HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1269ORDI ANCE NO. 1269
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.36 OF THE
BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE -REGULATION
OF TAXICABS
The City Council of the City of Burlingame does
ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 6.36 of the Burlingame Municipal
Code, establishing regulations for the operation of taxicabs is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Chapter 6.36
TAXICABS
6.36.010 Definitions 'PAXICAB means a motor -propel
passenger -carrying vehicle of a distinctive color or colors and
which is of such public appearance as is customary for taxicabs in
common usage in this country, and which is operated at rates per
mile or upon a waiting time basis or both, and which is equipped
with a taximeter, and which motor -propelled vehicle is used for th
transportation of passengers for hire over and along the public
streets, not over a defined route, but as to route and destination
in accordance with, and under the direction of the person hiring
such vehicle.
DRIVER means every person in charge of, or operating,
any taxicab as herein defined, either as owner or employee or under
the direction of owners or employees.
OWNER means every person who in any manner has the
proprietary use, ownership or control of any taxicab.
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TAXIMETER means a mechanical device
attached to a
vehicle for
hire, by means of which device, the
authorized
charge
for hire of
such vehicle is mechanically calculated
on the
basis
of distance
traveled, or for waiting time, or a
combination
of
both, which
charges shall be indicated upon such
mechanical
device,
by means of
figures in dollars and cents.
DRIVER means every person in charge of, or operating,
any taxicab as herein defined, either as owner or employee or under
the direction of owners or employees.
OWNER means every person who in any manner has the
proprietary use, ownership or control of any taxicab.
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6.36.020 Permit required - Application It shall be
unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating
any taxicab in the City of Burlingame without first having
obtained from the License Collector a permit therefore, and a
City Business License. All persons applying for such permit._.
shall file with the Council a verified application which shall
set forth:
1. Name and address of the person making application
2. The name of the taxi company;
3. A description of the proposed color scheme,
insignia, or any other distinguishing character-
istics of the taxicab;
This application shall be accompanied by a Certificate of
Insurance meeting the requirements of this Chapter... and a twenty-
five dollar application fee.
6.36.030 Discontinuance of business cancels permit.
If the service permitted hereunder is for any reason discontinued
for a period of forty-five days, the permit granted shall be
automatically cancelled and shall be restored in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter.
6.36.040 Revocation or suspension of permit. The
City Council may at any time revoke or suspend the permit granted:
(l.) If the owner's record
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3.) Lf the owner discontinues or suspends operation
of
taxicabs for a
period
of forty-five
days without permission fir
is.unsatisfactory.
(2.)
If
the
owner
fails to
operate taxicabs in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3.) Lf the owner discontinues or suspends operation
of
taxicabs for a
period
of forty-five
days without permission fir
had
and obtained.
all
be the duty
of every
(4.) If taxicabs are operated at a rate of fare above
::maximum approved by the City Council.
6.36.050 A. TAXIP4ETER It shall be unlawful for any
ner
or driver to operate
any taxicab in the City of Burlingame
less
and until
such vehicle
is equipped with a taximeter, and it
all
be the duty
of every
owner operating a taxicab to maintain _
ch
taximeter in
perfect
condition so that it will at all times
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correctly
and accurately indicate
the correct charge
for
the
distance
traveled and waiting time.
Such taximeter
shall
be at al.
times subject to inspection by the San Mateo County Sealer of
Weights and measures.
B. DIAL OF TAXIMETER. Every taximeter shall be
equipped so as to
register the
cost of transportion of
passengers
in the City and the
taximeter
shall be so placed in the
taxicab
that the reading
dial showing
the amount to be charged
may be
readily seen by the
passengers
in the taxicab. It shall
be unlaw-
ful for any owner,
driver, or
operator of a taxicab in
the City
to charge any sum
in excess of
the amount shown on the
dial for
conveyance in the
taxicab.
C. TAXIMETER FLAG. It is unlawful for a taxicab
driver while carrying passengers to display the flag or the device
attached to the taximeter in such position as to denote that the
vehicle is for hire or to cause the taximeter to record when the
vehicle is not actually employed or to fail to cause the device on
the taximeter to be placed into a nonrecording position at the
termination of each and every service.
D. RATES. It is unlawful for the owner or driver
of any taxicab in the City to fix, charge or collect for a service
a rate more axxiags
than the following:
(1.) For the first one-seventh of a mile or fraction
thereof, one dollar and forty, cents,
(2.) For each additional one-seventh of a mile, or
ter fraction (i.e., one eighth mile) twenty
cents;
(3.) When carrying passengers whose point of destinat-
is different, the meter shall be turned back Co the or
hire'°
tion each time a passenger is discharged and a fare collected;
(4.) For waiting time a charge may be_made at the
to not to exceed sixteen dollars per hour, as is indicated on
taxicab meter to the nearest ten cents, and is to be included
in the total registered fare; provided the waiting time charged
not apply to traffic delays or crossing delays for train
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6.36.060 Safe maintenance of taxicabs - Inspection.
