O2590City Council Meeting: November 13, 2018 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2590 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING CHAPTER 6.49 OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO TAXICABS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (“City” or “Santa Monica”) currently regulates
taxicab operations through a franchise system; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature recently passed Assembly Bills 1069 and 939,
which limits the City’s ability to regulate taxicab operations to only those taxicab companies
that are substantially located within the City, and prohibits the City from imposing licensing,
permitting, and certification requirements on taxicab companies that are not substantially
located in the City; and
WHEREAS, only one of the four taxicab companies authorized to provide taxicab
services in the City pursuant to a franchise is substantially located within the City; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 6.49 of the Santa Monica Municipal Co de relating to taxicab
operations must be significantly updated and restructured to conform to State law, remove
certain requirements from applying to taxicab companies that are not substantially located
in the City, and improve regulatory efficiency.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6.49 of Article VI of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
Chapter 6.49
TAXICABS
Sections:
6.49.010 Definitions.
6.49.020 Authority of designated employees of the Police Department to
have access to summary criminal history information.
6.49.030 Taxicab Franchise—Grant of franchise.
6.49.040 Taxicab Franchise—Suspension or revocation.
6.49.050 Taxicab Franchise—Driver’s permit.
6.40.060 Taxicab Franchise—Fees.
6.49.070 Taxicab Franchise—Signage.
6.49.080 Taxicab Franchise—Identification decal required.
6.49.090 Taximeters and rates.
6.49.100 Parking of vehicles—Stands.
6.49.110 Taxicab identification and vehicle operating requirements.
6.49.120 Full use of taxicab.
6.49.130 Access to passengers on business establishment premises;
exclusive arrangements limited.
6.49.140 Unauthorized taxicab services prohibited; exception.
6.49.150 Rules and regulations.
6.49.160 Penalty for violation.
6.49.170 Penalties for violations of rules and regulations.
6.49.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter certain words and phrases are defined and certain
provisions shall be construed as herein set forth, unless it is apparent from the context that
a different meaning is intended.
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(a) Stand. “Stand” means a place designated by the City Engineer for use by any
taxicab permitted hereunder by the City while awaiting employment.
(b) Taxicab. “Taxicab” means every automobile and motor-propelled vehicle
which is not otherwise licensed by the California Public Utilities Commission, is designed to
carry not more than eight persons, excluding the driver, is not otherwise required by State
Law to have all trips prearranged, and is used for the transportation of passengers for hire
within and without the boundaries of the City, at rates for distance traveled, or for waiting,
standby or traffic delay time, or for any combination of such rates, and not operating over a
defined route.
(c) Taxicab Franchisee or Franchisee. “Taxicab franchisee” or “franchisee”
means any person, firm, corporation, or other entity, however organized, including the
management and officers thereunder, that is substantially located in and has been granted
a franchise by the City to provide taxicab transportation services.
(d) Taxicab Driver. “Taxicab driver” means a driver who works for a taxicab
franchisee or is a self-employed, independent taxicab franchisee, unless the context
indicates otherwise.
(d) Taximeter. “Taximeter” means any device or technology that automatically
calculates a predetermined rate or rates for taxicab services and indicates the charge for
the hire of a taxicab, including Internet, Web, or other network -based applications.
Taximeters may use Global Position System metering and also facilitate flat rates or
promotional rates.
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6.49.020 Authority of designated employees of the Police Department to have
access to summary criminal history information.
Police Department employees assigned to or having responsibility for permitting and
licensing pursuant to this Chapter shall have the authority to obtain State and local
summary criminal history information pursuant to Sections 11105(b)(11) and 13300(b)(11)
of the California Penal Code.
