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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 4372/73THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICmING BY-LAW NUMBER 'if.? A By-law of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering for the licensing, regulating and governing of owners and drivers of taxi- cabs and other motor vehicles for hire and establishing the rates or fares to be charged by the owners or drivers of cabs and livery cabs for the conveyance of passengers within the Township of Pickering. WHEREAS The Corporation of the Township of Pickering has persuant to The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1960, Chapter 249, Section 395, aut ority to enact this By-law. NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE ODRPORATIQN OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING HEEEEZ MUCT3 AS VOLLOWS: 1. For the purpose of this By-law: (a) "BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" means the By-law Enforcement Officer of the Township of Pickering appointed by the Council of the Township of Pickering. (b) "CHIEF OF POLICE" means the Chief of Police of The Township of Pickering. (c) "CA$" means any motor vehicle used for the conveyance for hire of passengers wholly within the Township of Pickering or from a point within the said Township and shall include a Leased Automobile or Livery Cab. (d) "LEASED AUTOMOBILE" means any vehicle rented by the owner thereof and used exclusively by the lessee for his own personal or professional use and who does not sub-rent or sub-let such vehicle out to any other person. (e) "DRIVER" means a person other than a fleet owner or independent cab owner who operates a vehicle as a cab for hire. (f) "FLEET OWNER" means any person who holds a license from this Township to use or operate more than one cab from his taxi stand or sub-stand. (g) "INDEPENDENT CAB OWNER" means an owner of a cab who holds a license from this Township to use or operate one cab only from, or through, the stand of a licensed fleet owner. (h) "LIVERY CAB" means a motor vehicle used for hire for the conveyance of persons and designated by the Chief of Police as a Livery Cab. (i) "TAXI CAB BROKXR!i means any parson who accepts calls in any manner for taxL-cabs that are used for hire and that: arc owned by persons other than himself, his irunediate fna+.ily or his emplcyer. _2w t$ " UZI STAW1 means either a building or part of a building, such as as office, agency or other commercial establishment, situated within the limits of this Township, bat excludes a rwldsatial dwelling unit, (l? "SUM LICBW "as a license Insuod by the W-law Lnforcwasnt officer of the Tc"Aip of Pinkert" under the provisions of this By-law with the approval of the Council of Plokering. (1) "PtttaGW shoal include any individual, "societies, Mn, partnership or corporation. Z. (a) Ali liasuses required by this Bylaw shall to loud 1W the By-law Imforoasont officer upon ,the dirsstisn of Council. (b) 260 Chief of telics shall be" supervision over , all persons Isagssed under the provisions of this By-Isar and oven oft sobs. legged autaweibiles, grid livery cabs, tosetbsr with the equipment used by them, and the follorfleb *411 be the duties and posses of the Chief of Polio* lp connection with the provisions of the By-law; (1) to report to the Council on the performance of his duties under this By-law ubanever be shall be required by Council to do M (2) To make all necessary inquiries ccmcsruIng applications for licensas as say be requisite to secure a duo observance of the low and of this Or loss. () Notwithstanding any other section of this By-lif? Council on the recommendation of the Chief of Police nay suspend pending farther Investigation the license held by agloae under this Bywlow who has been convicted of an offence outer the Criminal Code of Canada or the Liquor Control Act of Ontario, or has +ta¢1ed to comply with the regulations under thtA Dui ea. mym) TO ecbgit for Council approval, applications foss lic%asas, or recommendation for revoking, saapllatton of gay license, or the suspension of any Itetwe by hang together with his report thereon, (5) To keep a regtgtov of all licauru granted by Coumsil WAUC fleas By-laws abub owl ooutais Vasa sec now of applications, data of issue pd other such pertinent information and such GttAe beaks as Conrail say order. (6) to fursiih easb permw taking out a 11cowes 04e Copy of title By-law and to each owner a tariff card, setting forth the rates and tam spesittab in 8444ule 1 herstog send to each driver tarp the aessr if he drives his an car, a badge, loth salt bsdga sad card to have the number of the 11casse abow theream. (7) To aseertaip by ilmpection and enquiryo from time to tits, and as after as sty be required by the raid Council, Mbether flu persons receiving tka licaraees cootinu4 to tompiy with the prov°isigss of the lams and of this By-lam. . 3 . 