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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Chapter 5.08 SPECIAL BUSINESS PERMITS (REPEALED)*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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5.32.250   Driver's permit--Issuance--Restrictions.
   No driver's permit or temporary driver's permit shall be issued to any applicant who is under the age of twenty-one years or who has failed to obtain a chauffeur's permit from the state or who has to the knowledge of the chief of police, been convicted of a felony, or who shall be deemed by him to be morally unfit.
(Prior code § 5.28.360 (Ord. 309 § 20(e), 1948))
5.32.260   Driver's permit--Issuance--Terms.
   If the chief of police determines that he will approve an application for a driver's permit, he shall issue to the applicant such permit bearing an identification number identical with that appearing upon the badge issued by the director of finance as provided in Section 5.32.280 authorizing the applicant to drive, operate, or be in charge of any vehicle in the city operated pursuant to the terms of this chapter. There shall be noted on the face of such permit that it shall be ineffective for any purpose if it has expired or has been suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter.
(Prior code § 5.28.370 (Ord. 543 § 8 (part), 1963; Ord. 309 § 20(f), 1948))
5.32.270   Driver's permit--Issuance deemed evidence of compliance with chapter.
   The chief of police shall keep a copy of the driver's permit on file in his office. The driver's permit shall constitute evidence of compliance with the terms of this chapter but shall be subject to all other applicable laws, ordinances, or order of the city council. The driver's permit shall be effective until the expiration date printed thereon, or until suspended pursuant to Section 5.32.390, unless suspended or revoked as provided elsewhere in this chapter.
(Prior code § 5.28.380 (Ord. 309 § 20(g), 1948))
5.32.280   Driver's permits--Badge issuance.
   Upon presentation to the director of finance of the driver's permit properly executed, the director of finance shall issue to the applicant a numbered badge of distinctive design, bearing the expiration date thereof, and with the words "Taxi Driver" thereon.
(Prior code § 5.28.390 (Ord. 543 § 8 (part), 1963; Ord. 309 § 20(h), 1948))
5.32.290   Driver's permit and badge--Expiration and suspension.
   All driver's permits and badges issued as provided in this chapter shall expire on the thirty-first day of December next following the date of issuance unless previously suspended or revoked. All driver's permits and temporary driver's permits authorized to be issued under this chapter shall be effective only while the driver to whom such permit is issued is employed by a carrier holding a valid permit issued pursuant to Section 5.32.020. Upon termination of his employment with such carrier, the driver's permit or temporary driver's permit shall be automatically suspended and shall become effective again only when and if such driver shall again be reemployed by such a carrier during the term for which the driver's permit or temporary driver's permit was issued.
(Prior code § 5.28.400 (Ord. 309 § 20(i), 1948))
5.32.300   Driver's permit--Renewal.
   A renewal driver's permit shall be issued by the chief of police to any permittee who has paid the fee for such renewal, as provided by Chapter 5.04 and who, on the thirty-first day of December last preceding had a valid driver's permit.
(Prior code § 5.28.410 (Ord. 309 § 20(j), 1948))
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