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BYLAW - License, Regulate, and Govern Taxicab Owners, Brokers, And Drivers - 19970528 - 368095PTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA By-law Number 3680-96.P BEING A BY-LAW TO LICENSE REGULATE AND GOVERN TAXICAB OWNERS, BROKERS AND DRIVERS . WHEREAS section 232 of the Municipal Act, R. S. 0., 1990 c. 302 (as amended) enables a municipal council to enact By-laws for licensing, regulating and governing cab Owners, Brokers and Drivers; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: PART I DEFINITIONS 1. For the purposes of this By-law: (1) "Accessible Taxicab" means a motor vehicle that is used or designed for use as a taxicab in relation to the transportation of physically, emotionally or mentally handicapped persons; (2) "Broker" means a person who receives or dispatches calls in any manner for taxicabs other than taxicabs owned by the dispatcher, their innnediate family or their employer; (3) "Cab" means a taxicab. (4) "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Corporation together with such persons as ·may be designated by the Clerk to administer and enforce this By-law; (5) "Corporation" means the Corporation of the Town of Aurora; (6) "Council" means the Council of the Corporation; (7) "Driver" means a person who drives a taxicab; (8) "Dispatch" means the communication in any manner to a Driver of an offer to hire or engage a taxicab; (9) "Fare" means the charge or fee that is solicited or paid for the transportation of passengers or goods by a taxicab; (10) "License Plate Lease" means an agreement, whether written or verbal, between an Owner and another person, which purports or attempts to transfer, lease, assign, License or permit the Owner's License Plate or License sticker to be used by another person for any period of time; (11) "License" means authorization under this By-law to carry on the trade, business or activity specified therein and "License" shall include the License of an Owner, a Broker and a Driver; (12) "License Certificate" means the document issued by the Clerk evidencing the authorization under this By-law to carry on the trade or business specified therein; (13) "License Plate" means the plate issued to an Owner under this By-law; ----='------"''- - 2 - (14) "Owner" means a person who is the registered owner of a taxicab; however, in circumstances where a person has entered into a lease to own agreement with a registered owner who is not in possession or control of a taxicab, "Owner" shall mean the party to that agreement who is in possession or control of the taxicab; (15) "Passenger" means any person other than the Driver who is seated or otherwise situated within a taxicab or accessible taxicab; (16) "Person" includes a natural individual and their heirs, executors, administrators or other legally appointed representatives, a corporation, partnership or other form of business association; (17) "Priority List" means a list of applicants for a taxicab Owner's Licenses maintained by the Clerk in accordance with the provisions of this By-law; (18) "Provincial Offences Officer" means a person appointed as such by Council pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act (as amended) and "Provincial Offences Officer" shall include a police officer. (19) "Sale" means the transfer of ownership of one or more taxicabs or accessible taxicabs for consideration either in money or its equivalent; (20) "Tariff Sticker" means the notice of permitted Fares as set forth in this By-law, issued by the Clerk; (21) "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle that is designed or customarily used for the transportation of passengers, where such motor vehicle is offered or made available for hire together with a driver for the conveyance of passengers or goods, but "Taxicab" does not include a livery cab, limousine cab or a bus as defined in the Highway Traffic Act (as amended); (22) "Taxicab Meter" means a measuring device used in a taxicab or accessible taxicab to calculate the fare payable for a trip; (23) "Taxicab Stand" means an area used by a Taxicab while waiting for or picking up goods or passengers; (24) "Town" means the geographic limits of the Town of Aurora; (25) "Trip" means the distance and time travelled or estimated to be travelled, measured from the time and location where the passenger or goods enter the taxicab or when the taxicab meter is first engaged, whichever comes first, to the time and location where the passenger or goods reach their destination and leave the taxicab or the taxicab meter is disengaged, whichever comes last; (26) "Trip Sheet" means the written record of the details of each trip as recorded by the taxi Driver; and (27) "Year Date" means the figures appearing under the heading "year" in the Description of Motor Vehicle portion of the current Ministry of Transportation of Ontario passenger motor vehicle permit for any vehicle. PART II GENERAL PROHIBITIONS 2. No person may own or operate or solicit, charge or receive a Fare in relation to a taxicab or be a Broker in relation to a taxicab, except in accordance with the provisions of this By- law. 3. No person may own a taxicab without making application for, obtaining and maintaining in accordance with the provisions of this By-law a separate Owner's License in relation to each taxicab owned by such person. - 3 - 4. No person may be a Broker without making application for, obtaining and maintaining a Broker's License in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. 5. No person may operate a taxicab without making application for, obtaining and maintaining a Driver's License in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. 6. No person who does not hold a valid License pursuant to this By-law may publish or cause to be published any representation that they are Licensed within the meaning of this By- law. PART III LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Nature of a License and General Regulations 7. Administration of this By-law shall be the responsibility of the Clerk, who is hereby authorized to carry out the tasks and responsibilities assigned to the Clerk herein and to issue Licenses to Owners, Brokers and Drivers in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. 8. The provisions of this By-law may be enforced by the Clerk or by a Provincial Offences Officer. 9. An application for a License or for a renewal or transfer of a License, shall be complete and shall be submitted to the Clerk on the forms provided by the Clerk from time to time together with the License fee as set out on Schedule "A" to this By-law as amended from time to time. 10. Acceptance of the application and fee by the Clerk shall not represent approval of the application for the issuance of a License nor shall it obligate the Clerk to issue such License. 11. No person shall enjoy a vested right in the continuance of a License and the property interest of a License shall remain the property of the Corporation irrespective of the issuance, renewal, cancellation or suspension thereof. 12. No person licensed to carry on business under this By-law shall advertise or promote or carry on such business under any name other than the name endorsed upon the License, except in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. 13. The term of each License shall, unless otherwise expressed in the License, be valid for a period of one year from the first day of April in the year of issuance or renewal up to and including the 31st day of March of the following year, unless sooner revoked, suspended, voluntarily relinquished to the Corporation or amended. 14. No License may be leased, sublicensed, transferred, assigned or used by any person other than the licensee and no person may be an Owner of a taxicab by virtue of a License Plate Lease. 15. Every application for a License respecting a natural individual, or the renewal thereof, shall be delivered personally to the Clerk. In the case of an applicant other than a natural individual, the application shall be delivered by an agent thereof. 