6.49.030 Taxicab Franchise—Grant of franchise.
(a) The City may grant nonexclusive franchises in accordance with Article XVI of
the Charter of the City for the operation of taxicab services within the City. In order for a
taxicab company to be eligible for a franchise grant, the taxicab company must provide
documentation of the following consistent with applicable State law, this Chapter, and the
City’s requirements: (1) the taxicab company is substantially located in the City; (2)
established fares, fees, or rates to be charged to the customer; (3) participation in the pull-
notice program; (4) financial responsibility; (5) a safety and disabled access education and
training program; (6) the motor vehicles to be used for taxicab transportation services are
in safe operating condition and have passed inspection by the City; (7) the address of an
office or terminal where all documents pertaining to taxicab transportation services may be
inspected by the City; and (8) provision of a taxicab driver fingerprint-based criminal history
check and a mandatory drug and alcohol testing program .
(b) Taxicabs may be driven pursuant to a contract, agreement, or understanding
between the franchisee and the driver. Such contract, agreement, or understanding shall
not relieve the franchisee from full and complete compliance with the applicable provisions
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of the Code, rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter, and the franchise
ordinance.
6.49.040 Taxicab Franchise—Suspension or revocation.
(a) Suspension. The City may, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard,
suspend a taxicab franchisee’s operations for one or more days if, in the judgment of the
City, a lapse in required insurance or any other violation of the terms and conditions of the
franchise ordinance or the provisions of this Chapter; or a violation of any administrative
rules and regulations established by the City, orders or directives established by the City,
or applicable State law, creates an immediate safety hazard. Cause for suspension also
exists where the holder of a majority interest in the taxicab franchise or the taxicab
franchisee illegally conducts any type of vehicle for hire or public transportation operation
licensed by the City or any other governmental agency, or the franchisee fails to pay any
monetary penalties in accordance with this Chapter, the terms and conditions of the
franchise, or any resolutions or schedules adopted thereto.
(b) Revocation. The City may, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard,
revoke a franchise in the event that the franchisee, including its employees, officers,
agents and drivers: violates any terms and conditions of the franchise ordinance; fails to
cure any default within the time required as provided in the franchise ordinance; violates
subdivision (d) of this Section; violates or commits multiple violations of any provision of
this Chapter or any other law, rule, regulation, order or filings of any regulatory body having
jurisdiction over the franchisee; or practices, or attempts to practice, any fraud or deceit
upon any governmental agency or regulatory body.
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(c) The franchisee may appeal any decision from the City to suspend or revoke
to a Hearing Examiner for consideration pursuant to this Section. The matter will be set for
a hearing and the City shall give the franchisee at least 30 days’ written notice of the time
and place of the hearing. At the hearing, the Hearing Examiner shall consider all relevant
evidence and testimony and if supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the Hearing
Examiner may, in his or her discretion, order the franchisee to take remedial actions or
impose any other remedy as authorized by law, including, but not limited to, suspension for
a designated period of time; or revocation of the franchise. The decision or order of the
Hearing Examiner shall be final and binding and subject only to judicial review.
(d) Effect of Suspension or Revocation. Upon suspension or revocation of a
franchise, all the franchisee’s taxicab operations in the City shall cease until such time as
the suspension or revocation is lifted. Upon revocation of any taxicab franchise, no
franchise to operate the same business activity shall be granted to the franchisee within the
remainder of the term or extension term of the franchise ordinance and for a pe riod of
three years thereafter.
6.49.050 Taxicab Franchise—Driver’s permit.
(a) Application. In order to obtain a taxicab driver’s permit, each person shall file
with the City, upon forms supplied by the City, a completed verified application including
the following information and documentation:
(1) Name, address, and age of applicant;
(2) Convictions, if any, in any court of law;
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(3) Name, address, and certification of the taxicab franchisee by whom
the applicant is to be employed as a taxicab driver in the City;
(4) Proof of a valid California driver’s license;
(5) A signed agreement to submit to a background investigation and
fingerprinting via live-scan capture by the Police Department;
(6) Original test results from a certified laboratory or testing agency,
submitted simultaneously with the applicant’s verified application, proving that the
applicant has tested negative for drugs and alcohol as provided by Section
53075.5(b)(3) of the California Government Code; and
(7) Such further information as the City may require, as established by the
rules and regulations.
