(a) The overall number of accessible taxicab licenses must not be less than 5% of the total of available County taxicab licenses.
(b) The Department must set the number of new accessible taxicab licenses by regulation, based on past and current demand and after consulting the Taxicab Services Commission, the Commission on People with Disabilities, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
(c) After considering the recommendations of the Taxicab Services Commission, the Department may establish, by regulation, a method to allow temporary replacement of accessible vehicles with sedans.
(d) Each fleet and association must provide an adequate number of accessible taxicabs to meet service demand 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, as required by applicable regulation.
(e) The Department must develop a plan for increasing the number of accessible taxicabs, with a goal of having 100% accessible taxicabs in the County by 2025 unless the Director determines that goal to be impracticable. (2004 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1.)