16. No natural individual shall be Licensed as an Owner, Broker, or Driver unless they are a citizen of Canada, or have attained landed immigrant status or possess a valid work permit issued by the Government of Canada and a valid current Class "G" Driver's License issued by the Province of Ontario. 17. An applicant is entitled to be Licensed and a Licensee is entitled to have such License renewed, except where: - 4 - (1) having regard to the financial position, the applicant or Licensee cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of the business which is to be Licensed or is Licensed; or (2) the past conduct of the applicant or Licensee affords reasonable grounds for the belief that the applicant or Licensee will not carry on the activity for which the applicant is Licensed or to continue to be Licensed, in accordance with law and with integrity and honesty; or (3) the issuance of the License or renewal of the License would be contrary to the public interest; or (4) the applicant or Licensee is carrying on activities that are, or will be, if the applicant is Licensed, in contravention of this By-law; or (5) there are reasonable grounds for belief that the premises, accommodation, equipment, vehicles or facilities in respect of which the License is required do not comply with the provisions of this By-law or other applicable law; or (6) if the applicant or Licensee is a corporation, (a) having regard to its financial position, it cannot reasonably be expected to be financially responsible in the conduct of the business for which it is Licensed; or (b) the past conduct of the officers or directors efforts reasonable grounds for the belief that the applicant or Licensee will not carry on the activity for which the applicant is to be Licensed or continue to be Licensed in accordance with law; or (c) the issuance of the License or renewal of the License would be contrary to the public interest. Maximum Numbers of Owners' Licenses 18. The Clerk may not issue more than one taxicab Owner's License for each one thousand five hundred (1,500) persons residing in the Town. 19. No Owner, acting alone or in concert with a subsidiary, affiliate or partnership, may hold or control more than two-thirds (2/3) of the total Owner's Licenses available 20. Where an Owner holds a taxicab Owner's license issued by any municipality whose geographic boundaries adjoin those of the Town, not more than four (4) of such licensed taxicabs shall be eligible to be Licensed under the provisions of this By-law. Owner's License Requirements 21. No person shall be Licensed as an Owner unless: (1) the applicant files with the Clerk proof that they hold a current passenger motor vehicle permit in relation to the taxicab, which is in good standing and was issued in the applicant's name by the Ministry of Transportation for the motor vehicle of which the person is the Owner Where the applicant leases to own a taxicab, they shall provide the Town with a copy of such agreement together with a copy of the motor vehicle permit issued in the name of the registered Owner; (2) the applicant files with the Clerk a certified copy of a current policy of insurance from a recognized insurance company in relation to the operation of the taxicab insuring the Owner for property damage, personal injury or death to any one person in the sum of not less than one million ($1 ,000,000.00) dollars and such policy shall make provision for passenger hazard or third party liability for not less than the foregoing amount. Such policy shall also be endorsed to the effect that the Town of Aurora shall be given thirty (30) days prior written notice of any cancellation or expiration or variation in the amount of the policy; - 5 - (3) the taxicab for which the License is to be issued meets the requirements of this By- law. (4) the applicant is a Driver Licensed as such under this By-law. 22. Where an applicant for a taxicab Owner's License is a corporation, the person holding the shares carrying at least fifty -one (51 %) percent of the voting rights attached to all shares of the corporation for the time being issued and outstanding shall be a Driver Licensed under this By-law. If no one person holds at least fifty-one (51%) percent of the voting rights of the corporation, then the corporation shall designate one person to be the Licensed Driver under the provisions of this By-law. Driver's License Requirements 23. No person shall be Licensed as a Driver unless: (1) the applicant provides the Clerk with proof that they hold a valid, current Class "G" Driver's License issued by the Government of Ontario, which is in good standing according to the records of the Ministry of Transportation. (2) the applicant provides the Clerk with a copy of a police comment letter in relation to the application, dated within 30 days of the date of application or renewal. (3) the applicant provides the Clerk with a copy of a Driver's abstract from the Ministry of Transportation for Ontario; (4) the applicant provides the Clerk with proof that they are at least 18 yrs. of age; (5) tli.e person provides a letter from a prospective employer who is a Licensed Owner; (6) the applicant provides the Clerk with a certificate signed by a duly qualified medical practitioner and dated within 30 days of the date of application or renewal, which states that the applicant is fit and able to operate a taxicab. (7) the applicant to be a Driver of an Accessible Taxicab provides the Clerk with a certificate indicating successful completion of a recognized Transhelp programme as approved from time to time by Council. (8) the applicant successfully completes a written test set by the Clerk, relating to the following: (a) the provisions of this By-law, the Highway Traffic Act and the Rules of the Road; (b) the geography of the Town and surrounding area; (c) the use of a street guide; and (d) the location of specific sites, such as public transportation terminals, shopping centres, recreation facilities and medical centres. Broker's License Requirements 24. No person shall be Licensed as a Broker unless the applicant is a Driver Licensed as such under this By-law 25. If the applicant for a taxicab Broker's License is a corporation, the person holding shares carrying at least fifty -one (51 %) percent of the voting rights attached to all shares of the corporation for the time being issued and outstanding, shall be a Driver Licensed under this By-law. If no one person holds at least fifty-one (51%) per cent of the voting rights of the voting rights of the corporation, then the corporation shall designate one person to be the Licensed Driver pursuant to the provisions of this By-law; 26. Where more than one Driver holds shares in a taxicab Brokerage which is a corporation, the corporation shall designate one of the Drivers as manager, or as the person in control of the Brokerage. - 6 - Renewal of Licenses 27. Any application for a renewal of any License issued pursuant to this By-law shall: (1) be in the form provided by the Clerk; (2) contain all the information requested; (3) be accompanied by the required fee as set out in Schedule "A"; (4) be accompanied by the License issued for the year immediately prior to renewal; (5) be accompanied, when required, by the Owner's plate. 28. Every application for a renewal of any License issued pursuant to this By-law shall be delivered to the Clerk, in person, before the expiry date for such License. When an application for renewal of a License is delivered to the Clerk any time after the expiry date of the License, the applicant shall submit an application as a new applicant. Revocation or Suspension of License 29. The Council may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a License: (1) Where the Licensee would not qualify for a License or would be disentitled to a renewal of a License on the grounds set out in this By-law; or (2) Where the Licensee has been the subject of repeated, established complaints regarding the operation of a taxicab; or (3) Where the Licensee has been found by the Clerk to be operating more vehicles as taxicabs than the Licensee has taxicab Licenses for; or (4) Where the Licensee has been found by the Clerk to have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this By-law. Cancellation of License 30. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a License issued to an Owner under this By-law may be cancelled by Council at any time if the Owner fails to cause a Driver to provide taxicab service to the public a minimum of twelve hours daily for at least five days during any ten day period, unless the Owner can show to the satisfaction of Council just cause for such failure. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), an Owner may choose to vary the number of taxicabs in use and temporarily retire any of them for periods of time so long as the welfare of the taxicab travelling public does not suffer for lack of adequate service subject to the following conditions: (a) that no taxicab be taken off the road for a period longer than sixty (60) consecutive days during any calendar year; provided a cab may be temporarily retired on more than one occasion within a calendar year so long as the total period of temporary retirement does not exceed ninety (90) days in that calendar year; and (b) that at no time shall the total number of taxicabs owned by one Owner and Licensed under this By-law and which are temporarily retired under this subsection exceed twenty (20%) per cent of such taxicabs owned by such Owner, or one taxicab, whichever is greater. --------· ---·-----'---~-:__:_:__i --------------'-~---------'--':._:_~;:_:-_-~_...:.:.~~------------- - 7 - 31. A License issued to a taxicab Broker under this By-law may be cancelled by Council at any time if the taxicab Broker fails to actively operate for a continuous period of twenty-four (24) hours the taxicab Brokerage business for which the License has been issued, unless the taxicab Broker can show to the satisfaction of Council, just cause for such failure. 32. A License issued to a taxicab Driver shall be cancelled immediately if the taxicab Driver is found by the Clerk or a Provincial Offences Officer to have within the taxicab while it is in use any device capable of scanning two way radio calls. 33. Any License issued under this By-law may be cancelled by the Clerk at any time upon the request of the Licensee. Hearing 34. Where the Clerk believes that the applicant or Licensee would be disentitled to a License or a renewal thereof for any of the reasons set out in this By-law, the Clerk shall not issue the License and the Clerk shall recommend to Council that Council shall refuse to issue or refuse to renew the License, or that Council suspend or revoke the License, or recommend that a License be issued subjectto terms and conditions. 35. Before Council refuses to issue or refuses to renew a License, or revokes or suspends or cancels a License, a written notice advising the applicant or Licensee of the recommendation being made by the Clerk to Council with respect to the License shall be given to the applicant or Licensee by the Clerk. 36. The written notice to be given hereunder shall, (1) set out the grounds for the recommendation; (2) give reasonable particulars of the grounds; (3) be signed by the Clerk; and (4) inform the applicant or Licensee that they are entitled to a hearing before the Council, if they deliver, within seven (7) days after the date of service of the written notice, or the date of personal service of the written notice, whichever is later, a written request for a hearing before the Council. 37. On receipt of a written request for a hearing from an applicant or Licensee, the Clerk shall advise Council and request Council to convene a meeting and shall give the applicant or Licensee reasonable written notice thereof. 38. The applicant or Licensee shall have the right to make submissions in support of an application or renewal or retention of a License at such hearing and when the applicant or Licensee who has been given written notice of the hearing, does not attend at the proper time and place, the Council may proceed with the hearing in the applicant or Licensee's absence and the applicant or Licensee shall not be entitled to any further notice of the proceedings. 39. At the conclusion of the hearing the Clerk shall, as soon as practicable, prepare a written report on the hearing, which shall sununarize the evidence and the arguments presented by the parties to the hearing, set out the fmdings of fact and the decisions made by the Council and set out the reason for the decision. 40. If the applicant or Licensee signifies that he is prepared to accept conditions upon the License and to make no objection to such conditions, Council may grant a License or the renewal of a License upon such conditions as the Council consider appropriate. --··--"' - 8 - Service of Notice or Order required under this By-law 41. Any notice or order required to be given by the Clerk to an applicant or a Licensee is sufficiently served if delivered personally or by telephone transmission of a facsimile or sent by registered or certified mail, addressed to the person to whom service is required to be made, according to the Clerk's application or License records. 42. When service is made through registered mail, the service shall be deemed to have been made on the seventh (7th) day after the day of mailing. 43. When service is made by telephone transmission of a facsimile between 5 p.m. and midnight, it shall be deemed to have been made on the following day. Surrender of License 44. When a License has been revoked or cancelled or suspended, the holder of the License shall return the License and if applicable, the Owner's plate to the Clerk within twenty- four (24) hours of service of written notice of the decision of Council and the Clerk may enter upon the business premises or vehicles of the Licensee for the purpose of receiving, taking or removing the said License, Owner's plate. 45. When a License has been temporarily retired pursuant to the provisions of this By-law, the holder of the License shall return the Owner's License and License sticker to the Clerk within twenty-four (24) hours of such temporary retirement provided that the Clerk shall return the License, Owner's plate or License sticker to the holder of the License if the taxicab is returned to service within 60 days of such temporary retirement, failing which such License shall be deemed to be cancelled. 46. If an Owner fails to renew a License or, when a person has had the License revoked or cancelled or suspended or temporarily retired under this By-law, the person shall not refuse to deliver up or in any way obstruct or prevent the Clerk from obtaining the License, the Owner's plate and License sticker. Inspections of Premises and Taxicabs 47. Every person Licensed under this By-law, when requested by the Clerk or a Provincial Offences Officer, shall submit any taxicab owned, operated or controlled by him for inspection either inunediately or, in circumstances where the taxicab is engaged in the carriage of goods or passengers, at such time and place as the Clerk or Provincial Offences Officer may require. 48. In the course of such inspection the Clerk is entitled to request and have produced within a reasonable time all relevant Licenses and permits and to have access to all invoices, vouchers, appointment books and trip sheets or like documents of the person being inspected, provided such documents are relevant for the purposes of the inspection. 49. The Clerk may between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.Monday to Friday inclusive enter upon the business premises of any Licensee to insure that the provisions of this By-law have been complied with. Notice of Change oflnformation 50. When a Licensee who is a natural individual changes their name or address or any information relating to the License, the Licensee shall notify the Clerk within forty-eight ( 48) hours after the change of information relating to the License and shall return the License inunediately to the Clerk for amendment. 