3. Any act of duty to be performed by the Chief of Police vedar this W-lair any be performed by any off Lear or Constable sathorisad by the Chief of Police to parfoas such ant, or duty. 4. (a) No person, being the driver of a motor vehicle shall use snob motor vehicle as a tab without having first cbtaieed a liceaas from the Township of Pickering pslmlttting him to drive a motor vehicle as a tab. (b) no "roan, being the driver of a motor vehicles shall use such motor iohtole as a cab unless it cab Owner's License for such vehicle has first been obtained from the Ytohship of Pi.akeritt. S. (a) so persons being that owner of a motor vehicle otMt than a Leased Autmobtlo, oe the lasses of a motor vehicle being a Leased AutonbbUes shall urea or allow the age of such motor vohieie as a cab without having first applied for and obtained a Cab Owner's License from the Township of Ptakeelag. (og) So person, being the owner of a motor vahiale other than a Leased Automobile, or the losses of a motor vehicle being a Leased Automobile, shall allot the ass of such motor vehicle as a Cab unless the driver thereof has first obtained a license from the Township of Pickering permitting his to drive a motor vehicle as a tab. (b) The -law Eaforcoment Ofticar shall sot, in my year, issue more Taxi Cab licenses tpan those pa:sitted in Schedule Three (3), of this hhy-146. (c) Toss Cab Licenses issued under the pt-»isions of this My-law shall be is accordance with Schedule Two (2) of this Sy-law. (d) No person licensed under this IDylm Shall enjoy a vested right in the Continuance of a lidawo and upon the issue, renewal, transfer, eaacellatien or suspension thereof, the value of a license shall by the property of the Township of Pickering. C? ?' LYC81?8gi i. (a) Ivory applicant for an owner's license under this Ry-low shall submit an application to the Chief of Police who shall -famard it to Commaii together with his recommendations. (b) Ivory applicant for an owner's license uadar this By-lair shall submit along with his completed applications three recent passport-type photographs and two character rotereanus which shall bosom the property of the mwateipality.- (a) Ivory Cab Owner shall be able to speak, read and write understandable Inlish. 7., A Pleat Owner shall take out a separate cab license for each cab to be operated. 8. Ivory owner shall apply for imad obtain a cab driver's Ile-moo before driving, a veEielo as a cab. R'r,at' 1.66*d. 0 e .. 4 4 - 4 - 9. The owner of a vehicle, when making application for a cab owner's licence under this By-law shall submit the motor vehicle registration certi`ica'?e issued by the Department of Transportation & CommunicaL'=3, and a copy of his insurance policy in the principal sum of not lase than $500,000.00 Public Liability and Proper::y Damage. Such Policy shall contain a list of the vehicles, and renewal receipts shall be filed with the Chief of Police each year during the 'rime in which the licence is in force. 10. The owner of a vehicle who, while not applying for a Fleet Owner's Licence may apply for an Independent Cab Owner's Licence. 11. Every licenced cab owner shall keep the name of the driver and motor vehicle registration number of every cab operating from his stand and a record of the date, time, origin and destination of each trip; such records shall be retained for six months and he shall give full information to any police officer or constable of the Township of Pickering upon being required to do so, together with such other pertinent information as may be available. 12. (a) No Licenced owner shall allow any person other than a driver licenced for the current year under this by-law, to operate his cab for hire. (b) No owner licenced under this by-law shall require any driver or other person employed by him, to work more than twelve hours within any twenty-four consecutive hours. In no case shall a driver, or other person, be employed more than fifteen hours in any twenty-four consecutive hours, or required to work more than six days a week. (c) No owner licenced under this by-law, shall drive a cab more than twelve hours within any consecutive twenty-four hours. GU DRIM'S LICENCES: 13. (a) Every driver of a cab shall, before acting as a driver of any such vehicle, apply 'o the Chief of Police for a licence permitting him to drive such cab. Every applicant for a cab driver's licence shall submit with his application three recent passport- type photgraphs of himself, at leant two local character references, which shall become the property of this Municipality. The Chief of Police may forward the application to Council together with sny of his recommendations. (b) Every applicant for a licence as a driver shall produce a chauffeur's licence (c) Every cab driver shall be able to speak, read and write understandable English. 14. (a) Every taxicab driver and every taxicab owner who acts ae a driver, shall carry on his person a metal badge furnished by the Department and shall display constantly on the outside of his clothing and shall allow any person to note the number thereon. (b) Every driver shall at all times when driving a cab have his photgrapb and name affixed and placed in the cab in such a manner that the same is plainly visible to and readable by passengers in the back seat. 5 13. is) ltc:crcac: W AM" 09 lriver shall tdee, eseleles, or have is his possession any liquor while he is in charge of his cab, nor shall the We of liquor by him be apparent while he is in charge of such cab.