10.15.090 Buses, taxis and livery.
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
BUS. A motor vehicle designed to carry 11 or more passengers and used in the commercial business of transporting persons for hire by a business duly licensed as a commercial business by the City which is properly registered/licensed with the State Department of Revenue.
LIVERY. A motor vehicle designed to carry ten or less passengers and used in the commercial business of transporting persons for hire by a business duly licensed as a commercial business by the City which is properly registered/licensed with the State Department of Revenue and properly approved as a livery by the State of Arizona.
TAXI. A motor vehicle designed to carry ten or less passengers and used in the commercial business of transporting persons for hire by a business duly licensed as a commercial business by the City which is properly registered/licensed with the State Department of Revenue, and properly approved as a taxi by the State of Arizona.
(B) Establishment of Stands. The Chief of Police, with the concurrence of the City Engineer, the Public Works Director, and the Fire Chief, shall establish bus stands, taxi stands, and taxi waiting stands within “publicly owned property” as defined by SLCC 10.15.060(D). All taxis, liveries, and buses shall park in the same direction as traffic flow with their wheels no more than eight inches from the curb. No vehicle shall stop, stand or park in a bus stand other than a bus, and no vehicles shall stop, stand or park in a taxi stand or taxi waiting stand other than a taxi or livery.
(C) Parking in Right-of-Way. All buses, except school buses, are prohibited from parking at any time on public right-of-way within City limits except in an area designated as a bus stand.
(D) Business License Records. All commercial buses and all taxis shall keep on file with the City as part of City business license records proof of proper licensing and/or registration with the State Department of Revenue together with proof of current liability insurance as required by the laws of the state. Proof of insurance shall be a receipt or other written proof showing payment of insurance premium(s) for the period that the City business license is issued together with the certificate(s) of insurance as required by the laws of the state. (Ord. 35, passed 5-11-1983; Ord. 37, passed 10-8-1983; Ord. 51, passed 3-27-1985; Ord. 59 § 1, passed 7-15-1985; Ord. 149 § 1(A – E), passed 1-14-1998; Ord. 346 §§ 7, 8, passed 12-9-2015; Ord. 408 § 1, passed 1-13-2021. Code 1982 § 12-7. Code 2012 §§ 72.07.)