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(Amended by Ord. No. 165,491, Eff. 3/19/90.)
Vehicles described in Section 71.00 for which a permit or franchise has been granted shall be driven by the grantee thereof or by an employee of the grantee. No grantee or driver of such vehicle shall enter into any contract, agreement or understanding between themselves by the terms of which such driver pays to, or for the account of, such grantee a fixed or determinable sum for the use of such vehicle. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, however, any motor bus or taxicab as described in Section 71.00 for which a permit or franchise has been granted may be driven pursuant to a contract, agreement, or understanding between the grantee and the driver provided the grantee secures the prior authorization of the Board regarding the extent thereof and in the granting of such permission, if the Board does grant such permission, the Board is empowered to impose such conditions as it deems necessary. The Board is further empowered to impose any such conditions as it deems necessary as to any authorizations heretofore given by the Board permitting such leasing or contracting.
(Amended by Ord. No. 187,416, Eff. 3/2/22.)
Each Taxicab Operator shall maintain the Department approved vehicle color scheme and company decal, which may include, but is not limited to, lighted panels, beacons, indicia affixed to the dashboard, windshield, or magnetically to the roof of the vehicle. The installation, operation and maintenance of identification methods shall comply with all requirements set forth in the California Vehicle Code, this Code, and the Board Rules. All lighted panels, beacons, and other indicia shall be uniform for all vehicles affiliated with the Taxicab Operator. No color scheme or decal shall conflict with another company’s color scheme or decal. A Taxicab Operator choosing light, non-destructive banding for an affiliated vehicle shall maintain the vehicle’s factory paint color, or, if necessary, shall repaint the vehicle its original factory paint color. Each Taxicab Operator shall maintain the taxicab vehicle number on the taxicab in positions and sizes which are legible as approved by the Board.
(Amended by Ord. No. 173,901, Eff. 5/31/01.)
(a) Each vehicle, other than taxicabs, operated pursuant to a permit issued under the provisions of this Article shall be identified as such by decals or other suitable means as adopted by the Board. Such identification shall be displayed as specified by the Board. Identifying decals shall be provided by the Board for such purpose upon payment of the Vehicle Decal fee specified in Section 71.06.1. No person shall identify any vehicle by means of such decal, or any facsimile thereof, unless authorized to do so by the regulations of the Board.
(b) Every motor vehicle other than taxicabs or autos for hire used and defined herein to carry passengers for hire, shall have displayed on both sides of each vehicle the name or trademark of the person under whose authority the vehicle is being operated or the name of the lessor or lessee thereof. The display of the name or trademark shall be permanently marked in letters in sharp contrast to the background and shall be of such size, shape, or color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet. This section does not prohibit additional displays approved by the Board not inconsistent with this section.
(Amended by Ord. No. 173,301, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)
Each permit issued under the provisions of this article shall entitle the holder thereof to obtain a license to engage in the business described in said permit from the Office of Finance upon the payment of the license fee, and the Office of Finance shall issue to the holder, a license setting forth the kind of transportation for which such license is issued and the year when issued.
(Amended by Ord. No. 173,901, Eff. 5/31/01.)
(a) The Department may establish zones to be used for the parking of vehicles defined in Section 71.00, or operated in passenger transportation service by authority of the California Public Utilities Commission, while awaiting employment.
(b) Any zone so designated shall be occupied only by the permittee or permittees so authorized where such zone has been established in accordance with the provisions herein contained, and shall be occupied only during such hours of the day as may be specified by said Department.
(c) All existing and future taxicab zones established in the City shall be open to use by all Department permitted Taxicab Operators to operate in the service area of said zone. The Department shall make such conditions as it finds necessary to regulate such joint use of taxicab zones. The Board may, after a public hearing, determine that public interest requires that one or more Taxicab Operators be restricted or prohibited from use of any specific zone. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,416, Eff. 3/2/22.)
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