- (b) The Chief of Police may require any owner or driver to be medically examined by the Medical Officer of Health for the County of Ontario and the Medical officer of Health may make a report of such examination to the Chief of police. (o) No owner or driver of a cab carrying passengers shall smoke any cigar, cigarette, tobacco or other substance while driving the cab. (d) Every driver licensed under this by-law and every owner, if driving his own cab, shall be properly dressed, coat and clean in his person, and be civil and well-behaved, and while on any public cab stand shall sit or stend sufficiently close to his cab so as to have it constantly under close observation, and such drivers or comers shall not in any way obstruct the use of the sidewalk or wake any loud noise or disturbance. AWMA UM 'S LY9EN8St 16. Share shall be taken out by every taxicab broker, a license to carry on his trado, calling, business or occupation as a taxicab broker. No person shall, within the limits of the Township of Pickering carry on as a taxicab broker until he has procured such license to do so. 17. Ivory owner, driver, and taxicab broker, licensed under this by-law shall be of the full age of twenty-one (21) years. I& Ivory person licensed under this by-law shall, upon changing his address, notify the Chief of Police tbereoC, uitbin to. .ray: ffimA give his now address. it. (a) Every motor vehicle licensed under this by-law shall be kept in good repair and the interior and exterior kept clean. (b) Upon demand of any Police Constable or Officer, appointed for enforcing this by-law, the owner shall produce said vehicle for inspection at any time without notice. (c)• Upon notice in writing of any defects o:faulte found as the result of such inspections, the owner shall forthwith remove the vehicle from the road until such defeat* or faults have Deem rectified, and, on completion of ssms, shall again produce the vehicle for police inspection before returning it to the road. (d) Ivory cab shall be equipped with a spare wheel and tire properly inflated and ready (et a". (a) The taxicab number plate issued under this by-law shall at all times, be securely and prominaatly affixed to the right rear portion and on the outside of the vehicle in respect of which the same was tasaad. Each vehicle so licensed shall be operated as a taxicab at all times. Failure, to comply with the terms sat out in this section hereof, shall at the discretion of the CctmAil of the Township of Pickering* be sufficient cause for revocation of or rofaisal to renew each lir.irek:.l:r:. -6- 14. (f) A vehicle licensed under this by-law shall not be operated at a speed greater than that laid down by the Highvay Traffic .Act, and shall not be operated in such a manner as to be dangerous to the public. (g) No owner or driver shall drive a cab with luggage or other material piled or plcced in a manner that obstructs his view. (b) lb person licensed under this by-law shall carry in any cab a greater number of occupants, or persons, than the manufacturer's rating of seat capacity of such cab, inclusive of the driver. (i) The age of any motor Vehicle to be licensed as a cab under the provisions of this by-law shall be no more than four years from the year of manufacture of such vehicle. (?) Every owner and driver employed by his shall take due care of all property delivered or entrusted to him for conveyance or safe keeping. Every driver immediately upon the termination of any hiring or engagement, shall carelully search his cab for any property lost or left therein, and all property or money left in his nab shall be forthwith delivered mar to the person owning the same, or if the owner cannot at once be found, than to the nearest police station, with all information in his possession regarding the *am*. (k) No driver or owner shall knowingly drive or pareait to be driven about the streets in his cab any person for the purpose of soliciting frv i the cab for sets of prostitution. (1) The owner or driver of a cob shall while such cab is being used for the transportation of children to or from school observe and comply with the following regulationst a) Not more than six children shell be at any one time carried in a staneard five passenger cab and not morn than eight: children shall be carried at any one time in a standard seven passenger cab; b) No child shall be permitted to stand while the cab is in motion; c) The cab shall carry on the front and on the rear thereof signs of not less than eleven inches by fourteen inches in size clearly and visibly displaying the words "School Vehicle" in black letters on a yellow background; d) The signs referred to in clause c) shall be carried only when the cab is actually engaged in transporting children to or from school and shall be removed when the cab is engaged in any other business. (s) The following types of vehicles shall not be used as cabs: Convertible automobiles, Converted trucks, Tvo-do*r coach automobiles, and automobiles which the Chief of police deems to be of i.nsuf 1cirAnt sine to be operated as cabs, ri,; ;od...... 7 - 7 - it. (a) In case of violation of the provisions of this By-law, the license of such vehicle, and the license of the driver, may be suspended by the Chief of Police, and also, may at the discretion of Council, be revoked. 