(b) Taxicab Driver’s Permit Applicant Investigation. The Police Department
shall investigate each applicant for a taxicab driver’s permit and shall approve the
application or state its reason for disapproval. The City may disapprove any applicant who
has a record of criminal conduct or other behavior involving any of the following:
(1) Moral turpitude;
(2) Violence toward persons or property;
(3) Physical or mental disease which could make the applicant a danger
to the safety of others;
(4) Illegal sexual conduct involving another nonconsenting person;
(5) Negligent or reckless driving;
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(6) Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
drugs;
(7) Three or more moving violations under the California Vehicle Code
within the 12-month period preceding the date of the application;
(8) Existing suspension or revocation of a taxicab driver’s permit in any
other jurisdiction as of the date of the application;
(9) Conviction of operating a taxicab without a valid taxicab driver’s permit
or taxicab vehicle permit within the three-year period preceding the date of the
application; or
(10) Acts showing the applicant to be otherwise incompetent or not fit to
drive a taxicab.
(c) Taxicab Driver’s Permit Issuance. Based on the application, investigation
and compliance with all requirements of Section 53075.5(b)(3) of the California
Government Code, the City shall approve or deny the taxicab driver’s permit. No permit
shall be issued if the applicant is under the age of eighteen years, if any false statement
appears in the application, or if the application is otherwise incomplete. Upon approval of
an application and receipt by the City of the taxicab driver’s permit fee, the City shall issue
a taxicab driver’s permit to the applicant. The permit shall bear the name and photograph
of the applicant, date of expiration of the permit, and name of the taxicab franchisee for
which the driver is authorized to drive a taxicab.
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(d) Taxicab Driver’s Permit Renewal. A taxicab driver’s permit which has not
been revoked, suspended, or terminated may be renewed annually by paying the annual
taxicab driver’s permit fee and by filing with the City a verification that the driver is in
compliance with the provisions of this Section and test results from a certified laboratory or
testing agency proving that the driver has tested negative for drugs and alcohol as provided
by Section 53075.5(b)(3) of the California Government Code and U.S. Department of
Transportation program guidelines set forth in 49 CFR Parts 40, 653, and 654, and any
other applicable regulations.
(e) Effect of Termination of Employment. The taxicab driver’s permit shall
become void upon termination of employment, at which time the taxicab franchi see shall
immediately give the City written notice of the termination and the terminated driver shall
immediately return his or her taxicab driver’s permit to the City.
(f) Prohibition on Transfers. A taxicab driver’s permit is personal in nature and
shall not be transferred to another person. Any purported transfer shall be null and void.
(g) Grounds for Suspension and Revocation. Any taxicab driver’s permit and
any taxicab vehicle permit may be suspended or revoked, after due notice and an
opportunity to be heard, for any of the following reasons:
(1) Arrest or citation for the commission of any crime while driving a
taxicab or any crime involving moral turpitude;
(2) Violation of any applicable rule or regulation, or Federal, State or local
law relating to the operation of taxicabs by a driver, or by an employer in the case of
a taxicab vehicle permit;
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(3) Use of the taxicab driver’s permit for a purpose different from that for
which it was issued;
(4) Suspension or revocation of the driver or franchisee’s taxicab driver’s
permit or taxicab vehicle permit in another jurisdiction; and
(5) The existence of any facts, including conviction of a crime that is
substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a taxicab driver,
which would have been good cause to deny such taxicab driver’s permit application,
regardless of when such facts arose.
6.40.060 Taxicab Franchise—Fees.
(a) Annual Franchise Fee. Each taxicab franchisee shall pay to the City an
annual fee, established by resolution of the City Council, to cover the City’s costs of
administering taxicab transportation services in the City. Such payment shall be in addition
to any other prescribed fees, including but not limited to, business license and permit fees.
The franchise fee shall be due, without set off or deduction, upon grant of the franchise
and payable on each anniversary date thereafter, unless otherwise as specified in the
franchise ordinance. Failure to pay the full franchise fee when due shall be cause for
revocation of the f ranchise.
(b) Annual Taxicab Vehicle Permit Fee. Each taxicab franchisee shall be
required annually to obtain a taxicab vehicle permit and to pay to the City an annual taxicab
vehicle permit fee, established by resolution of the City Council, for each taxi cab operating
under its franchise.
