10-03-06 Special Called Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

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§ 78-42 LA PORTE CODE Sec. 78-42. Maximum seating. It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the taxicab business to overcrowd the taxicab and thereby endanger the passengers carried therein. The term "overcrowd" shall mean that the driver is transporting a greater number of people in the vehicle than has been recom- mended by the manufacturer of the vehicle, or for whom there is not a seat belt, inclusive of the driver. It shall be unlawful in any event for more than one passenger to ride in the front seat of the taxicab with the driver. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(1.10), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-43. Receipt and discharge of passengers. No driver of a taxicab shall receive or discharge passengers in the roadway of any street, but shall drive to the righthand sidewalk as nearly as possible, or, in the absence of a sidewalk, to the extreme righthand side of the road and there receive or discharge passengers. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(1.11), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-44. Parking. (a) All taxicabs shall be subject to the sections of this Code, articles of the city and state law concerning the parking of motor vehicles. (b) No taxicab shall be parked at any time on any public street or alley except for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(1.12), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-45. Consumption of alcoholic beverages in vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any driver or passenger of any taxicab to drink alcoholic beverages of any kind while inside the taxicab, or to have an open container of any alcoholic beverage of any kind. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(1.13), 9-23-96) Sec. 78-46. Cruising. The practice of cruising a taxicab upon the streets of the city for the solicitation of passengers is hereby prohibited. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(1.14), 9-23-96) Secs. 78-47-78-65. Reserved. DIVISION 2. OWNER'S PERMIT Sec. 78-66. Required. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any taxicab to operate the taxicab on any street within the city without first obtaining from the city secretary a permit authorizing such operation. (Ord. No. 96-2135, § 1(2.1), 9-23-96)