No driver shall operate, and no owner or franchisee shall permit operation of any taxicab under its ownership or control, except in accordance with the following requirements:
.010 A driver shall carry a passenger to his or her destination by the most direct feasible route unless otherwise directed by the fare payer.
.020 Each taxicab franchised hereunder shall display all permits and decals issued by the City under the rules and regulations promulgated by the City.
.030 Each taxicab shall have prominently displayed in the passenger compartment a schedule of rates and charges, the driver’s name and address, the owner’s name, address and telephone number and the taxicab identification number.
.040 A driver shall provide any passenger with a receipt for the full fare and tip paid at the request of the passenger.
.050 A driver shall not leave his or her cab to solicit passengers.
.060 No taxicab shall be operated unless the passenger compartment is in a clean and sanitary condition.
.070 The name or trade name of the owner must be stenciled or painted upon the outside of each taxicab in conformance with rules and regulations established by the City.
.080 No taxicab may display advertising other than for its own services from its roof in any manner using raised frames, lighted panels or any other means.
.090 No driver shall operate a taxicab for more than twelve (12) consecutive hours nor shall any driver operate a franchised cab without having had, immediately preceding such twelve (12) hours of operation, no less than eight (8) consecutive hours time off within the previous sixteen (16) hours during which no taxicab was operated by such driver.
.100 No taxicab shall be operated in a manner that violates the terms and conditions of the ordinance granting its franchise or the representations made and commitments undertaken in the franchisee’s application for its franchise. (Ord. 5765 § 1; April 24, 2001: Ord. 6456 § 1 (part); January 15, 2019: Ord. 6560 § 5; October 17, 2023.)