CHAPTER 2
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

SECTION:

Article 1. Taxicabs1

7-2-101:    Short Title

7-2-102:    Definitions

7-2-103:    Taxicab Owners Business License Fees

7-2-104:    License

7-2-105:    Applications and Renewals for Taxicab Owner’s Business License

7-2-106:    Investigation

7-2-107:    Suspension of Taxicab Owner’s Business License

7-2-108:    Review of Application

7-2-109:    Issuance of Taxicab Owner’s Business Licenses by the Community Development Department

7-2-110:    Liability Insurance

7-2-111:    Cancellation of Insurance; Effect

7-2-112:    Taxicabs; Necessity for Ownership, Approval and Listing

7-2-113:    Taxicab Driver’s License Required

7-2-114:    Taxicab Driver’s Registration Fee and Annual License Fee

7-2-115:    Taxicab Driver’s Business License Application

7-2-116:    Taxicab Driver’s Business License Applicant Investigation

7-2-117:    Taxicab Driver’s Business License Issuance

7-2-118:    Reserved for Future Use

7-2-119:    Effect of Termination of Employment Upon Taxicab Driver’s License

7-2-120:    Temporary Taxicab Driver’s License

7-2-121:    Taxicab Driver Must Wear Badge and Uniform

7-2-122:    Unlawful to Drive or Operate an Unlicensed Taxicab

7-2-123:    Identification of Taxicabs

7-2-124:    Taxicabs Must Not Be Left Unattended

7-2-125:    Taxicabs to Be Kept Safe and Clean

7-2-126:    Repairs May Be Ordered

7-2-127:    Prearranged Trips

7-2-128:    Licenses to Be Displayed

7-2-129:    Rates of Fare

7-2-130:    Taxicab Rates to Be Filed

7-2-131:    Rates and Name of Owner to Be Displayed

7-2-132:    Taxicab; Meter

7-2-133:    Unlawful Charge Prohibited

7-2-134:    Necessity of Using Direct Route

7-2-135:    Grounds for Denial, Suspension and Revocation

7-2-136:    Requirements

7-2-137:    Substantially Located in the City

7-2-138:    Discrimination

7-2-139:    Violation and Penalty

ARTICLE 1. TAXICABS

7-2-101: SHORT TITLE:

This article shall be known and may be cited as the TAXICAB ORDINANCE. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-102: DEFINITIONS:

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the following terms shall mean:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: The Community Development Director of the City, or their designee.

POLICE CHIEF: The Chief of Police for the City, or their designee.

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: The Public Works Director of the City, or their designee.

SUBSTANTIALLY LOCATED: The taxicab company meets either of the following:

(i)    Has its primary business address within the city; or

(ii)    The total number of prearranged and non-prearranged trips that originate within the city account for the largest share of the taxicab company's total number of trips within each county where the taxicab company operated over the previous calendar year, as determined annually.

Notwithstanding the above, “substantially located” means, for a taxicab company that initiates taxicab operations after January 1, 2019, in reference to a city in which that company had not operated before January 1, 2019, the following:

(i)    In the first year of its operation, the city is where that company has its primary business address.

(ii)    After the first year of operation, it meets the test described above in (i) or (ii).

A taxicab company may be substantially located in more than one jurisdiction.

TAXICAB: A motor propelled vehicle used for the transportation of passengers who direct the route to be traveled over the streets, for compensation which is fixed by a taximeter in accordance with the distance traveled and/or the time elapsed.

TAXICAB OWNER OR OWNER: Any person, firm, association or corporation having proprietary control of, or right to proprietary control of, any vehicle as herein defined.

TAXICAB STAND OR STAND: A public place which has been designated by the Public Works Director as reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.

