§ 11.20.050. Taxicabs—Number of vehicles operated per permit, monthly idling, and substitute vehicles.  


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  • A.

    Except as otherwise provided in chapter 11.20, only one vehicle, which shall be designated on the taxicab permit application, may be operated pursuant to that permit. The permittee may suspend use of the permit on a calendar month-to-month basis so long as reasonable prior notice is given to the dispatch service and transportation inspector, during which no vehicle shall operate pursuant to that permit and the dispatch service subscription and insurance coverage may be suspended as provided in this title. Reasonable prior notice is as defined in section 11.40.040B.

    B.

    Upon application to the transportation inspector, payment of the appropriate annual fee, and a demonstration of need, operation of a substitute vehicle shall be authorized for a period of time not to exceed 14 consecutive days. Using a notice of substitution form approved by the transportation inspector, the transportation inspector shall be notified prior to substitution of the date, time, and substitute vehicle being placed in service, the permit number utilizing the substitution vehicle, the reason for the use of the substitute vehicle and the signature of the person authorizing the use of the substitute vehicle. Using a notice of substitution form, the transportation inspector shall be immediately notified of the date and time the substitute vehicle is removed from service and the regular permitted vehicle is placed back in service. No person may operate a substitute vehicle under this section unless the notice of substitution has been forwarded to the transportation inspector and a copy carried in the substitute vehicle at all times. A chauffeur of a taxicab shall present the notice of substitution form upon request of a police officer, transportation inspector, or code enforcement officer. The use of a substitute vehicle in place of a disabled vehicle operated under one taxicab permit shall not preclude use of the same substitute vehicle in place of a disabled vehicle operated under a different taxicab permit, where such use occurs a later time, based upon issuance of a new Notice of Substitution Form. The substitute vehicle will be identified with the letter "S" followed by permit number of regular taxicab pursuant to section 11.20.070.

    C.

    The Transportation Inspector will determine if the use of the substitute vehicle was occasioned by a mechanical problem or vehicle accident affecting the safe operation of the regular vehicle. If such mechanical problem or vehicle accident required the use of the substitute vehicle, the Transportation Inspector may require an inspection of the regular vehicle before it is returned to service.

(AO No. 78-177; AO No. 80-19(S); AO No. 81-149; AO No. 84-18; AO No. 87-8; AO No. 98-51(S), § 2, 5-4-99; AO No. 2013-109(S-1), § 2, 12-3-13; AO No. 2018-6(S) , § 2, 4-10-18)