Sec. 220.405. - Designation of taxi stands; change.

(a) The Department, subject to the approval of the Sheriff and the City Highway Engineer, is empowered to designate the location of and extent of space for stands on the streets within the City to be known as taxi stands and whether a taxi stand is reserved for metered or unmetered taxicabs or may be used by both metered and unmetered taxicabs. The boundaries of each taxi stand shall be designated by a sign which clearly states that the taxi stand is for use by taxicabs only. The Department shall file a complete list of the locations with the Council Secretary and shall file semiannual reports of changes required to maintain the list in a current status. (b) A taxi stand may be enlarged, restricted, changed, relocated or abolished by the Department, with the consent of the Sheriff and the City Highway Engineer, if in its judgment, public necessity, safety or convenience requires this action. Before this action becomes effective, the Department shall notify all owners of the proposed action and request them to file objections that they may have with it within ten days from the date of the notice. If no objections are timely filed, the proposed action shall become effective at the time prescribed by the Department. If objections are timely filed, the Department shall give the objecting owners an opportunity to present their objections, comments and recommendations to it, the Sheriff and the City Highway Engineer within a reasonable time after the objections are filed. Thereafter, the Department, with the concurrence of the Sheriff and the City Highway Engineer, shall confirm, modify or abandon the proposed action and so notify all owners. (Ord. 2019-183-E , § 2)