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(c) Annual Taxicab Driver’s Permit Fee. Each taxicab driver shall be required
annually to renew his or her taxicab driver’s permit and the franchisee or driver shall pay to
the City an annual taxicab driver’s permit fee, established by resolution of the City Council.
(d) No fee refunds shall be issued to any franchisee upon revocation of a
franchise, or to any driver upon revocation of a taxicab driver’s permit.
6.49.070 Taxicab Franchise—Signage.
Taxicab franchisees and taxicab drivers shall ensure that taxicabs display the
following signage:
(a) Two cards not less than two by four inches nor more than two and one -half
by five inches, in both the front seat and the rear seat in full view of passengers, which
state the following in letters and numbers which are clearly legible and in the following
format:
(1) On the first card: the name, address and telephone number of the
taxicab franchisee which operates the taxicab and all rates to be charged; and
(2) On the second card: “COMPLAINTS? Call the City of Santa Monica’s
Hotline,” followed by the City’s hotline telephone number.
(b) Every taxicab shall have printed upon it, in lettering and numbering not less
than two and one-fourth inches in height and five sixteenths of an in ch wide, the cab
number and the name and telephone number of the taxicab franchisee which operates the
taxicab. The telephone number and the cab number shall also be printed in a plainly visible
manner upon the rear of such vehicle.
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(c) Every taxicab may have an electrically lighted identification or vacant sign, or
a combination of both, attached to the top of such taxicab, which shall be not more than
two and one-half inches high by nine inches in length.
(d) No taxicab shall display any sign other than those authorized in this Chapter.
6.49.080 Taxicab Franchise—Identification decal required.
(a) Each taxicab operated pursuant to a franchise shall be identified as a City of
Santa Monica authorized taxicab by a taxicab identification decal issued by the C ity. No
person shall identify any vehicle by means of such taxicab identification decal, or any
facsimile thereof, unless authorized to do so by the City in writing.
(b) Every taxicab driver and franchisee shall ensure that a taxicab identification
decal is displayed in each taxicab at all times. Such decal shall be issued and affixed by
the City to a specific area on the assigned taxicab as designated by the City.
(c) No taxicab driver or franchisee shall operate a taxicab without a current
taxicab identification decal for that specific vehicle.
(d) No taxicab identification decal issued shall be in any manner transferred or
assigned. Any decal that is transferred, assigned, or otherwise conveyed or stolen shall be
automatically revoked.
(e) No applicant may be issued a taxicab identification decal until that applicant
has paid all applicable fees and all of his, her or its outstanding parking citations, including
all civil penalties and related fees.
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6.49.090 Taximeters and rates.
(a) No taxicab shall be operated within the City unless it is equipped with a
taximeter that is approved by the California Division of Measurement Standards and
complies with Section 12500.5 of the California Business and Professions Code and with
all regulations established pursuant to Section 12107 of the California Business and
Professions Code.
(b) Taximeters are subject to inspection at any time by any police officer of the
City or any other authorized inspector, including the California Department of Agriculture
Commissioner/Weights and Measures. Any vehicle equipped with an inaccurate taximeter
is subject to impound until said taximeter shall have been correctly adjusted, inspected,
and certified by the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and
Measures.
(c) Taximeters shall be placed so that the reading dial displaying the amount to
be charged is readily discernible by passengers.
(d) All rates to be charged for transportation by taxicabs pursuant to a franchise,
including both flat and mileage rates, may not e xceed the maximum rates established by
resolution of City Council. No franchisee shall charge, collect, demand, receive, or arrange
for any compensation for taxicab service in an amount that exceeds said maximum rates.
(e) Each taxicab company and taxicab driver shall disclose all rates to the
customer before providing taxicab services.
(f) Except where a flat rate is applicable, it is unlawful for a taxicab driver to do
any of the following:
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(1) Set the taximeter in operation when such vehicle is not actually hired;
(2) Fail to set the taximeter to a nonrecording position at the termination
of each and every service or call the attention of the passenger to the amount
registered;
(3) Fail to activate the taximeter while carrying passengers or under hire;
or
(4) Activate or operate the taximeter so as to denote a rate of fare
exceeding that authorized pursuant to this Chapter or by the permitting
governmental agency.
