(Added by Ord. No. 187,416, Eff. 3/2/22.)
A Taxi App Operator shall obtain a permit from the Department to provide its services to a City permitted Taxicab Operator. For purposes of this section, a Taxi App Operator means a person, company or other entity that provides and/or operates a software based taxicab hail and/or dispatch system, which allows a taxicab user to electronically order a taxicab on demand using a smart phone, or other mobile or electronic device. A Taxi App Operator shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the Department issued permit and the Board Rules. The Department shall have the authority to suspend or revoke a permit for a violation of either a permit term or condition, or for a violation of a Board rule. A Taxi App Operator whose permit has been suspended or revoked by the Department may appeal the suspension or revocation of its permit to the Board subject to the appeals process set forth in the Board Rules. A City permitted Taxicab Operator who conducts its own in-house taxi app operation shall comply with all permit terms and conditions and Board Rules governing the use of a taxi app, and be subject to the same penalties as listed above for a violation of permit terms or Board Rules.