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Council adopts amendment to taxicab ordinance limiting home‑based vehicles
Summary
Hibbing adopted a modification to the city’s taxicab ordinance that recognizes taxicabs may operate from residential areas and limits the number of vehicles associated with a home‑based operator to four inside the urban area and six outside the urban area.
The Hibbing City Council on May 7 adopted an amendment to the city taxicab ordinance addressing home‑based taxicab operations and vehicle limits.
City Attorney Andy Borland presented the proposed ordinance modification and said the primary change recognizes that taxicabs could operate in residential areas and sets limits on the number of vehicles a private individual may base at their home: four vehicles within the urban area and six outside the urban area but still within the city. “The primary amendment here was to recognize that taxicabs could be in residential areas. It limited the number of vehicles ... to 4 within our urban area and 6 outside the urban area,” Borland said. The council adopted the ordinance following the required posting period and said it received no further feedback to change the proposal.
Council recorded the motion and approved the ordinance by voice vote. The meeting record does not show additional conditions, implementation details, or immediate enforcement actions discussed during the council meeting.