51. Where a Licensee is a corporation and there is any change in the information as set out in the application for License, such as the names or addresses of the officer or directors, the location of the corporate head office or any change in the Ownership of shares, the -9 - Licensee shall report the change to the Clerk within seven (7) days thereof and if required by the Clerk, the License shall be immediately returned to the Clerk for amendment. Stand for Taxicabs 52. Taxicab Stands are hereby authorized and assigned at such locations under the jurisdiction and ownership of the Corporations as may be set out in Schedule "D" to this By-law (as amended) for the numbers of taxicabs and hours of operation set out therein. 53. The Owner of a commercial shopping centre may designate an area as a taxicab stand, provided signs in a form and location acceptable to the Clerk have been erected, and the provisions of this By-law relating to Taxicab Stands shall apply. 54. No person may own or operate a vehicle, other than a taxicab Licensed under this By-law, in such manner as shall occupy or block a Taxicab Stand. 55. No person licensed pursuant to this By-law may own or operate a vehicle that occupies a Taxicab Stand except in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. 56. The Fares to be charged by the Owners and Drivers of taxicabs for the conveyance of passengers shall be such Fares as are set out in Schedule "B" to this By-law and no Owner or Driver shall charge any Fare in excess of those set out in the said Schedule. 57. Notwithstanding the foregoing section, the Fares referred to this By-law shall not apply to: (1) taxicabs being used for the transportation of children to and from school or to taxicabs operating under contract to any goverument agency for the transportation of handicapped children; (2) passengers with a destination outside the municipal boundaries of the Town who agree with the taxicab Driver, prior to the commencement of the trip, to pay a flat rate provided that the taxicab Driver shall engage the meter for the portion of the trip which occurs within the Town boundaries; and (3) passengers with a destination within the municipal boundaries of the Town when agreed with the taxicab Driver prior to the commencement of the trip to pay a discounted Fare less than prescribed in Schedule "B", provided however, that the said discounted rate shall not be less than 90% of the fare accumulated on the meter. PART IV TAXICAB OWNER REGULATIONS Taxicab Owner Duties 58. Every Licensed Taxicab Owner shall: (1) keep at all times in the vehicle of the Owner, the original, or a photostat copy of the original, of each of the following documents: (a) the current Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications Passenger Motor Vehicle Permit issued for that Licensed vehicle; (b) the current taxicab Owner's License issued under this By-law; (c) the certificate of liability insurance for the vehicle, in accordance with this By-law; (2) have in or on the vehicle: (a) the Owner's plate firmly affixed to the left rear trunk, or at a location and in a manner approved by the Clerk; . -10 - (b) the Owner's plate number for that taxicab in letters of at least 15cm affixed on both front fenders, on the top rear of the fender, not more than 8 em below the top of the fender, or at a location and in a manner approved by the Clerk; this Owner's plate number shall be preceded by the letter "A" in identical sized lettering; (c) affixed, in a holder, or at a location and in a manner approved by the Clerk, the current tariff card, plate number, a notice advising passengers of the grounds for refusing to accept a fare as set out in this By-law and that complaints may be made to the Clerk at the telephone number provided by the Clerk and such other information as may be required by the Clerk from time to time; (d) a taxicab meter of a type approved by the Clerk and sealed by the Clerk and mounted in a position approved by the Clerk so that it is clearly visible to the passengers in the front and rear seats of the taxicab; (e) an electrically illuminated roof sign which is securely attached to the top of the taxicab in a manner approved by the Clerk and wired to the taxicab meter and working in conjunction with the meter so that it is not illuminated when the meter is engaged and is illuminated when the headlights are on and the meter is in the vacant status. (3) employ or use only the services of Licensed taxicab Drivers; (4) provide the Clerk and, where applicable, any Licensed taxicab Broker with whom the Owner may be associated, with the name of the Licensed Driver operating the vehicle, within seventy-two (72) hours of the time when the Licensed Driver has commenced to operate the said vehicle; and (5) repair any mechanical defect in the vehicle, reported to him/her by a Licensed Driver; (6) ensure that any person employed or used by the Owner for the purposes of dispatching calls has a working knowledge of the geographic area of the Town of Aurora including but not limited to the location of streets, public buildings and points of interest; (7) subject to the provisions of this By-law, ensure that any taxicab shall be in service a minimum of twelve hours daily for at least five days during any ten day period; (8) have a separate radio system and frequency, and telephone system for receiving and dispatching calls; (9) ensure that the distinctive colour scheme for his taxicabs shall not be the same distinctive colour scheme being used by any taxicab Broker or Owner with whom he is not affiliated unless the approval of the Clerk is first obtained. Taxicab Owner Prohibitions: 59. No Licensed Taxicab Owner shall: (1) in any manner permit a taxicab not owned by him be operated under the authority of the Owner's plate; (2) permit a taxicab of the Owner to be operated with mechanical defects of which the Owner is aware; (3) operate a taxicab or permit a taxicab to be operated under this By-law without the Owner's plate or sticker for that taxicab attached thereto; -11 - (4) affix or permit any person to affix any License, Owner's plate or sticker issued pursuant to this. By-law to any vehicle except the vehicle for which it was issued; (5) operate a taxicab or permit a taxicab to be operated which is not registered under this By-law; (6) allow or permit a taxicab to be operated when it is not clean, dry and in good repair as to its interior; (7) allow or permit a taxicab to be operated when the exterior is not clean or it has exterior body damage or rust; (8) put any name, address or telephone number or identification other than that of the Owner or the taxicab Broker with whom affiliated with, on a taxicab or roof sign; (9) use or permit to be used on a taxicab, any emblem, decal, roof-sign or other markings which are the same shape and/or similar to any distinctive emblem, decal, roof sign or other marking being used by any taxicab Broker with whom the Owner is not affiliated; (10) operate or permit a taxicab to be operated in affiliation with a taxicab Broker who is not Licensed under this By-law; (11) display or permit the display of any sign, emblem, decal, ornament or advertisement, on or in the taxicab, except in a form approved by the Clerk; (12) operate or permit a taxicab to be operated unless a taxicab meter is installed which meter complies with the requirements of this By-law and which has been tested and sealed by the Clerk; ( 13) operate or permit a taxicab to be operated for the purpose of transporting children to or from schools, except in compliance with the provisions of Schedule "C" to this By-law; (14) operate or permit a taxicab to be operated for the purpose of providing a jitney service; (15) operate or permit a taxicab Licensed as an Accessible Taxicab to be operated by a Driver not trained in the proper operation of the equipment or in the special needs of disabled passengers, and who holds a certificate indicating successful completion of a recognized program as approved from time to time. PART V INSURANCE 60. When a Licensed Owner ceases to have a current and valid Ontario standard automobile insurance policy in good standing and properly endorsed in accordance with the provisions of this By-law, the License shall be deemed to be suspended as of the date on which the cessation of insurance came to the attention of the Clerk, and the License shall only be reinstated on there being delivered to the Clerk, written proof of insurance in accordance with the provisions of the By-law. 61. When the Licensed Owner has a License suspended under the foregoing section, the Owner shall forthwith remove the Owner's plate and return the Owner's plate and the License to the Clerk. 