20. Vhsh any licensed owner disposes of a cab and acquires .pother cab, before the license for the forest msy be t.:anaferred to the latter, the latter cab must be s0imitted to the Chief of Police for approval. MM An A : 21. !ivory cab licensed under this By-law, excepting leaaed satemobiles, shall have affixed a taximeter for regtateting distances travelled and computing fares to be paid, and for all cabs to equipped the following provisions shall apply: Orery taximeter shall be, (s) tubmitted, when required, for testing, inspection and sealing by the Chief of Police. (b) Illuminated between dusk and down. (c) Attaahed to the cab in a location and stunner approved by the Chief of Police. (d) Adjusted in accordance with the Tariff prescribed by Schedule one of this By-law. (s) Tested by running the cab in which it is installeds over n measured distance before it is coaled. (f) Numbered and not used until approved by the Chief of Police. (g) Used not longer then six months without re- tooting. (h) Kept in good working condition at all times, and not used when defective in any way. (1) Xquippod with a luminous yellow or illuminated metal plate or flag attached to the top thereof and approved by the Chief of Police or person designated thereby, which plate or flag shall be in a lowered position when the taximeter is in operation and in a raised position clearly visible from any direction outside the cab when such meter is not in operation, and shall be connected to the electric sign, referred to in Section 22 hereof in such manner that the sign is lighted when the plate or flag is raised and extinguished when the soon is lowered. The must or driver of a cab equipped with a tazi- smter shall not operate such cab ahem the taxtshater has been changed, repaired, altered, tamperad with, or adjusted, unless and until the taximeter has been subsequently tested and sealed by the Chief of Police. 22. Rvery owner licensed under this By-low shall, while his cab is operated was a taxicab, have installed Colt izued...... 8 - a . on the top of such cab an electric sign, in good working order; such sign shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police and shall not be a flashing type, or in either the colours red or blue. Ambulances, hearses, or self-drive vehicles, shall not W equipped with roof name signs, f 4G? 1j 24. (a) Every licensed driver shall drive the cab operated by him by tho most direct travelled route to the point of destination, unless otherwise directed by the passenger. (b) So owner or driver shall induce any person co use his cab by knowingly misleading or deceiving such person as to the location sr distance of any plaae or by making any false representation to such person, 24. No person employing any cab shall refuse, upon demand, to pay the fare or charge authorized by this By-lav, 25. Every licensed person operating a cab equipped with a taximeter may agree at the request of the passenger, to operate on an hourly basis, at the rate provided for under PART TWO of TARIFF "A" of SCHEDULE ONE of this By-law, and the flag of the meter shall be placid in tha recording position throughout the trip. ?6. (a) No licensed person shall make any charge under tlaia DI-law for time lost through defects, or inefficiency, of the cab, or the incompetency of the driver thereof, or for time consumed by the arrival of the cab in response to a call in advaro.c of the time such cab has been requasW by the person calling same, (b) Every ovr.,,r or driver licensed under this BY-law shall servo the first person requiring the service of his cab at any place within the Pickarisglnwnship Area at any specified time by day or night n:it if he plead some previous engagement }.C shall upon demand give the name and addreos of the person to whom he is so engaged togetSer with the time and place of such engagement. Ye shall punctually keep all his appointments or enga3emsents, and shall not accept any engagenr_nt that a previous appointment would prevent him fr_m fulfilling, provided however, that he shall not be compelled to accept any order from a persor who owes him for a previous fare or service, ua ess and until the same be paid, 27. The fares to be charged to the public for the use of cabs shall he those set out in the Schedule of Fares hereto attached and forming part of this By-law, 28. No cab operatov tmy solicit fnres within three hundred (390) fact of any cac:petltur's licensed taxi stand. 24. Any per%ca duly authorized by the Municipal Law Enforeesmost Department, or any member of said DapartmeKt, may sit all reasonable times inspect as much of any place or premises ae is used for t)m carrying on of any trade, soling, business or Conttnuad...... 9 - Q • occupation in respect of which say person has or L required to have a license under this By-saw, and any such person authorised or any member of the Department say inspect any goods, articles, books, records and other documents of or relating to any such trade, calling, business or occupation, and.no person who has or is required ;o have a license under this By-law shall obstruct or hinder the making of the inspection aforesaid, or cause or permit the same to be obstructed or hindered. 