§ 3.84.440. Exclusive/group service rates of fare.

In addition to the preceding requirements, taxicabs and drivers providing exclusive, group ride, and shared ride service shall adhere to the following requirements for rates of fare:

1.

The rates used by a company licensee shall be based upon mileage and the same fractions of a mile as are used in setting the maximum rate specified in Section 3.84.430;

2.

When employed by any individual or group for exclusive, group or shared ride service, the rates of fare shall be calculated with a taximeter as is specified in Section 3.84.370. However, in those situations indicated below in which the taximeter rate is not applicable, the driver shall inform all passengers of how the fares are to be determined;

3.

For an individual, the fare for a trip shall be as indicated on the taximeter;

4.

For a trip involving more than one passenger, and provided that the passengers are traveling together, the fare shall be the total of the individual fare plus a surcharge for each additional passenger. In the event that the passengers have dissimilar destinations, the taxicab driver may request prepayment of an estimated fare, with the last passenger exiting the taxicab responsible for the actual fare determined on the taximeter. Any refund or additional charge shall be made to the last passenger;

5.

For a trip involving more than one passenger and who are not traveling together, the following conditions shall apply for determining the fare(s):

(a)

For passengers having the same origin and destination, or for which no route deviations are involved to serve different destinations, each passenger may be charged the fare determined by the taximeter;

(b)

In all other situations, the fare shall be calculated by the dispatcher determining the shortest distance that would be involved for each passenger's trip on an individual basis and applying the appropriate mileage rates to that distance regardless of the actual mileage involved;

6.

Waiting time shall mean that time in which a taxicab is waiting commencing four minutes after it arrives at the place of call or that time which a taxicab, at the direction of the passenger, is waiting or not in motion. A fare for waiting time may be charged and shall be in accordance with the requirements specified in Section 3.84.430;

7.

The rates of fare being used shall be painted, in letters at least two inches high, on both sides of the taxicab;

8.

No extra charge may be made for transporting any items belonging to a passenger, including personal luggage and aids necessary for transit by disabled persons, if those items will fit within the interior of the taxicab including the trunk, each item can be carried by a single person and all such items can be carried by the passenger or passengers and driver in a single trip to the taxicab.

(Ord. No. 38-870 (part); Ord. No. 49-278, § 40, 5-22-2012)