62. When a Licensed Owner cancels the current insurance before the expiry date of the policy, the Owner must produce a certificate of newly acquired insurance, or return the taxicab Owner's plate to the Clerk on the date and time of the cancellation. 63. All insurance renewal policies or certificates of insurance shall be filed with the Clerk five (5) days prior to the expiry date of the current insurance policy. --···-·-·--·----~'-~' -12 - PART VI VEIDCLE APPROVAL 64. An applicant for an Owner's License under this By-law shall, before using the vehicle as a taxicab: ( 1) attend at the Licensing Office and produce a copy of the current passenger motor vehicle permit in good standing, issued by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, in the applicant's name, a copy of the current Ontario Standard Automobile Insurance Policy to show the vehicle being registered and the Owner's License; (2) submit the vehicle to be registered for inspection and approval by the Clerk; (3) produce and file with the Clerk, within 30 days of the application, a Safety Standard Certificate, issued under the Highway Traffic Act; (4) file with the Clerk all documents relating to the vehicle, including, if applicable, a leasing agreement or similar documentation relating to Ownership of the vehicle; 65. An Owner Licensed under this By-law who disposes of the vehicle or otherwise ceases to use the vehicle for the purposes permitted under this By-law and acquires another vehicle for the purposes permitted under this By-law, before using the vehicle as a taxicab, shall: (1) attend at the Licensing Office and produce a copy of the current passenger motor vehicle permit in good standing issued by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in the plate Owner's name, Owner's License, and a copy of the current Ontario Standard Automobile Insurance Policy, endorsed to show the vehicle being registered; (2) produce and file with the Clerk, a Safety Standard Certificate, issued under the Highway Traffic Act within thirty (30) days of the application; and (3) file with the Clerk, all documents required to report the change, including, if applicable, a leasing arrangement or similar documentation relating to Ownership, or vehicle operation. (4) In addition to the provisions of this subsection the vehicle to be used shall be submitted for inspection by the Clerk during normal business hours and shall not be used until the inspection has taken place, the approval given, and the provisions of subsection (2) have been satisfied; (5) If the inspection and approval provided for under this subsection can not be completed during normal business hours, the vehicle can be used, provided the Owner returns the vehicle for inspection on the date and time specified by the Clerk. 66. When the Licensed Owner meets all the requirements of this section, the vehicle shall be deemed to be registered and the former vehicle for which the License has been issued is deemed to be no longer registered. Model Year Restriction 67. No person shall operate or permit to be operated under the Owner's License, a vehicle which is of a model year older thanfive (5) years calculated from the first day of January of the model year. 68. Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing section, an Owner may make written request to the Clerk, for an extension on the model year provided the vehicle conforms in all other respects with the requirements of this By-law and as a condition of renewal for vehicles over (5) five model years old, the Clerk may require a Safety Standard Certificate, issued under the Highway Traffic Act by a mechanic designated by the Clerk within thirty (30) days of the date of application on the form provided by the Clerk. -13 - Taxicab Meter Requirements 69. Every taxicab meter required by this By-law shall: (1) register distances travelled, record trips and units and compute the fare to be paid; (2) be submitted for testing, inspection and sealing by the Clerk at such time and such place as may be directed by the Clerk and in any event shall be submitted for testing each time the meter is removed from the vehicle for any reason; (3) be illuminated between sunset and sunrise; (4) be adjusted and resealed in accordance with the Fares prescribed in Schedule "A" to this By-law; (5) be tested by running the taxicab to which it is attached over a measured distance or by such mechanical means as the Council may approve from time to time; (6) be kept in good working .condition; (7) be immediately repaired, when necessary and be resealed in accordance with the requirements of this By-law. 70. When a Clerk is not available to seal the taxicab meter as required under this By-law because the services have been requested outside of regular business hours of the Clerk, the Licensed taxicab Owner or the Licensed taxicab Driver who has had the taxicab meter altered, repaired or replaced in the taxicab, may operate the taxicab on a weekend for a period of up to seventy-two (72) hours and during the week for a period of up to forty- eight (48) hours, provided that the Licensed taxicab Driver has in possession a certificate or receipt for the repair or installation of the taxicab meter meter, signed by the person who made the repairs or installation, and the receipt sets out the date, time, and nature of the repairs and installation. Mandatory Taxicab Inspections 71. The Clerk shall give notice to the Licensed taxicab Owner of two inspections a year for each taxicab owned. One such inspection shall be completed in conjunction with the annual renewal of the Owners License in April of each year; the second shall occur on or before the 31st of October. 72. Upon receipt of a notice of inspection under the foregoing section, each Licensed Owner or lessee or agent shall attend with the vehicle at the appointed time and place and shall bring a Safety Standard Certificate issued under the Highway Traffic Act within thirty (30) days of the inspection date. 73. When a taxicab has been inspected in relation to vehicle approval within thirty (30) days of the date set out in the notice of mandatory inspection, the taxicab Owner or lessee shall not be required to have the vehicle re-inspected as required by the notice, but this section does not affect any other inspection required pursuant to this By-law. 74. Every taxicab or accessible taxicab powered by propane fuel shall have an inspection certificate filed with the Town of Aurora Clerk for each new or renewal License as welf as at the time of normal inspections of the vehicle. The inspection certificate shall be signed by a propane fitter, 1st class (PF1) or 2nd class (PF2) only, who is employed by a company designated under the provisions of the Energy Act R.S.O. 1990 and the Regulations thereto. -14 - Disposal of Taxicab 75. When the Licensed taxicab Owner of Licensed taxicab disposes of or otherwise ceases to use as a taxicab, the vehicle registered, the Owner shall inunediately remove from the said vehicle being disposed of: (1) the roof light; (2) the taxicab meter; (3) all identifying decals or markings; (4) fender numbers; and (5) all other items which make the vehicle appear to the public to be a taxicab. PART VII TAXICAB DRIVER REGULATIONS Taxicab Driver Duties 76. Every Driver of a taxicab shall: (1) at all times while driving a taxicab display an identification card which shall include a photograph at a place within the taxicab so that the card is visible to passengers using the taxicab; (2) at all times while driving a taxicab and at all times while on duty serving the public, wear in a prominent place on the outside of clothing, so that it is visible when approaching the public, an identification card which displays the Driver's photograph, name, Driver's License number and year of License issue; (3) upon the request of any passenger, or when there is any complaint or any dispute about the fare, give in writing, on the form prescribed by the Clerk the name, taxicab