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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 5.04 GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS AND TAXES
Chapter 5.06 SIDEWALK VENDING
Chapter 5.08 SPECIAL BUSINESS PERMITS (REPEALED)*
Chapter 5.12 CRUDE OIL PRODUCERS
Chapter 5.14 FILMING ACTIVITIES
Chapter 5.15 MARIJUANA USES AND ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED
Chapter 5.16 MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PERMITS*
Chapter 5.17 MASSAGE TECHNICIANS
Chapter 5.18 HOTEL AND MOTEL REGULATIONS
Chapter 5.20 PRIVATE PATROL SYSTEMS
Chapter 5.24 PUBLICATION VENDING MACHINES
Chapter 5.28 SOCIAL CLUBS
Chapter 5.32 VEHICLES FOR HIRE
5.32.010 Definitions.
5.32.020 Permits--Required--Exceptions.
5.32.030 Carrier permit--Petition contents.
5.32.040 Carrier permit--Petition investigation--Terms of issuance.
5.32.050 Carrier permit--Hearing to determine need.
5.32.060 Carrier permit--Compliance with terms required.
5.32.070 Carrier permit--Suspension or revocation.
5.32.080 Permits--Entitlement to obtain licenses.
5.32.090 License plate or sticker required.
5.32.100 Vehicle numbering required.
5.32.110 Advertisements on or in vehicles.
5.32.120 Availability of service.
5.32.130 Permitted and prohibited methods of engagement.
5.32.140 Rates--Establishment authority.
5.32.150 Rates--Council review and approval required--Criteria.
5.32.160 Rates--Alterations.
5.32.170 Rates--Compliance with provisions required.
5.32.180 Rates--Display in vehicles required.
5.32.190 Refusal to pay fare prohibited.
5.32.200 Restrictions on employment of drivers.
5.32.210 Driver's permit--Required.
5.32.220 Driver's permit--Fee deposit--Application.
5.32.230 Driver's permit--Issuance of temporary permit.
5.32.240 Driver's permit--Applicant investigation.
5.32.250 Driver's permit--Issuance--Restrictions.
5.32.260 Driver's permit--Issuance--Terms.
5.32.270 Driver's permit--Issuance deemed evidence of compliance with chapter.
5.32.280 Driver's permits--Badge issuance.
5.32.290 Driver's permit and badge--Expiration and suspension.
5.32.300 Driver's permit--Renewal.
5.32.310 Driver's permit--Revocation--Grounds--Method.
5.32.320 Driver's permit--Appeals from actions of chief of police.
5.32.330 Driver's permit--Suspension or revocation by council.
5.32.340 Driver's permit and badge--Display and possession.
5.32.350 Carrier's responsibility regarding driver's permits.
5.32.360 Vehicle identification--Restrictions.
5.32.370 Identity lights.
5.32.380 Direct travel route required.
5.32.390 Grouping of passengers.
5.32.400 Number of passengers restricted.
5.32.410 Inspection of equipment--Unsafe vehicles.
5.32.420 Taximeters--Required--Operation.
5.32.430 Taximeters--Location and readability.
5.32.440 Taximeters--Inspections--Labeling.
5.32.450 Taximeters--Use of flag.
5.32.460 Taximeters--Computation of charges.
5.32.470 Waiting time--Defined--Allowances.
5.32.480 Receipts for fares.
5.32.490 Trip sheets and driver's reports.
5.32.500 Taxistands--Required.
5.32.510 Taxistands--Permits.
5.32.520 Taxistands--Use restricted to assignee.
5.32.530 Notices.
5.32.540 Rules--Enforcement.
5.32.550 Penalty for violations.
Chapter 5.36 MOBILE FOOD VENDING
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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5.32.170   Rates--Compliance with provisions required.
   It is unlawful for any carrier, or any agent or employee thereof, or any driver or operator of any vehicle covered by this chapter to charge, collect, demand, receive, arrange, solicit, or bargain for any amount of compensation other than the rates or fares established and authorized by the city
council.
(Prior code § 5.28.280 (Ord. 309 § 16, 1948))
5.32.180   Rates--Display in vehicles required.
   A.   Every taxicab used or operated under this chapter shall at all times have displayed therein, in a location and manner which shall have been approved by the city council, the rates to be charged for such taxicab service, and which rates shall always be visible to all passengers.
   B.   The driver of every other vehicle for hire shall have in his possession at all times rate cards upon which shall be printed the name and address of the owner of the vehicle and the rates authorized to be charged for the service. Every person making inquiry regarding the rates charged by the operator of the service shall be furnished with a copy of the printed rates.
(Ord. 84-06-924 § 3: prior code § 5.28.290 (Ord. 309 § 17, 1948))
5.32.190   Refusal to pay fare prohibited.
   It is unlawful for any person to refuse to pay the authorized fare of any of the vehicles mentioned in this chapter after having employed the same, and it is unlawful for any person to hire any vehicle defined in this chapter with intent to defraud the person from whom it is hired or engaged of the value of such service.
(Prior code § 5.28.300 (Ord. 309 § 18, 1948))
5.32.200   Restrictions on employment of drivers.
   Vehicles covered by this chapter shall be operated only by the carrier or by a person employed by the carrier. Neither the carrier nor any person operating such vehicle shall enter into any contract, agreement, or understanding between themselves by the terms of which any such person pays to or for the account of the carrier a fixed or determinable sum for the use or operation of such vehicle.
(Prior code § 5.28.310 (Ord. 309 § 19, 1948))
5.32.210   Driver's permit--Required.
   It is unlawful for any person to drive, operate, or be in charge of any vehicle operated by any carrier which is required by Section 5.32.020 without first having obtained a driver's permit or a temporary driver's permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Prior code § 5.28.320 (Ord. 390 § 20(a), 1948))
5.32.220   Driver's permit--Fee deposit--Application.
   An applicant for a driver's permit or temporary driver's permit shall do the following:
   A.   Deposit the fee required for such permit and secure a receipt therefor; fees so deposited are to cover the expense incurred and no refund shall be made for any reason;
   B.   Appear personally and file with the chief of police an application in writing upon blanks to be furnished by the chief of police, containing such information as said officer may require, and the applicant shall satisfy the chief of police that the deposit required has been made.
(Prior code § 5.28.330 (Ord. 309 § 20(b), 1948))
5.32.230   Driver's permit--Issuance of temporary permit.
   A.   When an applicant has applied for a driver's permit and has paid the fee for such permit as required by Chapter 5.04, the chief of police shall, subject to the conditions contained in Section 5.32.250, issue a temporary driver's permit.
   B.   Such temporary driver's permit shall have written or printed thereon the expiration date, which shall be thirty days from the date of issuance, and also the fact that such permit shall automatically become null and void upon the expiration date.
   C.   After the expiration of the time so allotted, the temporary permit shall be of no further force or effect and shall not be renewed or extended. It shall also be subject to suspension and revocation as provided in this chapter and notice of this fact shall likewise be noted upon the face of such permit.
(Prior code § 5.28.340 (Ord. 309 § 20(c), 1948))
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