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ARTICLE XI. TAXICABS
(A) The purpose of this article is to protect the public health, safety and welfare in regard to taxicab transportation service.
(B) The purpose of this article is to regulate taxicabs and other vehicles for hire with the objective of modernizing the regulation of taxicab transportation services. The requirements set forth in this article are intended to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare by ensuring that taxicabs and other vehicles for hire charge reasonable rates, are adequately insured, provide safe vehicles for transport of the general public, and employ persons that do not pose a threat to passengers, pedestrians, or other drivers.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-1) (Ord. No. 2468, 2954)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(A) CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION - A written statement from an automotive repair establishment registered with the State Department of Consumer Affairs, dated no more than 15 days before the date the application is submitted to the license collector, that a certain vehicle, including its brakes and lights, was thoroughly inspected and either found to be in good operating condition or repaired to be in good operating condition.
(B) COUNTY - County of Ventura.
(C) DRIVE A TAXICAB - To drive a taxicab that picks up passengers within the city, but not including driving a taxicab that only discharges within the city passengers picked up outside the city or that travels through the city without picking up or discharging passengers, if the taxicab operator's principal place of business is not within the city.
(D) LICENSE COLLECTOR - The assistant city treasurer or designee.
(E) POLICE CHIEF - The department director of the Oxnard Police Department and the head officer.
(F) PREARRANGED TRIP - A trip using an online enabled application, dispatch, or internet website.
(G) SUBSTANTIALLY LOCATED - A taxicab operator meets either of the following:
(1) Has its primary business address within the city. A new taxicab operator or taxicab driver shall use this method of determination only for its first year of operation and may use either test for subsequent years; or
(2) The total number of prearranged and non-prearranged trips that originate in the city account for the largest share of taxicab operator's total number of trips within the county over the past fiscal year as determined annually.
(H) TAXICAB - A motor driven vehicle designed for carrying not more than eight persons, not including the driver, having a meter that calculates amounts due from passengers, and used to carry passengers for hire.
(I) TAXICAB BUSINESS - The business of providing taxicab transportation services.
(J) TAXICAB DRIVER - A person who drives a taxicab, whether as an employee, an independent contractor, or a self-employed person.
(K) TAXICAB OPERATOR - A person or entity that employs a taxicab driver to drive a taxicab, whether as an independent contractor or as an employee. A taxicab operator shall include a taxicab driver if a taxicab operator consists of only one driver.
(L) TRIP DATA DOCUMENTATION - Documentation as determined by the license collector that substantiates that the total number of prearranged and non-prearranged trips that originate within the city account for the largest share of the taxicab operator's total number of trips in the county over the previous fiscal year.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-2) (Ord. No. 2468, 2804, 2954, 2977)
(A) No person shall drive a taxicab that is substantially located in the city without first obtaining a valid taxicab driver permit pursuant to this article.
(B) No person shall be a taxicab operator that is substantially located in the city without first obtaining a valid taxicab operator permit pursuant to this article.
(C) No person shall both drive a taxicab that is substantially located in the city and employ another person to drive a taxicab that is substantially located in the city without first obtaining a valid taxicab driver permit and a valid taxicab operator permit pursuant to this article.
(D) A taxicab operator that is not substantially located in the city shall possess a permit from the county or at least one city within the county.
(E) A taxicab driver that is not substantially located in the city shall possess a permit from the county or at least one city within the county.
(F) A taxicab operator who is also a taxicab driver that is not substantially located in the city shall possess an applicable permit from the county or at least one city within the county.
(G) Fees for such permits shall be established by resolution of the city council.
(H) It shall be unlawful to operate a taxicab that is substantially located in the city without a valid, city-issued permit. The city may impose a penalty for violation pursuant to subsection 11-22(A).
(I) A taxicab operator shall notify the city no less than six months prior to changing its substantial location from another jurisdiction to the city.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-3) (Ord. No. 2468, 2954)
(A) The applicant for a taxicab driver permit or a taxicab operator permit shall submit to the license collector a completed application form obtained from the license collector, together with fees for the permit, and such licenses, certificates, documents, and other material as is required by the application form or the license collector, including an application form and fees for a business tax certificate if applicable. The applicant for a taxicab driver permit shall also submit a fee for a fingerprint report from the State Department of Justice.
(B) The application form for a taxicab driver permit shall require the following information, licenses, certificates, documents, and such other material as the license collector deems necessary:
(1) A letter from a prospective employer offering employment to the applicant as a taxicab driver substantially located in the city, whether as an independent contractor or as an employee; or a letter from an employer stating that the applicant is employed as a taxicab driver substantially located in the city, whether as an independent contractor or as an employee; or a written statement from the applicant that he/she wishes to be a self-employed taxicab driver substantially located in the city, not employed by another person, whether as an independent contractor or as an employee;
(2) Proof of compliance with the requirements of the city's mandatory controlled substance and alcohol testing certification program;
(3) Proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
(4) The applicant's name, residence, phone number, and business address, and if the applicant is self-employed, the name and address of the taxicab business for which the applicant drives;
(5) A document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles, dated no more than ten days before the application is submitted, showing that the applicant holds a valid, current California driver's license;
(6) If the applicant is self-employed, the make, type, vehicle identification number, and license number of each taxicab owned or leased by the applicant, the address from which the taxicabs will be operated, and a certificate of inspection for each such taxicab;
(7) The distinctive color scheme, name, monogram, or insignia by which each taxicab will be marked; and
(8) If the applicant is self-employed, proof of insurance required by subsections (F) and (G) of section 11-268.
(C) An application form for a taxicab operator permit shall require the following information and such other material as the license collector deems necessary:
(1) The applicant's name, residence, and business addresses;
(2) The name of each owner of the taxicab business, including the owners, partners, or officers of a firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity, and their residence and business addresses;
(3) The name and address of the taxicab business;
(4) The make, type, vehicle identification number, and license number of each taxicab owned or leased by the taxicab business, and a certificate of inspection for each such taxicab;
(5) The distinctive color scheme, name, monogram, or insignia by which each taxicab will be marked;
(6) The name and address of each taxicab driver employed by the taxicab operator, whether as an independent contractor or as an employee;
(7) The address from which the taxicabs will be operated;
(8) Proof of the insurance required by subsections (F) and (G) of section 11-268;
(9) Trip data documentation. For a new taxicab operator, a primary business address in the city shall satisfy the trip data documentation requirement. A taxicab operator shall begin collection of trip data during its first year of operation; and
(10) Registration of rates of fare to be charged.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-4) (Ord. No. 2468, 2838, 2954)
As a condition of permit issuance and renewal, taxicab drivers shall test negative for controlled substances and for alcohol. Procedures, standards, and regulations concerning such testing shall be adopted by resolution of the city council.
(`64 Code, Sec. 30-5) (Ord. No. 2468, 2954)
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