Driver License number, taxicab License number, vehicle number, the amount of the fare, the name and address of the Owner of the taxicab and the telephone number of the Town of Aurora; (4) carry an Ontario Driver's License at all times when operating a taxicab; (5) punctually keep all appointments and engagements and shall not make any appointment if a previous engagement would prevent the Driver from fulf!lling it; (6) unless a taxicab has been previously engaged, at any place within the Town of Aurora and at any specified time, whether day or night, serve the first person who may require the service of a taxicab, and if the Driver pleads some previous engagement the Driver shall upon demand, give the address of the person to whom the Driver is so engaged together with the time and place of such engagement, provided that in the event a Licensed tl.xicab Driver has a disability, impairment or allergy and is unable to service the fare by reason of the disability, impairment or allergy; in which event the Driver shall make proper arrangements for the servicing of that fare before proceeding to the next engagement; (7) be at liberty to refuse to serve any person who: (a) is intoxicated or disorderly; or (b) refuses to give the destination; or (c) is in possession of an animal, other than a seeing eye dog; or (d) is eating or drinking any food or beverage; or (e) has not paid a previous fare or cancellation fee; or -15 - (t) is, in the opinion of the Driver, unable or unwilling to pay the fare and has been unable to satisfy the Driver that he has the funds to pay the fare; or (g) refuses to extinguish a cigarette, cigar or pipe; (8) render such assistance as may be necessary so that the passenger may enter or leave the taxicab provided that in the event that the assistance of more than one person is required to effect the entry or discharge of the passenger, no Driver shall be required to carry such person; (9) be civil and behave courteously; (10) be properly dressed, well groomed, neat and clean in personal appearance; (11) drive the taxicab operated by the Driver in the most direct travelled route to the point of destination unless other wise directed by the passenger; (12) keep in the taxicab a current street guide or map of the Town and surrounding area satisfactory to the Clerk; (13) turn off any radio, tape player or any other sound producing mechanical device in the taxicab and turn down the volume of the two-way radio, upon being requested to do so by any passenger, and having done so, shall leave such devices in the off or turned down position until termination of the trip with the passenger; (14) each day, before commencing driving, inspect the taxicab for interior and exterior cleanliness and for any mechanical defects or interior or exterior damage and shall report forthwith any defects or damage found to the Owner or registered lessee of the taxicab; (15) while operating the taxicab, maintain the interior of the taxicab in a clean condition and good repair; (16) report, each day, upon completion of the operation of the taxicab, all defects in the taxicab to the Owner or registered lessee; (17) take due care of all property delivered or entrusted to the Driver and accepted for the conveyance or safekeeping and inunediately upon termination of any hiring engagement, shall search the taxicab for any property lost or left therein. All property or money left in the taxicab shall forthwith be delivered to the person owning the same or if the Owner cannot at once be found, shall be delivered to the Owner of the taxicab with all information in the Driver's possession regarding the property or money which shall be retained by the Owner of the taxicab for a period of30 days; (18) keep a daily trip sheet showing, for each vehicle: (a) the Provincial motor vehicle permit number of the taxicab; (b) the name of the taxicab Driver(s); (c) a record of all trips made by the taxicab that day; (d) the meter readings at the start and finish of each working period; (e) the date, time and location of the beginning and the termination of each trip; and (t) the amount of the fare collected for each trip recorded on the taxi meter; (19) retain all trip sheets for a least twelve (12) months and make them available for inspection at the request of the Clerk or a Provincial Offences Officer; (20) engage the taxicab meter at the commencement of the trip and keep it engaged throughout the trip except where section 33 is applicable; ... ·----··--~' ·'-'·-·~--·······--------''-·'-··'~·-'-'-"::: ... ~--- -16 - (21) at the conclusion of a trip, place the taxicab meter in the time-off status and after payment, place the meter in the vacant status; (22) enter a taxicab stand by taking a position at the end of any line formed by the taxicabs already on the stand. Taxicab Driver Prohibitions 43. No taxicab Driver shall: ( 1) carry liquor, wine or beer in any taxicab at any time provided that this paragraph shall not be intended to exclude the carrying of the liquor, wine or beer of any passenger who is a bona fide passenger in the taxicab; (2) smoke, or permit anyone to smoke, any pipe, cigar, cigarette or any tobacco products in any taxicab without the consent of all occupants, including the Driver, of the vehicle; (3) carry any passenger, other than paying passengers, while the vehicle is being used as a taxicab or while on duty, subject to call; (4) carry in a taxicab a greater number of passengers than is set out in the vehicle manufacturer's rating of seating capacity for such vehicle; (5) while waiting at a taxicab stand or any other public place, (a) obstruct or interfere in any way with the normal use of the taxicab stand or public place or interfere with the surrounding traffic patterns; (b) shall make any loud noise or disturbance; (c) be unable to observe the taxicab at all times; (d) make repairs to the taxicab unless the repairs are inunediately necessary; (6) pick up any passenger within sixty (60) meters of a taxicab stand when there are one or more taxicabs upon the stand unless, (a) an arrangement has been previously made with the passenger to be picked up at that location, or; (b) the passenger exhibits a preference for that taxicab, and the chosen taxicab Driver notifies the Driver of the first taxicab on the taxicab stand; (7) drive a taxicab with luggage or any object placed in, hung on, or attached to the vehicle in such a manner as will obstruct the Drivers view of the highway; (8) take, consume or have in the Driver's possession any alcohol, dmgs or intoxicants while he is in charge of a taxicab for which one is the Driver; (9) use any tariff card, other than that obtained from the Clerk, or remove, exchange, lend or otherwise dispose of the tariff card; (10) take on any additional passengers after the taxicab. has departed with one or more passengers from any one starting point except under the following circumstances: (a) when done at the request of the passenger already in the vehicle; (b) in an emergency situation; (c) when operating a vehicle which is being used exclusively for the transportation of children to and from school or for the transportation of handicapped persons as provided for in section 33 (2)(i) of this By-law; (11) drive a taxicab which does not have an Owner's plate affixed thereto; -17 - (12) drive a taxicab whose Owner is not a Licensed taxicab Owner; ( 13) permit a passenger to stand in a taxicab while the vehicle is in motion; (14) be required to accept any order when the expenditure of money by the Licensed taxicab Driver is required on behalf of the passenger; (15) recommend hotels, restaurants or other like facilities unless requested to do so by the passenger; (16) be required to provide change for any note larger than twenty ($20.00) dollars unless the fare is at least one-half (112) of the value of the said note; (17) operate a taxicab when the meter has not been adjusted in accordance with the then current rates set out in this By-law, or when the operation of the meter has not been approved by the Clerk; ( 18) operate a taxicab when the taxicab meter does not operate properly; (19) operate a taxicab when the taxicab meter seal is improperly