HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_0906_CCv0001.pdf ORDINARCE NQ 906
All 0,,Qinance Regulating the Licensing and Operatlon of Taxi Cabs
and Taxi Cab Com?anjos In the City of Redlands, California.
SECTION ONE
DEFINITIONS
Mesa otherwiso stated the following terms as used in this ordi-
Mnoo shall be taken to mean respectively as follows :
a) STREET, any place commonly us6d for public travel.
b) OWNER, every personv firm, or legal Individual having control,
whether outright ownership, gesso or otherwise of any taxicabs
or motor vehicle for hire.
0) DRIVER, any person In charge of or operating a taxicab either
as owner or under W direction of the owner as herein defined,
d) TAXICABS, any autonDblle or motor propelled vehicle used for
the transportation for hire of persons over the public streets
of the City of Redlands and not over a defined route but under
the direction of Baa passongors.
of aTAND, a0arkinS Onca desig"atid fop the exblusivo use or
taxicaos While awaiting employment.
f) COUNCIL, the CitY Council of the City of Redlands,
g) CITY, tho City of Rodlands
h) CITY CLERK, the City Clerk of the City of Redlands
1) CHIEP OP POLICE, the ChAf Of Police of the City of Redlands,,
SECTION TWO
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
It shall be unlawful for anyone to opevato or cause to be operatod
a taxicab in the City of Redlands without a City License. Applicatioy-1
fcr such .i ns shall be writton, addro3nod to the Council, and filed
with the Clork. The application aball include the following inform atlon:
a) The namo of the ownor, if a single person, his address, and M5
agoffi if a PartnzPohip, tho respective names, addresses a6d sgo?4,
of tho partnora, if a corporation the namo of the corporation,
Ito place and date of incorporation, and the namas and addvowsos
of its principle offioero.
b) The name undor which the firm is to oporato and the prospoctive
address of the firm.
c) The names of those whom tho ownav Men& to omploy, in the op,ra-
tion of the firm.
d) A description of tho color scheme and distinctivo Maignia to bt,
employed.
o) A lancription of the taxicabs to bo used in the operation of
the firm, including make, model, motor and scrial aunbcrs, state licenvo
nurber, and seating capacity,
f) Whether or not a provIous City Licenno has been revoked, and if
so, the dato and conditions of such revocation.
g) Any further infovmation that too Council may requiro.
h) The wltnoaa and seal of a Hotary Public.
The Council shall examino the application in the prosanao of the
petitioner and shall 03uz a liconso to him If, in their opinion, the
operations of tho propos& company will serve the public need and con-
veninuce. This lisanso shall be subject to Pavocation Msuspansi= if
the Council decides that the owner is not carrying on the business in a
proper manner and If the owner violates any of the provisions of this
ordinance.
SEOTION THRKF�
LIABILITY INSURANCE
It shall be unlawful for any owner to operate 'ar cause to be operatUd
any taxicab in the City without liability insurance or bond as herein pro-
Mod, Before beginning operations, the _owner shall deliver to the Clark
a certificate or an insuu�anae company quaified and llawniud to operate
in thy; Stato of California, showing that he has engagsd said company to
guarautee payment of all legal claims for damages to persons or property,
resulting from the operation of tho owner's taxicabs. The minimum amount
of liability aasumed under such policies shall be $ 0000.0r the Injury
or death of one perzon and 150,000.00 for injury or death of more than one
person in any one aecidgnt. The minimum amouat of liability a8sumea by
these policies for damage to property as a result of the operation of said
taxicaba shall be Q,000,00.
In lieu of such policies, a bond may be presented to the Clerk of a
solvent and licensed firm with forfoiture proviHons similar to those
stated above for a regular insurance company policy.
The Clerk al present these evidencos of11ability insurance to the
Council and the Council ahall have the power to accept or reject thom. In
ease of rejection, the Council may direct the owner to submit any other
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certificatoo or policies that tho Council shall deem aatisfactory,,
SECTION FOUR
DR EM PBRMIT
it shall be unlawful for a driver to operate a taxicab in this City-,
without a permit issued by the Chiof of Police. More operating a
cab oaah drivov nust prosont himsolf at the pollco statlon and satiufy
the Chief of Pollco that Le has mot the followin6 requiremonts ;
a) That he Is In povansolon ot a valid chauffour's license issuad.
him by the State of California.
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b) That ha in at least 21 y0ava of age and a citizen of the United
States.
0) That ho can spea% the EnglQh languagW
d) That he On never been convicted of a felony or OrImO involving
moral turpitude,
e) That he is phyOcally fit to oporate a taxicab aalcly in the My
R.
That he has sufficient knowledge of the traffic lava and ovdi-.
nannes govovnlng taxicabs and their Malutcnan3o and OPeration.
