5.30.010 Taxicab permit required.
A. No person may provide taxicab service in the city unless that person:
1. Is a permittee in possession of a valid taxicab permit issued to them, and is in compliance with Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC; or
2. Has entered into an agreement with a permittee as a lease operator which allows that person to provide taxicab services pursuant to the permittee’s authority only for as long as the permittee is lawfully in possession of the permit and complies with all terms and conditions of issuance of the permit, and only if such an arrangement is approved in advance by the transportation inspector. In order to obtain such approval from the transportation inspector, the transportation inspector must approve the language of a written lease agreement and determine that the lease operator meets all requirements imposed on chauffeurs and taxicab permittees by Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC. A decision of the transportation inspector denying a lease operator arrangement can be appealed to the commission in accordance with BMC 5.20.090.
B. No permittee shall allow another person to provide taxicab service under the authority of their permit except as allowed in subsection A of this section. Violation of this section is grounds for immediate revocation of a taxicab permit.
C. No person may operate or dispatch a vehicle as a taxicab unless that vehicle is described on a taxicab permit as provided in subsection A of this section. Violation of this section is grounds for immediate revocation of a license or permit.
D. No person may provide taxicab service pursuant to a taxicab permit except in accordance with Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC. Violation of this section is grounds for immediate revocation of a permit.
E. The permittee shall utilize as chauffeurs only currently licensed chauffeurs who have satisfactorily completed a commission-approved driver training and testing program and who are otherwise in compliance with all of the requirements of Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC. [Ord. 15-21 § 2; Ord. 01-02 § 3.]