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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-01ORDINANCE 97-1 AMENDING C2IAPTFR 8, ARTICLE VII 5'FX.'ITON 8-257 of the Pulaski Town Code r: Adopted: January 7, 1997 Effective: January 7, 1997 • 438 • ORDINANCE NO.97-1 AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE VII SECTION 8-257 OF THE PULASKI TOWN CODE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in regular session on January 7, 1997, that Chapter 8, Article VII, Section 8-257 of the Pulaski Town Cade be, and the same hereby is amended. CHAPTER 8 ARTICLE VII. VEHICLES FOR HIRE DIVISION 4. RATES Section 8-257. Within Town (a) Provided that the proper local and Virginia licenses and fees have been obtained and paid, the following rates are hereby fixed for services rendered by Public vehicles within the Town: (1) For the transportation of one (1) passenger in such vehicle, the following rates within zones, between zones and into zones shall apply: • Embarkation Point Within Destination Poirn Within Rate Zone 1 Zone 1 $2.00 Zone 1 or 2 Zone 2 2.10 Zone 1, 2, or 3 Zone 3 2.25 Zone 1, 2, 3, or 4 Zone 4 2.55 Zone 2 Zone 1 2.10 Zone 3 Zone 2 or 1 2.25 Zone 4 Zone 3, 2, or 1 2.55 (2) In addition to the schedule of fees set out above, a flat charge not to exceed sev~ty-five cents ($0.75) may be added to the total trip charge made under the aforesaid schedule, regardless of the embarkation point or destination point. However. where a passenger is taken to a point and a taxicab waits at that point and takes the passenger back to the embarkation or another point, this shall be considered as one (1) trip and only one such flat charge shall apply. (3} Each taxicab company may set its initial flat charge in five cerYt ($0.05) increments within the aforesaid range by notifying the Finance Department of the Town in writing of its rate within five (5) days after the passage of this Ordinance. The amount of the flat charge may be changed from time to time by the taxicab operators in increments of five cents ($0.05) within the aforesaid range; however, no change will be effective or permitted until the Finance • Department of the Town is notified in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed change date. 439 . (b) For the purpose of this section, travel along a street which is a zone line shall be travel through a zone. (c) All taxicabs shall continue to display, in a position readily seen by all passengers, a placard listing the revised rates and fees charged by the taxicab carrier, whether imposed by this ordinance or not. (d) Unless preempted by Federal or State law, any rates charged by taxicab operators will be charged uniformly to all of the operator's customers. This Ordinance is effective January 7, 1997, and is adopted this 7th day of January, 1997. John A. Johnston Lane R. Penn Bettye H. Steger W. H. Schrader, Jr. Attest: ~ Q~~.~ Ruth A. Harrell Clerk of Council 936 • - Aye W. Edgar Hale -Aye _ Aye James M. Neblett -Aye _ Aye Pauline G. Mitchell -Aye - ~ Charles W. Stewart - By: , , Andrew L. Graham, Jr., Mayor • I, Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 97-1 is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance set out and adopted this 7th day of January, 1997. Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of Council •