§ 6-48. Commercial ground transportation vehicles operating at the airport.

(a)

Soliciting business. No driver of any commercial ground transportation vehicle of any kind, or anyone acting on behalf of such driver, shall solicit passengers on the airport for any commercial ground transportation vehicle.

(b)

Vehicle parking.

(1)

With the exception of drivers of livery or limousine vehicles previously engaged to pick up a passenger or passengers at an airport terminal, no driver of a commercial ground transportation vehicle shall park or leave the vehicle unattended at or near a curb adjacent to an airport passenger terminal.

(2)

Drivers of livery or limousine vehicles previously engaged to pick up a passenger or passengers at an airport passenger terminal may park their vehicles at the curb adjacent to the airport passenger terminal for the time reasonably necessary to enter the terminal, locate the passenger(s) and assist the passenger(s) in locating and loading baggage, but in no event longer than 20 minutes. No passenger shall be accepted for any trip in such vehicle without previous engagement for such trip at a fixed charge through the station or office from which the vehicle is operated. Any livery or limousine vehicle parking at the curb adjacent to an airport terminal building with the trunk lid or luggage compartment door open at a time during which luggage or other items of property are not being actively loaded into or removed therefrom, or with one or more passenger doors standing open at a time during which passengers are not in the process of entering or leaving the vehicle, shall be deemed to be awaiting patronage not prearranged, in violation of this section.

(3)

Livery and limousine vehicles operating under valid permits or certificates issued pursuant to chapter 390, RSMO, shall be marked and signed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state. All other commercial ground transportation vehicles shall display in plain view at all times on the outside of the right front door, in letters at least three inches in height, the following information, "This Vehicle in Service—Not for Hire."

(c)

Rental car operator ground transportation.

(1)

All customers of on-airport and off-airport rental car operators must be transported between the Kansas City International Airport (KCI) terminals (terminals) and the consolidated rental car facility located on KCI (facility) by the use of a common, consolidated bus service system (consolidated bus service).

(2)

All off-airport rental car operators will pick up and drop off their customers at the facility.

(3)

No driver of a vehicle transporting a customer of an on-airport or an off-airport rental car operator will pick up or drop off a customer at the terminals or the KCIs public parking facilities by use of any bus, shuttle or other vehicle other than the consolidated bus service.

(4)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, only by prior written agreement with, at the sole discretion of the director of aviation, and payment of any fee required, an off-airport or on-airport rental car agency may provide limited valet service using unmarked sedan-type vehicles between its on-airport or off-airport place of business and the airport terminals.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 3.20; Ord. No. 43793, 5-31-74; Ord. No. 961556, § 4, 12-23-96; Ord. No. 080102, § 1, 2-21-08)