(g) No driver of any taxicab upon receiving payment of a fare thereon shall
refuse to give a receipt upon the request of any passenger making said payment.
(h) It shall be unlawful to charge a discounted or flat rate other than that which
has been advertised or agreed to in advance with the passenger.
6.49.100 Parking of vehicles—Stands.
(a) No franchisee or driver shall permit any taxicab to stand while awaiting
employment at any place other than a stand designated by the City Traffic Engineer.
(b) No taxicab driver shall leave a vehicle unattended in a stand for a period of
time longer than three minutes.
(c) Stands may be occupied at any time, except when standing, stopping or
parking at a particular stand is otherwise prohibited by law.
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(d) Taxicab drivers may not stop in bus zones for purposes of loading or
unloading passengers unless there is no other practicable location to safely and
expediently load or unload such passengers.
(e) No person shall occupy a stand without a valid taxicab driver’s permit and
vehicle permit issued by the City pursuant to a franchise.
6.49.110 Taxicab identification and vehicle operating requirements.
(a) No taxicab company shall operate any taxicab without a distinctive and
uniform color scheme or identification which designates the taxicab company under which
said vehicle is operated.
(b) No taxicab company shall use any color scheme, insignia, name, monogram,
logo, or identification that conflicts with or imitates any color scheme, insignia, name,
monogram, logo, or identification used by another taxicab company in such a manner as to
be misleading or to tend to confuse or defraud the public.
(c) Every taxicab company and taxicab driver shall comply with the following
operating requirements at all times:
(1) Maintain and keep an accurate and legible record of all passengers
carried, including the pickup and drop off points, the date and time carried, the
starting and ending mileage of the taxicab for each trip, and the charges authorized
and made for each trip;
(2) Display inside the taxicab and in full view of passengers, a valid
taxicab driver’s permit bearing the name and photograph of the taxicab driver and
identifying the name of the taxicab company under which such taxicab is operated;
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(3) Maintain in each taxicab a working two-way communication system
with a dispatcher;
(4) Obtain an annual vehicle inspection of each taxicab at a facility
certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service or a facility registered with
the Bureau of Automotive Repair; and
(5) Permit any Police Officer of the City or other authorized enforcement
officer enforcing this Chapter to inspect any taxicab upon request.
6.49.120 Full use of taxicab.
When a taxicab is engaged the occupant or occupants shall have the exclusive right
to the full and free use of the passenger compartment and no owner or driver of said
taxicab shall solicit or carry additional passengers therein without soliciting and receiving
the consent of the occupant or occupants. Nothing in this provision is intended to restrict
any taxicab company from offering carpooling or ride sharing services.
6.49.130 Access to passengers on business establishment premises ; exclusive
arrangements limited.
(a) No owner, operator, employee or agent of any hotel or any other business
establishment shall exclude any taxicab driver operating pursuant to a franchise granted by
the City from standing or picking up passengers at any taxicab stand, hack stand, or other
location where taxicabs or other vehicles for hire are regularly allowed to stand and pick up
passengers on the premises of the hotel or other business estab lishment.
(b) Each taxicab franchisee is prohibited from entering into any taxicab service
arrangements or agreements for compensation with any hotel, motel, or other business
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establishments, or any public or private agency or organization in the City for the purpose
of obtaining exclusive access to the business’ patrons seeking on -demand taxicab
services. Each franchisee shall ensure that none of its members or taxicab drivers enters
into any such taxicab service arrangements or agreements for compensation with any
hotel, motel or other business establishments, or any public or private agency or
organization in the City. Nothing in this Section prohibits exclusive arrangements with any
business establishment for the purpose of providing pre -arranged transportation services
for events with multiple participants, employee shuttle services, carpooling services, or
other arrangement approved in advance by the City to the extent consistent with the
requirements of this Chapter.
