Modesto Municipal Code Art. 8 Stands

The Public Works Director is hereby authorized to locate and establish taxicab stands on City streets. Such regulations shall become effective when appropriate signs are placed giving notice of such regulations to the public. The right to use a taxicab stand heretofore or hereafter established for the use of a specific taxicab operator shall be nontransferable.

The number of taxicab stands to which each person operating taxicabs shall be entitled shall be determined by the Public Works Director based on his/her finding as to the need for same in order to adequately serve the public.

The fee to be paid to the City for each taxicab stand heretofore or hereafter established for the use of a taxicab operator shall be as follows:

(a) There shall be no charge for the first stand;

(b) For each additional stand there shall be paid to the City a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month, payable in advance at the beginning of each month.

(Ord. 3295-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3364-C.S., § 5, effective 12-9-04)

Taxicab stand rental fees due hereunder shall be paid in advance at the office of the Finance Director and shall be due and payable on the first (1st) of each month and delinquent at 5:00 p.m. on the tenth (10th) of the month.

(Ord. 3295-C.S., § 1, effective 5-22-03)

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any taxicab to allow said taxicab to remain standing or parked in the area bounded by and including G Street, 6th Street, L Street, Needham Avenue and 17th Street while awaiting or soliciting employment, except in a taxicab stand established for that specific taxicab or taxicab company; provided, however, that:

(a) A taxicab may be parked in any available legal on-street parking space, for not more than three (3) minutes, when the driver is actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers.

(b) Except while awaiting or soliciting employment, a taxicab may be parked in any municipal off-street parking facility, provided that the driver of said taxicab shall pay the prescribed parking fee for using the off-street parking facility. The driver of a taxicab, however, may park, await, and solicit employment in any private off-street parking area after having obtained the property owner's permission.

(c) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day, the driver of a taxicab may stop, stand or park a taxicab in any place where the parking of vehicles is legally permitted, except in taxicab stands established for other taxicab companies.

(Ord. 3295-C.S., § 1, effective 5-22-03)

(a) Loading or Unloading Passengers. The driver of any authorized taxicab may use any vacant stand located in front of a bus or train depot for not more than three (3) minutes when engaged in loading or unloading passengers. Taxicabs cannot be left unattended in front of the airport terminal.

(b) Awaiting Employment. The taxicab stand in front of the Greyhound office at the City's Transportation Center may be used by any authorized taxicab while awaiting or soliciting employment. However, unless unloading, not more than one (1) taxicab operating under the same company name shall be on the aforementioned stand at the same time. Two (2) or more taxicabs operating under different company names but having common ownership may not be at said taxicab stand at the same time if two (2) or more taxicabs of different ownership are present. Taxicabs using said stand must pull forward when space is available.

(c) Taxicab operators waiting to pick up riders at the Modesto City-County Airport must use a space in the regular parking lot.

(Ord. 3295-C.S., § 1, effective 5-22-03)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any motor vehicle other than a taxicab in a designated taxicab stand.

(Ord. 3295-C.S., § 1, effective 5-22-03)