affixed; (20) operate a taxicab without an Owner's plate, side and rear numbers and roof light as required by the provisions of this By-law; (21) operate a taxicab unless such vehicle, (a) is equipped with an extra tire wheel and jack ready for use for that vehicle; (b) meets the standards for the issue of a Safety Standard Certificate of mechanical fitness; (c) is clean, dry, free from debris and in good repair as to its interior; (d) is clean and in good repair as to its exterior, free from rust and/or exterior body damage and with a well maintained exterior paint finish; (22) induce any person to engage the vehicle by any misleading or deceiving statement or representation to that person about the location or distance of any destination named by that person; (23) induce or permit any person to engage the vehicle when the Driver is aware that another taxicab has been dispatched to pick up that person provided that when the passenger exhibits a preference for that taxicab, the chosen Driver shall notify the other taxicab Driver who has been dispatched; (24) have in a taxicab or on the Driver while on duty, the use of any device capable of scanning two-way radio calls; (25) subject to the provisions of this By-law and except for a tip, gratuity or credit card service charge, recover or received any fare from any passenger or persons who had demanded the services, which is greater than the fare authorized by this By- law; (26) recover or receive any fare or charge from any person to whom the Driver has refused to show the tariff card; (27) make any charge for time lost through defects or inefficiency of the vehicle or the incompetence of the Driver; (28) make any charge for the time elapsed due to early arrival of the vehicle in response to a call for the vehicle to arrive at a fixed time; . ''. ., ·-·--· ~------···----·-->---: _________ ,_~---·-'---~----·-···-; • .:.;._~ ....... ~~~-'='"""=·""'~'""'"""~~''""'0="'""'""""""'""'·'"·'-'~---··--·"'·-·· -18 - (29) be permitted to engage the taxicab meter before the passenger enters the vehicle; (30) charge a Fare which is not in accordance with the appropriate Fare set out in Schedule "B" to this By-law; (31) use or permit to be used a two way radio or monitoring device in the taxicab which enables the Driver to transmit and/or receive any frequency of a taxicab Broker Licensed under this By-law, with whom the Driver is not affiliated; (32) operate a taxicab for the purpose of transporting children to or from school, except in compliance with the provisions of Schedule "C" to this By-law; (33) operate an Accessible Taxicab without first having obtained training in the proper operation of the equipment or in the special needs of disabled passengers; (34) operate a taxicab without a valid Ontario Driver's License; 77. The Clerk may, at any time, require an applicant for a taxicab Driver's License or a Licensed taxicab Driver, if the Officer feels it may be in the public interest, to provide a certificate, prepared by a duly qualified medical practitioner, attesting as to whether or not the applicant or Licensee is physically fit and able to operate a taxicab; 78. When a Licensed taxicab Driver has had the Province of Ontario Driver's License suspended, cancelled or revoked, or where the License has expired, the License issued under this By-law shall be deemed to be suspended as of the date of suspension, cancellation or revocation of the province of Ontario Driver's License and the Driver shall inunediately return to the Clerk the License issued under this By-law; . 79. If at any time the taxicab Driver's photograph is not a reasonable likeness of the Driver because of physical changes, the passage of time or poor quality photography, the Clerk may require that the Driver attend at the licensing office to supply another photograph; 80. Every Licensed taxicab Owner who ceases to deal through a taxicab Broker shall, (1) remove from the vehicle the roof light, radio crystals and telephone number of the taxicab Broker the Owner is leaving; (2) change and remove from the vehicle the colour scheme and all decals or other taxicab Brokerage markings on the vehicle; (3) return to the taxicab Broker that the Owner is leaving, all business cards, promotional material and other equipment belonging to that Broker. PART VIII TAXICAB BROKER REGULATIONS Taxicab Broker Duties 81. Every Taxicab Broker shall, (1) maintain a business office, from which the taxicab Brokerage is operated; (2) require all taxicab Owners who have entered into arrangements with the Broker for the provisions of taxicab Brokerage services, to use the same design, shape and colour scheme of roof sign, and to attach to each front door of the taxicab an identifying decal which shall include the name of the taxicab Broker, in a form approved by the Clerk, and shall produce and file a sample of the roof sign and identifying decal with the Clerk; (3) provide the Clerk with a list, showing in numerical order by Owner's plate number, the name of every Driver operating ariy taxicab with which the Broker has entered into any arrangement of the provision of taxicab Brokerage services; -19 - (4) notify the Clerk in writing, within ten (10) days of any additions or deletions from the list provided under subsection (3); (5) carry on the taxicab Brokerage business twenty-four (24) hours a day during the term of the Broker's License, unless otherwise directed by Council; ( 6) keep a record of each taxicab dispatched on a trip, the time and date of receipt of the order, and the pick-up location and retain these records for a period of at least three (12) months; (7) supply the Clerk with a copy of the Federal Radio License call sign and frequency number, if any; (8) ensure that any person employed by the Broker for the purposes of dispatching calls has a working knowledge of the geographic area of the Town of Aurora and surrounding area, including but not limited to the location of streets, public buildings and points of interest; (9) upon request, inform any customer of the anticipated length of time required for a taxicab to arrive at the pick-up location; (10) when volume of business is such that service will be delayed to a prospective customer, the Broker shall inform the customer of the approximate length of the delay, before accepting the offer; (11) dispatch a taxicab to any person requesting service within the municipality, unless the person requesting service has not paid for a previous trip and these facts are verified by the Broker; (12) carry on business only in the name in which the Broker is Licensed; (13). on instruction of the Clerk, not dispatch calls to any taxicab, if the Licensed Owner or Licensed Driver, in the opinion of the Clerk, may have contravened any section of this By-law, which substantially affects the public; (14) at the request of the Clerk, provide a list showing the number of taxicabs available for service to the public on any particular day, including the times when each such taxicab went on the road and the time when it was last available for service on that day and also including the number of dispatched calls serviced by each such taxicab. Taxicab Broker Prohibitions 82. No Taxicab Broker shall: (1) accept order for, or in any way dispatch or direct orders to a taxicab, Licensed under this By-law, (a) when the activity would be illegal under another municipal taxicab or similar licensing By-law, or provincial stature; or (b) when the fare is less then that permitted under this By-law; (2) accept orders for, or in any way dispatch or direct orders to a taxicab, the Owner of which is not Licensed under this By-law, for a pick-up location within the boundaries of the Town of Aurora; (3) dispatch or direct orders for a parcel delivery to a taxicab Driver unless the taxicab Driver first consents to make the parcel deliver; (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) PART IX -20 - be permitted to have exclusive rights to any taxicab stand in the municipality, or enter into or become a party to any exclusive concession agreement; require any Driver to accept any order necessitating the expenditure of money, by the Driver, on behalf of the customer; enter into an agreement for the provisions of Brokerage services with a taxicab Driver or taxicab Owner who is already affiliated with another taxicab Broker; make any charge or financial demand, directly or indirectly, of a taxicab Owner, lessee or sub-lessee of a taxicab, other than dues; dispatch to any person within the Town of Aurora, a taxicab which is not on the list provided under this By-law to the Clerk in relation to the names of Owners and Drivers with which the Broker has entered into agreements relating to the dispatch of taxicabs; charge a tariff or enter into an agreement to charge a tariff which is not in accordance with the provisions of this By-law. ACCESSIBLE TAXICABS 83. There may be issued, in addition to the Owners Licenses which may be issued pursuant to this By-law, one Accessible Taxicab License per every ten thousand (10,000) persons or major part thereof within the Town limits. No Owner or Broker shall be entitled to hold more than one Accessible Taxicab License. 