30, Ho person licensed under this By-law shall, because of race, Colour or creed, discriminate against any member of the public in the carrying on the trader calling, business or occupation in respect of which the license to issued. 3L No person licensed under, We ft-law shall (a) permit or allow any tippling or gambling of OW kind to be carried on in, upon or in connection with a building or premises in rsspaot of which a license to issued; (b) keep, place, nsintain,'permit or allow at, tag upon or'in connection with said building or promises and faro bank, rougeoet-noire, roulette table or other gaming devices for gaming or gambling. (o) keep, place, maintain. permit or allow at. is, upon or in connection with said building or promises any crane, slot, or pia-ball machine including the bagatelle table type, or any other device of a similar nature, but not Laoluding merchandise vending machines or machines for playing recorded musia, or Some of skill operated by electric ray from which no chance ravard may be obtained. 3L Every license issued under this By-law shall expire the thirty-first day of January of the year following the year for which it is issued; but the licenses for the following year may be issued at any time during the month of December. 33. (1) The fees payable under this by-law shall be on an annual basis and shall be paid to the Treasurer on application for a license. The said fees shall be payable as follows: TAUCAB OWER: for each original cab license..$100.00 For each cab license renewal...4 50.00 FOR EACH FLEET OWUR's ETAMD....... $ 15.00 FOR EACH CAB •DRIVBR'E LICML ..... $ S.00 (!i) The annual fees payable under this By-law shall not be prorated, in the event that a license is applied for and obtained for a period of less than one year. - 10 - 34. Any person found guilty of a breach of this by-law upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) exclusive of coats, recoverable under the Ontario Summary Convictions Act, and in default of payment of such fines and costs, shall be liable to imprisonment in the Common Gaol of the County of Ontario for a period of not exceeding twenty-one (21) days. 35. Any person (including persons holding licences prior to the passing of this by-law) found by Council not to be observing the provisions of this by-low, may have their licence revoked or cancelled. 36. By-law Number 4149/72 be and the same is hereby repealed. BY-LAW READ A FIRST, SECOND AND TIILRD TIM AND PASSED THIS ?/ /l day of 1973. I "8CUDD10 LI ONE" ZbM "n" nuns By Distance cae to sour fassaagorss for the first quarter mile or part thereof .............¢ 033 For each additional quarter pile or part thereof,.,,,,,$ .10 for waiting time while under engagement, for each A minutes.... ¢ .10 for each additional passenger In 4=428 of fouredestre'.$ '20 Baggage (other than shopping or grocery bags), For each trunk (32 inches by 18 inches by 9 inches or 9 cu. ft,4,,.¢ .30 Mad baggage if not carried by passenger inside vehicle per parcels eta 0.4.00400$ .10 Brief cases and parcels of comparable sins shall not be considered as hand baggage. Bags and 'cartons containing groceries (if loaded and unloaded by driver) per bag ..................¢ .1o Up to a ssadau m of 30 cents. Nbselchairs will be carried free. for the first hour or part thereof... .................. qwW for each additional fifteen (13) minutes ...............¢1.Q0 for seek passenger. In excess of four - per hour. .......¢ .73 Baggage (other than shopping or grocery bags)- for each trunk (32 inches by 18 inches by 9 inches or 9 cut ft..... ¢ . 30 Band baggage if not carried by passengers inside vehids per paresl....j.........¢ .30 Brief cases and parcels of comparable sine shall not be considered as hand baggage. Sage and cartons containing groceries (if loaded and unloaded by driver) per beg.$ .10 0p to maximum of 30 cents, lboolchairs will be carried free. F77M.jW;W Bata for livery cabs, except vehicles serving weddings or funerals: For each 13 minutes or part thereof..•..' ...............¢1.00 Minimum charge per trip ................................¢2.00 MI =E8 -/ -? 7 473 " S C H E D U L E TWO" T1xi Cab Licences issued under the provisions of this by-law shall Da in accordance with the following schedule annually, and shall be con-transferable. One (1) Licence to: One (1) Licence to: Three (3) Licences to: Two (2) Licences to: Two (2) Licences to: One (1) Licence to: One (1) Licence to: Austin's Taxi Thomas E. Austin Church Street, Pickering Village, Ontario. Don's Taxi W. D. Mowry, 131 Exeter Road, . Ajax, Ontario. Atlantic Taxi, Atlantic Taxi Co. Ltaited, 6,100 Ringaton Road, West Hill, Ontario. Ajax Taxi Harold Bentley 8, Oak Street, Ajax. Ontario. Abe's Taxi August Abraham, 931 Liverpool Road, Bay Ridges, Ontario. Mr. R.S. Mahood 1318 Tatra Drive, Bay Ridges, Ontario. Mr. E.R. Devonald Salem Road, R.R.1 Pickering, Ontario, HOTS: Your (4) of the licences previously issued Austin's Taxi (formerly Temple and Pickering Taxi) are being held in escrow. your (4) of the licences previously issued to Don's Taxi are being held in escrow. Jmwx NIim 44f 1 "SCSLDULI THALL" TU BVIAN LIIIDACLfSW OM M CP TW ZOINIiP of Pxamam SK LL VMS IN AAi TLAA, zum "m THAI JMM (14) MM CAS LICSASES.