TAXIMETER: A meter instrument or device attached to a taxicab which mechanically measures, calculates and registers, by means of figures, the fare, the distance traveled and the waiting time upon which the fare is based. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-103: TAXICAB OWNERS BUSINESS LICENSE FEES:

Every person engaged in the taxicab business in the City shall pay an initial registration fee and annual taxicab business license fee in amounts set by the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-104: LICENSE:

No person shall engage in the taxicab business, or operate a taxicab as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of the City, without first obtaining a taxicab owner’s business license or renewed annual taxicab owner’s business license from the Community Development Department. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-105: APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS FOR TAXICAB OWNER’S BUSINESS LICENSE:

A.    Applications and renewals for taxicab owner’s business licenses shall be filed with the Community Development Department and contain, in addition to the information required by Section 3-6-202 of this code, the following information:

1.    The date of birth, residence and business address, and residence and business telephones of the applicant if a natural person; if a firm, association or partnership, the name and address thereof and names and residences of members; if a corporation, name and address thereof and names and residences of officers and local manager if any;

2.    The nature of the business;

3.    The number of vehicles proposed to be operated;

4.    Rates to be charged;

5.    A financial statement of the applicant prepared by a certified public accountant within the previous year;

6.    The color scheme and characteristic insignia to be used to designate the vehicles of the owner, the type and trade name of taximeter to be used and the size, location and wording of signs to appear on the taxicab;

7.    Proof of insurance as required by Section 7-2-110, naming the City as Additional Insured.

8.    The applicant’s agreement to submit to a background investigation conducted by the Chief of Police, of all principals of the taxicab business;

9.    Disclosure of the date and issuer of all permits to operate as a transportation business held by the applicant or any principals of the business within seven (7) years prior to the date of application; and

10.    Such further information as the Community Development Department or Police Department may require. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-106: INVESTIGATION:

Upon the filing of an application pursuant to section 7-2-105, the Community Development Director shall have the power to determine all issues relative to the grant or denial of such licenses. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-107: SUSPENSION OF TAXICAB OWNER’S BUSINESS LICENSE:

Every taxicab owner who does not comply fully with any provisions of the taxicab owner’s business license may have such business license immediately suspended by the Community Development Director. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-108: REVIEW OF APPLICATION:

A.    Upon completing its review of an application, the Community Development Director shall approve the issuance of a taxicab owner’s business license if all of the following are found to exist:

1.    That the vehicles described in the application and proposed to be used as taxicabs are adequate and safe for such purpose;

2.    That the color scheme, monogram, name or insignia to be used upon such taxicabs is not in conflict with and does not imitate any color scheme, name, monogram, or insignia used in the City of Burbank by any other licensee, in such manner as to mislead or tend to deceive or defraud the public; and that no other color scheme, monogram, name or insignia has theretofore been designated for such applicant;

3.    That the taxicab company is in compliance with all provisions of Government Code Sections 53075.5 and 53075.52, as amended or renumbered from time-to-time; or

4.    May issue a license if the taxicab company has a permit issued by another jurisdiction in Los Angeles County.

B.    If the license is denied the applicant will be given notice of the denial. A denial may be appealed to the Permit Appeals Panel pursuant to Section 2-1-1501. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-109: ISSUANCE OF TAXICAB OWNER’S BUSINESS LICENSES BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:

A.    Upon review and approval of a taxicab owner’s business license pursuant to Section 7-2-108, the Community Development Director shall issue the taxicab owner’s business license.

B.    A taxicab owner’s business license shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance, and shall be subject to annual renewal.

C.    Taxicab owner’s business licenses are not transferable. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-110: LIABILITY INSURANCE:

The Management Services Department shall establish the minimum levels and standards of automobile liability insurance which must be maintained in order to apply for, receive and operate with a taxicab owner’s business license. The failure to maintain the minimum levels and standards of automobile liability insurance for any period of time is a violation of this chapter and shall be sufficient grounds for summary suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of the taxicab owner’s business license. Section 3-6-302 does not apply to this Article. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-111: CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE; EFFECT:

If at any time such policy of insurance is canceled for any reason, or the surety or insurance company’s right to transact business in the State is suspended or revoked, or if such policy is deemed to be insufficient for any reason, the Community Development Director shall require such owner to file a new policy and shall notify the taxicab owners that their taxicab business license is suspended until filing a new insurance policy which is approved by the Community Development Director. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-112: TAXICABS; NECESSITY FOR OWNERSHIP, APPROVAL AND LISTING:

No person engaging in the taxicab business shall use any taxicab in such business which has not been approved for such use by the Community Development Department. The vehicle make, model, year of manufacture, taxicab number and vehicle identification number (VIN) of each taxicab licensed shall be on file with the Community Development Department. The Community Development Department shall not approve any taxicab for use until such vehicle is specifically included in the policy of insurance required by Section 7-2-110 of this article. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-113: TAXICAB DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIRED:

No person shall operate a taxicab upon the streets of the City, and no person who owns or controls any such vehicle shall allow any taxicab to be so driven, and no such vehicle licensed by the City shall be so driven, unless the driver of the vehicle shall have first obtained and shall have then in force a taxicab driver’s license issued under the provisions of this article. Only taxicab drivers that are substantially located within the jurisdiction of the City are required to obtain a business license or car inspection certification from the City. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-114: TAXICAB DRIVER’S REGISTRATION FEE AND ANNUAL LICENSE FEE:

Every person driving a taxicab shall pay an initial registration fee and an annual license fee as established by the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-115: TAXICAB DRIVER’S BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION:

A.    Any person who intends to operate a taxicab shall apply to the City for a taxicab driver’s business license by filing with the Community Development Department, upon forms supplied by the City, a verified application containing the following information:

1.    Name, date of birth, telephone number and address of applicant;

2.    Convictions, if any, in any court of law;

3.    The endorsement of the owner by whom they are to be employed as a driver;

4.    Proof of a valid California driver’s license, signed by the applicant, including the driver’s license number and expiration date;

5.    The applicant’s signed agreement to submit to a background investigation and fingerprinting by the Chief of Police;

6.    Two recent photographs (2 inch x 2 inch head and shoulder) of applicant taken within one year immediately preceding the filing of the application;

7.    Test results from a certified laboratory or testing agency, submitted simultaneously with the applicant’s verified application, proving that the applicant has tested negative for drugs and alcohol as provided by Section 53075.5(b)(3) of the California Government Code;

8.    An original copy of their three (3) year driving record, if available, obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles within the prior thirty (30) days;

9.    Results of a safety and compliance inspection of the taxicab conducted, at the applicant’s expense, by a mechanic certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) or Automobile Association of America (AAA) within the 30 days prior to application;

10.    The name and address of the owner of the vehicle, vehicle identification number of the prospective taxi to be operated by the driver, and copy of the vehicle registration from the Department of Motor Vehicles. No substitute vehicles shall be allowed; and

11.    Such further information as the Community Development Department may require. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-116: TAXICAB DRIVER’S BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICANT INVESTIGATION:

The Chief of Police shall conduct an investigation of each applicant for a taxicab driver’s license and shall indicate their approval on the application or, if disapproval, the reason therefor to the Community Development Director. The Chief of Police may recommend disapproval of any applicant who has a record of:

A.    a conviction involving any of the following:

1.    Moral turpitude;

2.    Physical violence toward persons or property;

3.    Sexual conduct;

4.    Negligent or reckless driving;

5.    Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs;

6.    Possession of any controlled substance or narcotic;

7.    The following offenses Vehicle Code Sections 14601.3, 14601.4, 14601.5, 20001, 20003, 20004, 23104, 23153, Penal Code Sections 118, 192, 529.5 and any felony listed in the Penal Code including those charged as misdemeanors pursuant to Penal Code Section 17(b)(4); Vehicle Code Sections 31, 12500, 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, 20002, 23103, 23152 and 23220;

8.    A driving history indicating convictions of three or more moving violations within the last three years with two or more of such convictions occurring within the last twelve months from the date of the application; or

9.    Misdemeanor as defined by the California Vehicle Code.

B.    If there is a criminal conviction as listed in subsection A, above, then the Police Chief shall make an individualized assessment of whether the applicant’s conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of being a taxicab driver that justify denying the application. In making the assessment described in this paragraph, the Police Chief shall consider all of the following: (i) The nature and gravity of the offense or conduct; (ii) the time that has passed since the offense or conduct and completion of the sentence; and (iii) the nature of a taxi driver position.

