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Whenever in this Chapter the following terms are used, they shall have the following meaning unless it is apparent from the context thereof that some other meaning is intended:
DECAL. The official decal or seal issued by the City Treasurer for each taxicab authorized by the City Council.
DRIVER. Every person in charge of or operating any passenger-carrying or motor-propelled vehicle, either as agent, employee, or otherwise of the owner, as owner, or under the direction of the owner.
INDEPENDENT TAXI ASSOCIATION. Any partnership or corporation comprised of independent taxicab owners who operate as a single entity for purposes of shared liability with a single management group or board of directors.
OWNER. The registered owner, lessor or lessee of any passenger-carrying automobile or motor-propelled vehicle, operated as a taxicab.
PERMIT TO CONDUCT A TAXICAB BUSINESS. The permit to conduct a taxicab business issued by the City Treasurer.
TAXICAB. Every automobile or motor-propelled vehicle other than motor buses, ambulances, and vehicles operated by funeral directors used for the transportation of passengers over the streets of the City, irrespective of whether such operation extends beyond the boundary limits of the City, at rates per mile, per trip, per hour, per day, per week, per month, per annum, or for a tip or gratuity or any other form of compensation.
TAXI DRIVER PERMIT. The permit issued by the Chief of Police to each driver of a taxicab.
TAXIMETER. Any mechanical or electronic instrument, appliance, device, or machine by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically or electronically calculated, either for distance traveled or time consumed, or both, and upon which instrument, appliance, device, or machine such charge is indicated by figures.
STAND or TAXI STAND. A place designated by the City Manager of the City for the use of any taxicab while awaiting employment.
('65 Code, § 34-1) (Ord. No. 83-020 § 1; Ord. No. 92-017 § 2; Ord. No. 2006-009 § 22 (part))
A. Taxi business permit. It shall be unlawful for any person, entity, corporation or taxi association to operate or cause to be operated a taxi business without a taxi business operating permit as provided in this Chapter.
B. Taxi driver permit.
1. Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person driving a taxi vehicle either as owner, agent, employee or otherwise to pick up a passenger without possessing a valid taxi driver's permit as provided in this Chapter. A taxi driver permit is nontransferrable and is valid only as long as the driver works for a taxi business currently approved and permitted by the City as provided in this Chapter.
2. Invalidity of permit. A taxi driver's permit valid at the time it was issued shall become invalid if the taxi company or association for which the taxi driver works, whether as an owner, agent, employee or otherwise:
a. Fails to renew its permit;
b. Is denied renewal by the City;
c. Has its permit revoked; and/or
d. Changes ownership by sale, transfer, bankruptcy or any other method.
C. Taxi vehicle inspected and approved. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a taxi vehicle, whether as an owner, agent, employee or otherwise, which has not been inspected and approved by the Culver City Police Department.
D. City decal required.
1. Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person or taxi association to operate or cause to be operated any taxi vehicle without a valid, official City decal displayed on the vehicle as provided in this Chapter.
2. Invalidity of decal. A City decal, even if valid when issued, becomes invalid if the taxi company or association to which the deal was issued:
a. Fails to renew its permit;
b. Is denied renewal by the City;
c. Has its permit revoked; and/or
d. Changes ownership by sale, transfer, bankruptcy or any other method.
E. Penalty. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, subject to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first violation, five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the second violation within a twelve (12) month period, and seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for the third or subsequent violation within a twelve (12) month period.
('65 Code, § 34-2) (Ord. No. 83-020 § 1; Ord. No. 92-017 § 2; Ord. No. 99-004, § 1)
A. Application for a permit to conduct a taxicab business shall be made on forms furnished by the City Treasurer. The form shall be signed and verified by the owner, and shall contain the following information:
1. Name and business address of applicant;
2. Residence address of applicant;
3. Names and addresses of all directors and officers, if applicant is a corporation, and the names and addresses of any persons owning more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting stock of any applicant corporation together with a certified copy of the applicant corporations Articles of Incorporation. If the applicant is a partnership, names and addresses of all partners. If the applicant is other than a corporation or partnership, the names and addresses of all persons having an ownership interest in the business and the nature and percentage of such interest;
4. Location of all taxi stands requested;
5. The number of vehicles owned or leased and the number of vehicles operated by the applicant on the date of application;
6. The number of vehicles for which permission to operate in the City is desired;
7. Principal place where vehicles will be garaged and serviced;
8. Location from which vehicles will be dispatched;
9. The make, type, year of manufacture, vehicle identification number, and passenger seating capacity of each taxicab desired to be operated within the City;
10. Schedule of rates proposed to be charged;
11. The make and type of taximeter installed on each taxicab;
12. Description of the proposed color scheme, insignia, and any other distinguishing characteristics of the proposed taxicab identification scheme;
13. Applicant statement estimating the need for additional taxicab service within the City, supported by factual data;
14. Other jurisdictions in which applicant is permitted to conduct a taxicab business, and the number of taxicabs operated in each such jurisdictions;
15. Whether the applicant has ever had a permit to operate a taxicab business suspended or revoked by any jurisdiction, and if so when, where and the reasons for such suspension or revocation;
16. Whether the applicant is the owner of or stockholder in any other taxicab business and if so, the name and address of such business and the nature of the applicants interest therein;
B. In addition to the above, an applicant or permittee shall, upon request, furnish to the City any information requested regarding the business operations of the permittee. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, information contained in the permittee's financial books and records, log sheets, trip records or other records evidencing the level of service provided.
C. Applicant shall provide his or her fingerprints in the manner prescribed by the Culver City Police Department.
('65 Code, § 34-3) (Ord. No. 83-020 § 1)
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