6.49.140 Unauthorized taxicab services prohibited; exception.
(a) No person shall knowingly dispatch a vehicle or respond to a request for a
“taxi,” “cab” or “taxicab” for pick-up within the City, or pick up passengers within the City for
taxicab services, unless the vehicle has a valid taxicab vehicle permit, the driver of such
vehicle has a valid taxicab driver’s permit, and the taxicab is operated pursuant to a
franchise granted by the City.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) above, a taxicab company or taxicab driver
that is lawfully permitted by a governmental agency to operate in Los Angeles County may
provide prearranged trips anywhere within the City.
(c) No person who drives or operates a taxicab in the City shall publish, advertise
or broadcast in any manner, written or oral, a telephone number, website address, or other
identifier, either by itself or connected to a rotary, redirect, or call forwarding system for
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taxicab service, which is the same telephone number, website address, or other identifier,
as that for other taxicabs or vehicles for hire.
(d) No person who drives or operates a taxicab in the City shall use a name that
imitates a name used by another person who drives or operates a taxicab in such a
manner as to be misleading or tend to confuse or defraud the public.
(e) No person shall advertise or otherwise hold itself out as providing taxicab
services within the City, unless such person is operating pursuant to a taxicab franchise
granted by the City or is lawfully permitted by a governmental agency to provide
prearranged trips in the City.
6.49.150 Rules and regulations.
The Director of Planning and Community Development or designee is authorized to
adopt administrative rules and regulations consistent with this Code and applicable State
law necessary to implement this Chapter and the franchise ordinances. Such rules and
regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisions: governing taxicab service and
safety; prescribing limitations, conditions and qualifications of applicants for vehicle permits
and driver permits; stipulating the responsibilities of taxicab franchisees and their drivers;
and pertaining to public health, safety, and welfare. Violations of the administrative rules
and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall constitute violations of this Chapter,
and shall subject the violator to the penalties set forth in this Chapter.
6.49.160 Penalty for violation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, any person violating any
provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of either: (1) an infraction, which shall be
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punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars for the first violation, two hundred dollars for a
second violation within one year, and five hundred dollars for a third and subsequent
violations within one year; or (2) a misdem eanor, which shall be punishable by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars per violation, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a
period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Where the
violation is of a continuing nature, each day that the violation continues constitutes a
separate and distinct violation.
(b) Any police officer and other persons authorized by the City to enforce this
Chapter are authorized under Sections 53075.6 and 53075.61 of the California
Government Code, Section 5411.5 of the California Public Utilities Code, Section 21100.4
of the California Vehicle Code and any other applicable State law, to impound and retain
any vehicle operating within the City as a taxicab without having any valid permits, and/or a
franchise granted by the City to operate a taxicab service, in violation of this Chapter.
(c) Every person who operates a taxicab and who knowingly and willfully issues,
publishes or affixes, or causes or permits to be issued, published or affixed, any o ral or
written advertisement, broadcast or holding out to the public or any portion thereof, in any
manner whatsoever, that the person operates a taxicab company or an individual taxicab
without having any valid permits is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d) Any person who, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.16, is found to have been operating a taxicab
service within the City without any valid permits may in the City’s discretion be required to
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pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars for each violation, plus any assessments
and interest as authorized by law, as set forth by resolution of the City Council.
(e) The remedies specified in this Section are cumulative and their specification
shall not preclude the use of any other remedy provided by law.
6.49.170 Penalties for violations of rules and regulations.
Any person who violates a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Section 6.49.020
may be subject to an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this Code. A
taxicab company shall be responsible for the violation of a rule or regulation by a taxicab
driver operating under that company, and shall be deemed a responsible party within the
meaning of Section 1.09.020 of this Code.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption . This Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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LANE DILG
City Attorney
Approved and adopted this 13th day of November, 2018.
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T e d W i n t e r e r , M a y o r
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2590 (CCS) had its introduction
on October 23, 2018, and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting
held on November 13, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, O’Day, Vazquez
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Himmelrich, O’Connor
ATTEST:
_____________________________________ _________________
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2590 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to
California Government Code Section 40806.
Ted Winterer (Nov 25, 2018)
Ted Winterer
Nov 28, 2018