C.    Involving any of the following:

1.    Physical or mental incapacity to safely operate any vehicle governed by this chapter. Such incapacity may include but shall not be limited to the driver's previous history of controlled substance or alcohol abuse, or both. The determination of physical or mental incapacity may be reconsidered upon a showing of sufficient proof, such as a written statement from a duly licensed physician or mental health professional, that the applicant or permittee is capable of operating the vehicle safely and performing such other duties as are required by this chapter;

2.    The applicant does not have a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles; or

3.    Incomplete, incorrect or false information on a driver's permit application or business license renewal, whether or not the applicant intended to submit the application in such a manner. Such applicant shall not be entitled to reapply for a driver’s permit or business license for a period of six months from the date of denial or revocation;

4.    Status as a registered sex offender pursuant to Penal Code Section 290. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-117: TAXICAB DRIVER’S BUSINESS LICENSE ISSUANCE:

A.    The Community Development Director shall, upon consideration of the taxicab driver’s license applicant investigation and recommendation of the Police Chief, approve or deny the license.

B.    If the license is denied the applicant will be given notice of the denial, and if denial is based on a criminal conviction notice of the disqualifying conviction. A denial decision may be appealed to the Permit Appeals Panel pursuant to Section 2-1-1501.

C.    Upon approval of the taxicab driver’s business license the Community Development Department shall issue a taxicab driver’s license to the applicant, together with a card which shall bear the name and photograph (2 inch x 2 inch shoulder and head) of the applicant, date of expiration of the license, and the name of the taxicab company for which the driver is authorized to operate a “taxicab” as defined in this article.

D.    Upon termination of any driver’s employment, the taxicab company by whom such driver has been employed shall immediately give the Community Development Department written notice of termination, and shall forthwith surrender the taxicab driver’s license to the Community Development Department for cancellation, if the taxicab company is in possession of the license. Otherwise, the driver shall return the license to the city upon termination of employment.

E.    Such taxicab driver’s license shall be effective for the fiscal year in which issued except upon revocation or suspension of said license or upon termination of the driver’s employment. A taxicab driver’s license which has not been revoked or suspended may be renewed annually by paying the fee specified by the Burbank Fee Resolution and by filing with the Community Development Department, on forms supplied by the City, a verification that the driver is in compliance with the provisions of this article pertaining to taxicab drivers’ licenses, test results from a certified laboratory or testing agency proving that the applicant has tested negative for drugs and alcohol as provided by Section 53075.5(b)(3) of the California Government Code. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-118: RESERVED.

7-2-119: EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT UPON TAXICAB DRIVER’S LICENSE:

Each taxicab driver’s license shall be in force and effect only while the holder thereof is employed as a taxicab driver by the taxicab company indicated on the taxicab driver’s license. The name of the taxicab driver’s employer shall be shown on the license, and it shall be the duty of such employer to notify the Community Development Department upon the termination of the driver’s employment. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-120: TEMPORARY TAXICAB DRIVER’S LICENSE:

A.    Any person who has applied for a taxicab driver’s license in accordance with the provisions of this article and tested negative on a controlled substance and alcohol test may, upon request, be issued a temporary taxicab driver’s license for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days by the Community Development Department, pending action on their application. An additional sixty (60) day extension may be granted by the Community Development Department. Such temporary driver’s license, while it is in effect, shall, for all purposes, have the same force and be subject to the same conditions as any other taxicab driver’s license issued thereunder.

B.    The Community Development Director may summarily suspend any temporary driver’s license if the licensee violates any provision of this article. The action of the Community Development Department in issuing or suspending any temporary driver’s license shall be subject to the ratification and approval by the Chief of Police within fifteen (15) days thereafter. The Community Development Department’s decision may be appealed per Section 2-1-1501 of this code. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-121: TAXICAB DRIVER MUST WEAR BADGE AND UNIFORM:

A taxicab driver shall wear a badge at least one inch by three inches (1" x 3") in size attached to their uniform, on the outermost shirt or jacket. The badge shall contain the taxicab driver’s license. Taxicab drivers shall wear a uniform which shall have in a conspicuous place the name of the taxicab owner employing the taxicab driver. Taxicab drivers shall identify themselves by giving their full and correct name to any patron upon request. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-122: UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE OR OPERATE AN UNLICENSED TAXICAB:

No person shall drive or operate a taxicab, and no taxicab company shall operate in the City unless such vehicle is listed on the insurance list and insured in accordance with the provisions of this article. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-123: IDENTIFICATION OF TAXICABS:

A.    Each taxicab shall maintain in painted letters on the outside of each rear door and the rear of the taxicab, in a size of not less than two and one-fourth inches (2 1/4") in height and not less than five-sixteenths inch (5/16") in width, the following information:

1.    The name of the owner or the fictitious name under which they operate;

2.    The telephone number of the taxicab business employing the driver; and

3.    The identification number of such taxicab.

B.    Each taxicab shall bear the color scheme, name, monogram or insignia and taxicab seal for both front doors for such vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to change such color scheme, name, monogram or insignia.

C.    Each taxicab operated under an owner’s license shall be identified as a taxicab authorized to operate in the City of Burbank by an identifying annual reflective decal affixed to the driver’s side of the rear bumper of the vehicle(s). These decals shall be issued by the Community Development Department. The decals shall be removed and returned to the Community Development Department whenever the taxicab is sold or permanently taken out of service. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-124: TAXICABS MUST NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED:

No person shall leave a taxicab unattended in a stand for longer than three (3) minutes. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-125: TAXICABS TO BE KEPT SAFE AND CLEAN:

A.    Each taxicab vehicle shall be less than eight (8) years old and kept in a safe, clean and sanitary condition. All vehicles utilized in service shall be equipped with operable radios that at all times permit communication between drivers’ and taxicab company dispatchers.

B.    The following vehicle types may be used in taxicab service for two additional one-year periods (to the 10th anniversary date):

1.    Wheelchair accessible vehicle.

2.    Large capacity vehicle maintaining passenger seating capacity of six or more.

3.    Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV, as defined by the California Air Resources Board) or cleaner pollution emission rated vehicle that is alternative fueled, electric, or Hybrid type having a minimum 25 mile per gallon fuel efficiency rating.

C.    Vehicle age shall be calculated as if the vehicle was purchased on December 31 of its model year.

D.    Prior to issuance of a taxicab owner’s business license specified in section 7-2-109, a taxicab vehicle shall be inspected by a facility that is certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence or a facility registered with the Bureau of Automotive Repair. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-126: REPAIRS MAY BE ORDERED:

The Chief of Police, or their authorized representative, may order any person driving or operating a taxicab to promptly repair or correct any condition, if such condition renders the taxicab unsafe or hazardous to drive or operate. Upon receipt of written notice of such order, the driver or operator shall not operate the taxicab on the streets of the City, except for the purpose of having the condition repaired or corrected and shall, within forty eight (48) hours of receipt of such notice, present proof to the Chief of Police, or their authorized representative, that the repairs or corrections have been made or are being undertaken. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-127: PREARRANGED TRIPS:

A taxicab company permitted by a city in Los Angeles County may provide prearranged trips anywhere within Los Angeles County. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-128: LICENSES TO BE DISPLAYED:

The taxicab driver’s license in each taxicab shall be posted on the dashboard, in such a place to be in full view of all passengers. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-129: RATES OF FARE:

No owner, driver or operator of a taxicab shall charge a greater sum for the use of such vehicle than the highest rate for taxicab service approved by the City of Los Angeles based upon distance or time of travel, including a flag drop charge, mileage charge or charge for waiting or delay time. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-130: TAXICAB RATES TO BE FILED:

Each person engaged in the taxicab business in the City shall at all times keep on file with Community Development Department an up to date schedule of taxicab rates for carrying passengers. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-131: RATES OF NAME AND OWNER TO BE DISPLAYED:

Every taxicab operated under this article shall have a rate card, as approved by the Community Development Department, displayed in such a place as to be in view of all passengers. Such card shall set forth the authorized rates of fare, the owner’s name or fictitious business name, and the owner’s business address and telephone number. As an alternative, a licensed taxicab company may satisfy this requirement by disclosing fares, fees, or rates on its Internet Web site, mobile telephone application, or telephone orders upon request by the customer pursuant to Government Code Section 53075.5, subsection (b)(2)(C) and (D), as amended or renumbered from time to time. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-132: TAXICAB; METER:

All taxicabs operated under the authority of this article shall be equipped with a taximeter of a type and design approved by State laws and regulations. No fare shall be charged other than as allowed by State laws and regulations. All taximeters shall be maintained and inspected as prescribed by State laws and regulations. Such taximeters shall be subject to inspection from time to time by the Chief of Police or their authorized representative. A taxicab cab company may also use other technologies as are allowed pursuant to Government Code Section 53075.5, subsection (b)(2)(B), as amended or renumbered from time to time. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-133: UNLAWFUL CHARGE PROHIBITED:

No driver of any City of Burbank licensed taxicab operating in the City shall demand or charge an amount in excess of the amount computed and shown by the taximeter or as otherwise authorized by this article. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-134: NECESSITY OF USING DIRECT ROUTE:

No driver of a taxicab hired to carry passengers to a definite point shall take any route other than the most direct route possible, consistent with passenger safety and expeditious transportation to such destination. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-135: GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION:

Any license granted or issued under the provisions of this article may be denied, suspended or revoked for any of the following reasons:

A.    Failure to operate pursuant to an issued license under this article within any ninety (90) day period within the license’s term.

B.    Violation of any provision of this article by a holder of such license;

C.    The existence of any state of facts which would have been good reason to deny such license when applied for, regardless of when such state of facts arose;

D.    Conviction of any crime as set forth in Section 7-2-116 and the individualized assessment required therein is made supporting such denial, suspension or revocation.

E.    Notice of such denial, suspension or revocation shall be given, and the same may be appealed to the Permit Appeals Panel pursuant to Section 2-1-1501. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-136: REQUIREMENTS:

A licensed taxicab company shall do all of the following:

A.    Maintain reasonable financial responsibility to conduct taxicab transportation services in accordance with this article.

B.    Participate in the pull-notice program pursuant to Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code to regularly check the driving records of all taxicab drivers, whether employees or contractors.

C.    Maintain a safety education and training program in effect for all taxicab drivers, whether employees or contractors.

D.    Maintain a disabled access education and training program to instruct its taxicab drivers on compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and amendments thereto, and state disability rights laws, including making clear that it is illegal to decline to serve a person with a disability or who has a service animal.

E.    Maintain its motor vehicles used in taxicab transportation services in a safe operating condition, and in compliance with the Vehicle Code, subject to annual inspection at a facility that is certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence or a facility registered with the Bureau of Automotive Repair.

F.    Provide the city an address of an office or terminal where documents supporting the factual matters specified in the showing required by this article may be inspected by the city.

G.    Provide for a taxicab driver fingerprint-based criminal history check and a drug and alcohol testing program pursuant to Government Code Section 53075.5.

H.    Provide documentation and trip data in the format required by the city substantiating that the total number of prearranged and non-prearranged trips that originate within the city account for the largest share of the taxicab company's total number of trips over the applicable time period described in this article. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-137: SUBSTANTIALLY LOCATED IN THE CITY:

Only taxicab companies that are substantially located within the jurisdiction of the City are required to obtain a business license or car inspection certification from the City. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-138: DISCRIMINATION:

A licensed taxicab company shall not prejudice, disadvantage, or require different rates or provide different service to a person because of race, national origin, religion, color, ancestry, physical disability, medical condition, occupation, marital status or change in marital status, sex, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]

7-2-139: VIOLATION AND PENALTY:

It shall be unlawful to operate a taxicab without a valid license to operate issued by the city in which the taxicab company is substantially located. The minimum fine for such a violation shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) and may be imposed administratively by the city. [Added by Ord. No. 19-3,915, eff. 5/17/19.]


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Prior legislation: Ordinance 19-3,915 repeals and replaces Title 7, Chapter 2, Article 1, which derived from Ordinances 3058, 3420, 3440, 3526, 3725, 3740, 3752, 3755, 3828, 16-3,883 and 18-3,906.