Note: Prior history: prior code §§ 6350.1-6350.33;
Ord. Nos. 849, 1048, 1375, 1786, 1856, 1878, 1946 and 2080.
For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases herein
defined shall be construed in accordance with the following definitions:
means the City of Garden Grove.
means City authorization to operate a taxicab business in
the City.
means a person who drives or controls the movements of a
taxicab.
means a valid permit issued by OCTAP authorizing a person
to drive or control the movements of a taxicab.
means the Orange County Taxi Administration Program administered
by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
means to drive a taxicab and either solicit or pick up passengers
for hire in the City.
means the registered owner or lessor of a taxicab.
includes natural person, firm, association, organization,
partnership, business, trust, corporation, or public entity.
means a vehicle operated within the jurisdiction of the City,
capable of carrying not more than eight persons, excluding the driver,
and used to carry passengers for hire. The term shall exclude a vehicle
operating as a charter party carrier licensed as such by any state
agency, including the Public Utilities Commission, or any other vehicle
having a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by
any state agency, including the Public Utilities Commission.
means a valid permit issued by OCTAP authorizing a person
to operate a taxicab business.
means a valid permit issued by OCTAP authorizing a particular
vehicle to be operated as a taxicab.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A.
A person
shall only operate a taxicab if the owner of that taxicab is authorized
by the City to operate a taxicab business in the City.
B.
An owner
shall only allow a taxicab owned by the owner to be operated if the
owner is authorized by the City to operate a taxicab business in the
City.
C.
The
procedures for City authorization to operate a taxicab business in
the City shall be established by separate resolution or ordinance
of the City Council.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A person shall only operate a taxicab if that person possesses
a driver's permit and if City authorization has been obtained. An
owner shall only allow a driver to operate a taxicab owned by the
owner if that driver possesses a driver's permit and if City authorization
has been obtained.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A person shall only operate a taxicab if that vehicle displays
a taxicab vehicle permit and if City authorization has been obtained.
An owner shall only allow a taxicab owned by the owner to be operated
in the City if that vehicle displays a taxicab vehicle permit and
if City authorization has been obtained.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A person shall only operate a taxicab business in the City if
that person possesses a taxicab business permit and if City authorization
has been obtained.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
Application for a driver's permit, taxicab vehicle permit, or
taxicab business permit shall be made to OCTAP, upon a form provided
by OCTAP and shall be accompanied by an application fee sufficient
to cover the administrative costs of processing such application as
established by the Orange County Transportation Authority.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A driver shall test negative for controlled substances and alcohol
as required by applicable state statutes.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A driver operating a taxicab in the City shall carry with him
or her at all times proof of insurance covering that vehicle, with
such policy limits and coverage as established by OCTAP and adopted
by separate City Council resolution. Such proof of insurance must
clearly identify the vehicle covered.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
No permit issued under this chapter shall be assigned to, or
used by, any person or vehicle other than the person or vehicle named
in such permit.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A taxicab operated under the authority of this chapter shall
be equipped according to the standards established by OCTAP and adopted
by separate City Council resolution.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A taxicab operated under the authority of this chapter shall
be maintained according to the standards established by OCTAP and
adopted by separate City Council resolution.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
A.
A driver
shall only carry a passenger to his or her destination by the most
direct and accessible route.
B.
A taxicab
shall have all permits issued by OCTAP conspicuously displayed according
to the standards established by OCTAP and adopted by separate City
Council resolution.
C.
A taxicab
shall have the following information continuously posted in a prominent
location in the taxicab passenger's compartment according to the standards
established by OCTAP and adopted by separate City Council resolution:
1.
A
schedule of rates and charges for the hire of said taxicab;
2.
The
driver's name and address;
3.
The
owner's name, address, and telephone number;
4.
The
taxicab identification number;
5.
The
driver's permit issued pursuant to this chapter;
6.
The
taxicab vehicle permit issued pursuant to this chapter; and
7.
Any
other information required by the City.
D.
A driver
shall give a receipt for the amount charged upon the request of the
person paying the fare.
E.
A taxicab
shall only be operated if the passenger compartment is kept in a clean
and sanitary condition.
F.
A driver
shall not leave his or her taxicab to solicit passengers.
G.
The
name or trade name of the owner and the number by which the taxicab
is designated shall be printed, stamped, or stenciled conspicuously
on the outside of each taxicab according to the standards established
by OCTAP and adopted by separate City Council resolution.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
No driver shall charge rates and charges other than those established
by OCTAP and adopted by separate City Council resolution.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
The requirements of this chapter are separate and independent
from the business licensing and any other provisions under the City
Code.
(2408 § 1, 1997; 2808 § 1, 2012)
