(A) All taxicabs shall be vans or passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles shall have a minimum of four doors, two leading into the driver’s compartment and the remaining two or more doors leading into the passenger’s compartment and so constructed that they may be opened from the inside and the outside. Each door shall be constructed with a double or safety lock.
(B) All upholstery covering or interior lining in any taxicab shall be of non-absorbent and washable material and shall be free of cuts and tears.
(C) Floor mats of rubber or other non-absorbent material shall be provided and shall at all times be removable. No taxicab shall have on the floor thereof any footrest bracket or other fixture extending above the top of the floor mat.
(D) Seat belts shall be provided for each passenger to the extent required as original equipment by the federal government.
(Prior Code, § 17-57) (Ord. passed 5-26-1992) Penalty, see § 116.999