84. All of the provisions of this By -law in respect of taxicab Owners, Driver and vehicles shall apply to Owners and Drivers of Accessible Taxicabs. 85. In addition to the requirements for vehicles set out in this By-law, vehicles to be Licensed as Accessible Taxicabs shall, as a minimum, permit the loading, transportation and off- loading of persons utilising a wheelchair in compliance with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 629, as amended, Ontario Regulation 611, as amended and Canadian Standards Association standard CAN3 D409 M84 and all other relevant federal and provincial regulation. 86. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law in respect of the dispatching of taxicabs, when a customer requests the service of an Accessible Taxicab, the Owner shall ensure that such call shall receive priority over any other request for service to which the Accessible Taxicab might have been or may be dispatched. In the event the Accessible Taxicab has been dispatched to a customer not requiring the services of an Accessible Taxicab, but the Accessible Taxicab has not been engaged, the Owner shall ensure that another taxicab is dispatched to respond to the customer not requiring the Accessible Taxicab is dispatched to the customer requiring the service. PART X THE PRIORITY LIST New Priority List: 87. When a completed application for a taxicab Owner's License is received by the Clerk and it meets all of the requirements of this By-law and the attached schedules, but a License cannot be issued because of the limitation on the number of Licenses set out in this By-law, upon payment of the fee set out in Schedule" A" to this By-law, the applicant's name shall be placed on the priority list by the Clerk. 88. The applicant's name shall remain on the priority list and the applicant will upon availability be entitled to a License if he complies with the provisions of this By-law and the schedules thereto. 89. The applicant's name will appear only once on the priority list at any one time. 90. The priority list will be available for inspection at the Licensing Office during normal business hours. _______ _:e~'""-' -21 - 91. When a Taxicab Owner, whose name appears on the priority list, sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of the Owner's License, the name shall be removed from the priority list and no new application will be accepted for a period of two (2) years from the date sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of the Owner's License. · 92. When a applicant whose name is on the priority list, is issued an Owner's License, the name shall be removed from the list and all other applicants' names shall be moved forward one position and no new application will be accepted for a period of twelve months thereafter. 93. When an applicant whose name is on the priority list is offered an Owner's License which he refuses, the name shall be removed from the list and such applicant shall be required to submit a new application accordingly. 94. When the number of available taxicab Owner's Licenses is to be increased in accordance with the provisions of this By-law, such Licenses will be issued to persons on the priority list in accordance with their priority on the list. PART XII PENALTY Offence/Penalty 95. (1) wherever in this By-law there is a duty imposed upon any person and such person fails to perform such duty, the person is guilty of an offence under this By-law and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars. (2) wherever in this By-law there is a prohibition stated and any person performs the act or aids or abets any person in the performance of the act so prohibited, the person is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars. (3) without limiting any other provision in the By-law, and in addition thereto, every person who otherwise contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law is guilty of an offence .and upon conviction is liable to a fme of not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars. (4) every director or officer of a corporation who concurs in any contravention by the corporation of any provisions in this By-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fme of not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars. PART XIII SCHEDULES 96. All Schedules referred to in this By-law and attached to this By-law are deemed to be part of the By-law. PART XIV REPEAL 97. The provisions of By-law number 3344-91, as amended, be and are hereby repealed 98. The provisions of this By-law shall come into force and effect upon third reading thereof. READ A FIRST TIME THIS 24TH DAY OF APRIL, I996. READ A SECOND TIME THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 1997. READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 28TH DAY .. T.JO L. ALLISON, MUNICIPAL CLERK SCHEDULE "A" LICENSE FEES TYPE OF License ORIGINAL *Taxi Cab Owners License $ 1,000.00 Taxi Cab Brokers License 300.00 Taxi Cab Drivers License 35.00 Taxi Cab Owners Plate Transfer (to replacement vehicle) 100.00 Taxi Cab Owners License Transfer (to approved new Owner) 250.00 Owners License Priority List Annual Fee 50.00 RENEWAL $250.00 150.00 35.00 ,. ,_ -· . ··---~-·--- * Where an applicant for a cab Owners or Brokers License does not have a business office within the municipality an additional fee of $100.00 per year will be charged for each cab Owners License or renewal thereof. Other Fees (a) (b) (c) (d) Replacement fee for taxicab Driver's photo identification Replacement fee for taxicab Driver's or Owner's License Replacement fee for loss of Owner's plate Replacement fee for each Tariff Card $5.00 $5.00 $30.00 $3.00 SCHEDULE "B" TAXICAB FARES (G.S.T is iiicluded iii all prices) For the first 300 meters or part thereof For each additional 160 meters or part thereof For waiting time while under engagement after one miliute There shall be no charge for wheelchairs $2.00 .20 $ 20.00/hour Any charges for items not covered by these rates or fares shall be agreed upon before the commencement of the trip. Any charges listed iii this By-law apply to any trip carryiiig four or less passengers. The Owner of a taxi cab may accept a trip to carry more than four passengers and any additional charges for the additional passengers shall be agreed upon before the commencement of the trip. SCHEDULE"C" REGULATION FOR THE USE OF TAXICABS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL. 1. No Liceruled taxicab Owner and no Licensed taxicab Driver shall use any vehicle for the transportation of children to and from school unless such vehicle is Licensed as a taxicab by the municipality. 2. No child shall be permitted to stand in the taxicab while it is in motion. 3. The taxicab shall carry, on the front and rear, signs not less than 275 mm by 350 mm in size, clearly and visibly displaying the words "SCHOOL VEHICLE" in black letters on a white or yellow background. 4. The signs referred to in clause (3) shall be carried only when the taxicab is actually engaged in transporting children to and from school, and shall be removed when the taxicab is engaged in any other business. ···-------n-- SCHEDULE "D" LIST OF TAXICAB STANDS