Ord 1416 - AMENDING SECTION 29 -44 OF THE LOS GATOS TOWN CODE RELATING TO THE REGULATLON OF TAXI FARES.

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ORDINANCE NO.' 1416 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29 -44 OF THE LOS GATOS TOWN CODE RELATING TO THE REGULATLON OF TAXI FARES. THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 29 -44 contained in Article IV of Chapter 29 of the Los Gatos Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 29 =44 SCHED "It shall be unlawful, except for trips to or from points outside the town where the charge is fixed on a trip basis, for th.e holder or driver of any taxicab to fix or charge or collect a rate in excess of the following: (a) For the first one - eighth mile, or fraction thereof, eighty ($.80) cents. (b) For each additional one - eighth mile, or fraction thereof, ten ($.10) cents. (c) The charges of subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to any number of passengers up to, but not in excess of five, where the point of destination for all of such passengers is the same; and for each such passenger in excess of five, such charges may be increased by not to exceed ten percent thereof. (d) For each piece of luggage in excess of two average size traveling bags, or their equivalent in size, twenty -five ($.25) cents; for each. trunk, fifty ($.50) cents. (e) For waiting or traffic delay, eight ($8.00) dollars per hour prorated on the basis of the actual waiting time or traffic delay. (f) Between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 A.M., a minimum charge of two ($2.00) dollars. (g) In case any taxicab shall become disabled or break down while conveying passengers for hire, the time of stoppage shall be deducted from the time charged therefor." -1-