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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 91 of 1991
(Airport Ground Transportation Vehicle Fees)
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 16.60.110 TO THE SALT LAKE CITY
CODE, 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION
VEHICLE FEES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
Section 1. That Section 16.60.110 of the Salt Lake City
Code, 1988, as amended, relating to Airport Ground Transportation
Vehicle Fees, be, and the same hereby is, added to read as
follows:
16.60.110 Fees and per use charges.
A. All ground transportation vehicles shall use the
Airport's commercial ground transportation lanes and shall be
subject to a per use fee. Beginning January 1, 1992, use of the
ground transportation lanes shall include pickup and drop-off of
passengers.
B. There are hereby established the following per use fees
for the following time periods:
Type of Vehicle Per Use Charge
Jan. 1, 1992
Dec. 31, 1992
Automobile or station $.25
wagon
Limousine .50
Taxicab .25
Courtesy Car .50
Van .50
Mini bus .75
Bus 1.00
C. The fee to be assessed from January 1, 1993 to December
31, 1993 shall be established to recover 80% of all actual costs
related to maintenance and improvement of the commercial ground
transportation lanes during that time.
The fee to be assessed from January 1, 1994 to December 31,
1994 shall be established to recover 90% of all actual costs
related to maintenance and improvement of the commercial ground
transportation lanes during that time.
The fee to be assessed from January 1, 1995, and thereafter
shall be established in order to recover all costs related to
maintenance and improvement of the commercial ground
transportation lanes. The annual fee established January 1,
1996, and thereafter shall be established by the Director of
Airports upon the advice and counsel of the Airport Authority
Advisory Board, and may not exceed the previous annual fee by
more than ten percent (10%). A separate fee may be assessed for
each type of ground transportation defined in Section 16.60.090
(B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (L) and (U) of this chapter. A
schedule of the established fees shall be made available by the
Director of Airports to operators of ground transportation
vehicles at least sixty (60) days prior to any adjustment in
fees.
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D. Upon advice and counsel for the Airport Authority
Advisory Board, the Director of Airports may establish the
methods of payment and collection of the fee.
16.60.120 Charges required.
No ground transportation vehicle shall use the commercial
ground transportation lanes without paying the fee required by
Section 16.60.110 of this chapter, or its successor.
16.60.150 Staging area for taxis.
A. There is established a taxicab staging area at the
Airport which is designated exclusively for taxicabs entering the
Airport for the purpose of obtaining a fare.
B. All taxicabs entering the Airport for the purpose of
obtaining a fare shall proceed to the staging area until there
is an available slot open at one of the designated taxicab
stands.
C. When a slot becomes available at one of the taxicab
stands, the taxicab first in line shall proceed to the taxicab
stand and occupy the open slot.
D. No driver of a taxicab seeking to obtain a fare shall
go directly to the taxicab stand without first going to the
designated staging area. Should there be no other taxicab
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waiting in the staging area and an open slot at one of the
taxicab stands, the driver may proceed directly from the staging
area to the open slot at such taxicab stand.
16.60.160 Prearranged fares for taxis.
No taxicab driver entering the Airport for the purpose of
picking up a prearranged fare shall utilize the staging area or
the taxicab stand, but shall park his or her vehicle in the area
designed for parking of taxicabs while the driver is inside the
terminal building locating his or her fare.
16.60.180 Ground transportation booths.
There are established within the terminal buildings at the
Airport one or more ground transportation booths for the
exclusive use of authorized ground transportation businesses in
coordinating travel arrangements with the traveling public.
A. Solicitation of passengers by authorized ground
transportation business at the Airport shall be unlawful except
at a bona fide ground transportation booth established by the
Airport Director.
B. All authorized ground transportation businesses
providing on -demand service must provide a starter at the ground
transportation booth and may provide one or more loaders with the
exception of an authorized ground transportation business
providing limousine service only on a prearranged basis as set
forth in subsection I below, and taxicabs for which a starter is
optional.
C. One or more authorized ground transportation businesses
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may use the same starter.
D. Authorized ground transportation businesses providing
scheduled service may but are not required to provide a maximum
of one starter, and one or more loaders.
E. No persons other than as indicated in this section and
Airport personnel shall be allowed to conduct business at any
ground transportation booth.
F. All starters and loaders shall wear identification
badges provided by the Airport for each authorized ground
transportation business represented while at a ground
transportation booth.
G. No drivers of ground transportation vehicles shall
serve as starters at any time, except that drivers of vehicles
providing scheduled service may act as starters for a period of
thirty minutes immediately prior to the scheduled departure time
of such vehicle.
H. Except as stated below, no driver of a ground
transportation vehicle shall enter any terminal building except
to coordinate transportation needs between a customer and a
starter. A limousine driver may enter the terminal only to meet
a prearranged fare, provided that prior to entry such driver
notifies the Airport Director or his/her designee of the name,
arrival time, airline and flight number of the person such driver
intends to meet. Such a driver may meet only that passenger and
cannot solicit any other passenger or fare. Any violation of
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this solicitation restriction by any limousine driver may result,
at the Airport Director's sole option after a hearing, in such
driver being barred from any further entry to an Airport terminal
as a limousine driver or authorized ground transportation
business employee.
I. No representative of any authorized ground
transportation business shall transport baggage or cargo in
behalf of a customer to or from the airport without documentation
such as baggage claim tickets or transfer documents clearly
indicating the authority of such representative to transport such
baggage. Said representative shall produce such documentation
for inspection upon request by an authorized official of the
Airport.
16.60.190 Staging and parking of ground transportation
vehicles.
In addition to the staging area parking facilities and
stands established solely for taxicabs as set forth in this
article, there are established parking areas, , and a commercial
traffic lane for use by authorized ground transportation
vehicles. The use of such facilities shall be subject to the
following:
A. Each authorized user shall have equal access to the
parking locations.
B. All parking stalls may be used by one authorized
business. However, each time a vehicle of another authorized
user arrives, the operator with the most vehicles in the parking
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area must relocate one vehicle to make room for the other
user(s). This procedure shall be followed until all parking
spaces are filled.
C. The staging area is designed for use by authorized
ground transportation vehicles waiting for their group or party
to arrive. Drivers of such vehicles must observe the
restrictions posted in such areas. However, drivers must leave
the vehicles parked in such a manner as to avoid creating traffic
problems.
D. The areas set aside and designated by signs as the pick
up and drop off points for the Airport Authority shuttle parking
lot bus are to be used only by the Airport shuttle bus; no other
vehicles may use this area at any time.
E. Drivers must remain with vehicles at all times except as
indicated otherwise in this article.
F. All loading or unloading must take place in designated
areas. No loading or unloading of passengers shall be conducted
in a through lane.
16.60.200 Signs.
Signs may be posted at the ground transportation booth which
meet the graphic standard of the Airport Authority. The signs
are limited to information necessary to coordinate identification
of groups No advertising is allowed. Signs may be posted only
when a starter or company representative is present.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective on the date of its first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
3rd day of
ATTEST:
CI"Y D R
Transmitted to the Mayor on December 5, 1991
December
1991.
CHAIRPERSON
Mayor's Action: XX Approved Vetoed.
(SEAL)
Bill No.
Published:
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11/20/91
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91 of 1991.
December •2q, 1991
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