No person shall engage in the business of operating any ambulance
or wheelchair bus within the city without first having obtained an
ambulance permit from the County of San Diego. The Red Cross or any
public entity operating an ambulance or wheelchair bus shall not be
required to obtain such a certificate.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94)
All persons applying to the fire department for a certificate
shall file a sworn application therefor containing information as
follows:
(1) A copy
of the county permit application;
(2) A copy
of the permit to operate issued by the county;
(3) A description
of each such vehicle, including the make, model, year of manufacture
and license number by the state, and county permit;
(4) A policy
of insurance as required by section 3-4 as it relates to emergency
vehicles;
(5) A copy
of the City of Escondido business license;
(6) Such
other information as the council may, in its discretion, require.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94)
The fire chief or his designee may, in his discretion, grant
a certificate to any applicant who, in his opinion, is entitled to
a certificate, except that no certificate shall be granted to any
person who shall not have fully complied with all of the requirements
of this chapter prior to the proposed date of commencement of the
operation of the service for which application for such certificate
is made.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94)
The following shall be prima facie grounds for denial of a certificate
as required by this article:
(1) The
applicant or one of the partners, if the applicant is a partnership,
or one or more of the officers of the corporation, if the business
be a corporation, or one or more of the stockholders, if the policy
of such corporation will be directed, controlled or managed by such
stockholder, or stockholders, has been convicted of a felony, unless
two years shall have elapsed since discharge from a penal institution,
or after having been placed upon probation, during which period of
time record shows there is no evidence of the probable commission
of other felonies;
(2) The
applicant or one of the partners, if the applicant is a partnership,
or one or more of the officers of the corporation, if the business
is a corporation, or one or more of the stockholders, if the policy
of the corporation will be directed, controlled and managed by such
stockholder, or stockholders, has violated or otherwise failed to
meet the provisions of this chapter;
(3) The
applicant or one of the partners, if the applicant is a partnership,
or one or more of the officers of the corporation, if the business
is a corporation, or one or more of the stockholders, if the policy
of such corporation will be directed, controlled or managed by such
stockholder or stockholders, demonstrates by past conduct in the same
business, or in another similar business where such high duty of care
is owed to the public, which conduct is so unsatisfactory that his
certification would be detrimental to the public health, safety and
welfare.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94)
No person shall be issued a certificate for the operation of
an ambulance unless each vehicle to be operated thereunder shall:
(1) Be
operated by no fewer than two persons, a driver and attendant, during
emergency calls. Both shall be currently certified by the proper issuing
authority as an EMT-1, EMT-II, EMT-D, or EMT-P. All drivers shall
hold a valid California DMV ambulance driver's license.
(2) Be
equipped in full compliance with the requirements of County of San
Diego ambulance equipment inventory.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94)
Certificates may be suspended or revoked by the fire chief after
notice and a hearing. The city council may, at its discretion, review
the decision of the fire chief and may modify the decision if it deems
it appropriate. The city council may take additional testimony if
it so chooses. Grounds for revocation or suspension are as follows:
(1) The
past service record of the certificate holder is so unsatisfactory
as to be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare, including
failing to provide adequate duty ambulance service pursuant to section
3-5;
(2) The
certificate holder violated, violates or otherwise fails to meet the
provision of this chapter;
(3) The
certificate holder ceases or has ceased to operate any ambulance service
or wheelchair bus service for a period of 30 consecutive days without
having obtained permission for cessation of such operation from the
council;
(4) The
certificate holder commits, or has committed, any of those acts which
are grounds for revocation of the county permit, and/or such county
permit has been suspended or revoked.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94; Ord. No. 98-07, § 1, 4-8-98)
Certificates which have been suspended or revoked shall, forthwith,
be surrendered to the clerk of the city, and the operation of any
vehicle or vehicles covered by such certificate shall immediately
cease.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94; Ord. No. 98-07, § 1, 4-8-98)
The applicant shall provide the current county permit and any
changes submitted to the county.
(Ord. No. 94-10, § 1, 4-6-94)