All public passenger vehicles for hire shall be under the super-
vision and control of the Chief of Police, and he shall not permit
any driver to operate any taxicab in the City while the same or
any equipment used thereon, or therewith, is unsafe, defective
or in an unsanitary condition, and every taxicab shall be at all
time subject to the inspection of any police officer of the City.
Every taxicab shall be safety checked by an independent auto
service or repair facility at least once every twelve months;
written proof of the safety check shall be carried in each vehicle
6.36.070 Insurance. Each owner shall carry liabilit
insurance in the amount of not less than $1,000,000, naming the
�uch insurance shall be primary to all
City additional insured; Evidence of current insurance shall be
on file with the City Clerk at all times.
6.36.080 Revocation of permit for violations. The
!'•Chief of Police may revoke and cancel, without previous notice,
any permit granted hereunder, whenever an owner or driver violates
any of the provisions of this chapter. The owner of the permit
thus revoked may, within ten days thereafter, appeal from such
order of revocation to the City Council, who shall, after due
notice to the owner, hear and determine the matter, and their
decision therein shall thereupon become final. Any person whose
permit is thus revoked shall not be eligible to apply for another
for a period of one year from the date of such revocation.
6.36.090 Driver to take direct route to destination.
'!.Any driver employed to transport passengers to a definite point
shall take the most direct route that will take the passengers to
their destination, safely and expeditiously.
6.36.100 Failure to pay lawful fare. It is unlawful
Ifor any person, except where credit is extended, to refuse to pay
the lawful fare, as fixed herein, for the use of any taxicab, afte
hiring the same.
6.36.110 Refusal of service. It is unlawful for any
driver, operating
under
a permit
issued pursuant
to the
terms of
this chapter, to
refuse,
when the
vehicle is in
service
and not
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otherwise engaged, to provide service to or from any location in
the City or to refuse to transport any person who presents himself
for carriage in a sober and orderly manner and for a lawful
purpose.
6.36.120 Driver's permit required. It is unlawful
for any person to operate or drive a taxicab in the City of
Burlingame without having first obtained written permission to
do so from the Chief of Police. To secure such permission, a
written application must be filed with the Chief of Police and
accompanied by a deposit of ten dollars.
6.36.130 Grounds for denying or revoking a driver's
permit. The Chief of Police may not issue a permit and may revoke
a permit theretofore granted:
(1.) If the applicant is under eighteen years of
age; or
(2.) If the applicant does not possess a valid
driver's license issued by the State of
California; or
(3.) If the applicant is a reckless driver or has
been convicted of reckless driving or driving.
while under the influence of intoxicating
liquors or narcotics; or
(4.) If the applicant is guilty or has been convicted
of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude;o
(5.) If the applicant. violates any provisions of
this chapter.
6.36.140 Issuance of driver's permit. Display.
;,Upon satisfying the foregoing requirements, the applicant shall
be fingerprinted, and his record filed in the office of the Police
Department, and thereupon a permit shall be issued, which permit
shall be fixed in a conspicuous place in the taxicab so as to be
seen from the passenger's compartment, and which said permit shall
set forth the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of
the taxicab.
6.36.150
Change
of employment by driver. If a driver
'!changes
his employment
to a different
owner, he shall within
twenty-four
hours thereafter,
notify the Chief of Police for the
purpose
of having his
driver's
permit changed so as to properly
designate
the name of
the new
employer.
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Section 2. This ordinance shall be blished as
required by law.
6.36.160
Expiration and renewal
of driver's hermit.
Burlingame,
When issued,
the
driver's permit
shall be
valid
for one year from
the date of
issuance,
unless the
same has
been
revoked for any
of the causes
set
forth in this
chapter.
The
driver, in making
application
for a
renewal of his
permit,
shall
follow the same
procedure as
set
forth in making
his original
application. He
shall pay the
fee
of five dollars
for the
issuance
of the renewal
permit.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be blished as
required by law.
21st
I, JUDITH A. A4ALFAT^1I,
City Clerk of the City
of
Burlingame,
do hereby certify that
the foregoing ordinance
was
introduced
at a regular meeting of
the City Council held on
the
21st
day of February
,1984,
and was
adopted thereafter
at a
regular meeting of
the City
Council held
on the 5th
day
of March 11984,
by
the following
vote:
'AYES: COUNCILMEN: BARYON, MANGINI, MARTIN
NOES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, PAGLIARO
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE
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