Ho shall also supply two Patent pilturoa or himself, one of which
shall be filad in the palico rocords , und the other to bo attached to the
permit issued to him, This pormit, netting fortb the tho
owne& 3 name and addrcov, and beapins t drrivoplz picture , shall ba dis-
playod while the AnYvao As op3rating the taxicab 3o as to ba easily vioiblo
in tho paasonprlscompartmont of the taricab,,
If the driver violates any of the ragala tions heroin set forth, or Is
eonvicted of two on mora traffic violations while per ming a taxicab, ho
shall be liable to auapenMon or revocation of this permit.
8ECTION FIVE
CAB STANDS,
The City Council may designate special cab stands for tho use of taxi-
cabs while awaiting omploymzat If the proposed stands will not interfere
with the public convenience and provIdod that the owner requeating the
stand complies with the following regulations :
a) The owner nus t make formal application to the City Council for a
stand; describing the proposed location of the Md. stand.
b) He must accompany thjs application with a signed statement by the
owner of the proierty in front of which tho stand Is to be located,,
0 He must show in thia application that the stand will not inter-,
fare withishe public convenience.
Unions parked in a dewi,atod stand, no taxicab shall remain on a 0Q,,
street awaiting employneat more than three Knutca. StanK all be mar%ed'.
and reserved to the exclusivo noo uf taxicabs.
SECTIOD SIX
Wintenanne of taxicab*
A policeman may, at any time, anter a taxicab for purposes of Inspec-
tion. MOM sholl at all timoo wneb the raquirements of the polico M
partment f6r safety and cleanliness. if a taxicab in found to be unsafe,
unsanitary, or for any roaaan unfit for public transpon _ti on, an ofWa'r_-
may order it rsmovsd from ourvico. it may nut he returned to uorvice urt!1,
it is restored to suitable condition and re-examined by an officer.
In addition fie he; regular safety devices required by the state law
on all motor vehicles, taxicabs oporatiag in the City shall carry a firo
extinguisher in good working order 4 an adequate First Aid Kit.
SECTION SEVEN
OPERATION OF TAXICABS
Each driver must operate his taxi gab in accordance with the following
rules Violations of these rules may result in revocation to suspension
of his driver ts permit, an provided in Section Four of this ordinance.
a) He shall at all times take the most direct pduties that is practic-
able and safe to the destination indicated by the passenger.
b ) He shall Issue receipts for the paid fare at the demand of the
passenger,
It shall be unlawful for anyone to refuse to pay, with intent to
defraud, the legal fare after engaging a taxicab.
d) In the event of a dispute over the payment of the fare, the driver
shall convey the passenger to the police station where the officer
In charge shall decide the qveshion� His decislon shall be final
and tho drivcr will be required to accept and the pa8anagey pay
they amount upon which he decides. The driver shall transport the
passenger free of charge to and from the police station.
e) Th, driver shall at no time allow more passengers to ride in his
cab than the stated capacity of the cab. ,He shall at no time allow
pass, ears to transport excessive amounts of luggage or personal
property via his taxicab.
f) Passon gears, engaging; ax taxicab shall have exclusive use of the
passengor' , compartment, the driver shall not solicit nor carry
any other pa,46engers without the express Permission of the passen
. ger or passengers then In the taxicab.
SELTION EIGHT
Sffective Date
This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its final adoption
by the Council� All taxleab companies now operating in the City will com-
plete applications and comply with the other directions of the Council with-
in thirty days after its coming into force.
SECTION NINE
MISDEMEANOR FOR VIOLATI011
Any person, fir" or corporation who shall violate any of the provisioni
of this ordinance shall bo guilty of a Miadameanor and upon convictic- ,
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theronP, ahall be punl3hod by a fine of not more than Q00.00, or imprison.-
, moat, in the 01ty Jail, or the County Kilt of th3 County of San Dernar-
dino, for a period of not more than thirty (30) days or by both such .i .a:
and inpriaonmunt.
SECTIOU TEN
CONFLICTINO OnDIKANCE3
All ordinancou or parts of ordinances incon5istant with the provisions
of this ordinanc5 ara hereby repealed, provited however that the provivionz!
C; the Businewo Liconse Ordinance No. 867 are deemad not to be in confliot
with this ordinance, ard a business license pursuant to said Ordinance Ka.
867 is neceswry and a further requirement for the caprying on of the tax,,L
business or the operation of a taxi within this city.
SECTION ELE7Z'114
The City Clerk Is hereby ordered nd directed to certify to the pass-
age of this ordinance and to cause same to be published once in the Redlands
Daily Facts, a newspapap of Several circulation, pKated, published aK.
circulated in the City of Red!Lnds.
Attest: H.R. Whaley MAUI CE CLAPP
City 31ork (SEAL) May e'
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Redlands at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 21st day of July, 1249, by the following votep to-wit :
Ayes: Councilmen DiVe, Pletcher, Daniolson and Mayor Clapp.
Noes : None
Absent: Councilman Thornquest
Dated: July 21, 1949
City Clerk-