
the license is applied for or issued.
B. Applications shall be made by the taxicab company, in writing, to the village clerk
on forms as reasonably required and approved by the village manager. A license
fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall be submitted with the application. If
the application is for renewal of a taxicab company license, the application shall be
submitted to the village clerk no later than thirty (30) days prior to expiration of the
current license. Renewal applications filed after this deadline shall be considered a
late filing but shall be accepted by the village clerk provided a late filing fee of two
hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) is submitted with the application and license fee.
Taxicab companies shall be required to include in the application a true statement
of certain facts including, but not limited to: the state of incorporation of the taxicab
company if the company is a corporate entity; whether the company is organized
and qualified to do business under the laws of the state if it is a corporate entity;
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the taxicab company's principal place of business; the full names and addresses of
the individuals who own the taxicab company; whether the taxicab company is a
corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship; and the registered agent of the cor-
porate taxicab company. The full names, dates of birth and residential addresses of
persons having an ownership interest of five percent (5 %) or more in the taxicab
company shall be disclosed on the application.
"E. The taxicab company, in addition to obtaining a taxicab company license, shall license or
cause to be licensed each individual taxicab that it operates, or that is operated on its be-
half, to pick up, solicit, or deposit passengers within the Village, in accordance with this
chapter."
Section 3: Amendment to Section 4 -2-4 of the Village Code. Section 4, entitled "Taxicab
Vehicle Licenses; Vehicle Requirements" of Chapter 2, entitled "Taxicabs," of Title 4, entitled "Business
and License Regulations," of the Village Code shall be amended further, and shall read as follows:
"4 -211: TAXICAB VEHICLE LICENSE; VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS
A. No taxicab vehicle shall pick up, solicit, or deposit passengers within the Village un-
less there shall first have been obtained for each such vehicle a taxicab vehicle li-
cense from the village clerk. The requirements of this section shall be in addition to
those of section 4 -2 -3 of this chapter, relating to taxicab company licenses, and
section 4 -2 -5 of this chapter, relating to taxicab drivers' licenses.
D. Every taxicab licensed by the village shall be identified on or in the taxicab, as fol-
lows:
1. On the center of the exterior main panel of the front or rear doors of each such
taxicab, there shall appear the cab number assigned by the taxicab company
and the taxicab company's name and telephone number;
2. On the back of the front seat, clearly visible to passengers in the rear seat of
the vehicle, there shall be affixed a copy of the taxicab company's and taxicab
driver's licenses in plainly legible print, the telephone number of the cab com-
pany, and the rates charged for trips inside and outside of the village;
3. All taxicabs owned or operated by or on behalf of a taxicab business licensee
shall be identically painted so that they are readily identifiable. However, no
coloring scheme or name shall be similar to that of any other taxicab company
who has previously been issued a taxicab license by the village.
Each taxicab licensed by the village shall provide seat belts for each passenger,
provide entrances and exits free of interior barriers and have a sufficient number of
exits to permit every passenger and the driver to exit from the vehicle in the event
that one side is rendered impassible as the result of an accident, safety conditions
or otherwise.
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G. Every taxicab licensed by the village shall be equipped with a taximeter, in good
working order, connected with and operating from the transmission of the taxicab.
No taxicab license shall be issued for any taxicab until the taximeter therein meets
the following requirements:"
Section 4: Amendment to Section 4 -2 -5 of the Village Code. Section 5, entitled "Taxicab
Driver Licenses; Vehicle Requirements" of Chapter 2, entitled 'Taxicabs," of Title 4, entitled "Business
and License Regulations," of the Village Code shall be amended further, and shall read as follows:
"4 -2 -5: TAXICAB DRIVER'S LICENSE:
A. Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a taxicab licensed pursuant
to section 4 -2-4 of this chapter unless that person has been issued a taxicab driv-
er's license by the village. It shall be unlawful for any person to pick up, solicit, or
deposit passengers in the Village in a taxicab on behalf of a taxicab company that
is not properly licensed pursuant to section 4 -2 -3 of this chapter or that is not a li-
censed taxicab pursuant to section 4 -2-4 of this chapter. No taxicab driver's license
shall be issued unless the requirements relating to taxicab companies set forth in
section 4 -2 -3 of this chapter and the requirements of this section have been satis-
fied.
B. Driver Qualifications: Each driver who drives any taxicab in the village that is re-
quired to be licensed pursuant to section 4 -2-4 of this chapter shall at all times
meet the following qualifications:"
Section 5: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or part thereof is held invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect, and shall be interpreted, applied, and enforced so as to achieve, as near as may be, the purpose
and intent of this Ordinance to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
APPROVED THIS 23rd day of April, 2013
Gop almalani
Village President
PASSED THIS 23rd day of April, 2013.
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Ayes: Trustees Aktiyis, Manzo, Moy, Wolin, Yusuf, Zannis
Nays: None
Absent: un.,o
ATTEST:
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk