(A) Every taxicab company shall adopt a color scheme distinct from that of any other taxicab company, for the painting of its taxicabs. An operating permit holder who operates from the terminal and under the name of another operating permit holder shall use the same color scheme as another operating permit holder.
(B) The name of the taxicab company, the taxicab number, which shall correspond with the number of the operating permit, and the telephone number shall be affixed with permanent paint or decals on both sides of each taxicab, with letters at least four inches high on the sides. All taxicabs shall be equipped with a roof light attached to the roof.
(C) Colors of paint used for lettering and numbering shall be of sharp contrast with the color of the surface paint to which they are applied, so as to be evenly visible at a reasonable distance, especially at night with street lights.
(D) No person shall operate a vehicle that is identified as a taxicab unless use of the vehicle as a taxicab has been authorized pursuant to this chapter. No person shall operate a taxicab containing a taxicab company’s color scheme or identification without authorization from the taxicab company.
(Prior Code, § 17-60) (Ord. passed 5-26-1992; Ord. passed 6-30-1992) Penalty, see § 116.999