5.30.035 Limousine permit required.
A. A person may provide limousine service in the city if that person:
1. Is a permittee in possession of a valid limousine permit issued to them, and is in compliance with Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC;
2. Operates a limousine;
3. Utilizes 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.
B. A limousine will provide service by reservation or prearranged call for service. It is unlawful for a limousine chauffeur to provide flag stop service to passengers by curbside hail or the use of fixed routes.
C. The current rates to be charged by a limousine permittee shall be provided to the transportation inspector in the form of a rate sheet. The permittee is responsible for providing the inspector with a new rate sheet as prices change. The prices on the rate sheet must be greater than the maximum rates allowed for the provision of a similar ride by taxicab.
The following rates are established as minimum rates for limousine operators:
One-half (1/2) hour or less arranged ride: fifty dollars ($50.00);
One (1) hour arranged ride: eighty dollars ($80.00). [Ord. 15-21 § 2; Ord. 09-16 § 2; Ord. 08-17 § 2.]