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ORDINANCE NO. i 6 7 7
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 4.42 (TAXI
CABS AND OTH~R VEHICLES FOR HIRE) OF THE PALO ALTO
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MUNICIPAL CODE
The council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Section 4.42.030 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read:
11 4. 42. 030 certi;~lc!tes for existing comtanies. .
There are at the present time two compan es operating
taxicab companies in this city: Yellow Cab Company
operating thirty c.abs; and Barron Cab Company opera
ting nine cabs.' Eaoh of these companies: shall·be
entitled to the issuance of a.certificate for such
nun\ber of cabs." · · · ·
SECTION .2. Section 4.42.050 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is am.ended to read:
11 4.42.oso
Applicant
council:
. (l) That .. ,there "is a public demcind for additional service.
(2) Inadequacy of the existinq. service. .
(3) That applicant h~s sufficient flnancial responsibility·
·a.nd e:xperi~rice to properl:Y:1 ·condtict such a business. ·
(4) That traffic conditions· or.hazards will not be
appreciably increased or parkirtg pr9blems made .
worse. " · · ·
SECTION 3. Section 4. 42. 140' · 6£ -th~ ·Palo Al:f;c;> Municipal
Code is mnendedto read:
"4-.4_2 .:14Q, Liabil.i1;X .insur~c$~ ·: t{o ·own.er' s ~rm~~ $pail
·be issued or eo~ti.n11ed .In 0pet'a:tion Unl~.s!!J tb~re . is·· :in_ .
full fotce ''and ·af te·ct· a· policy of inau:tan¢$ in .S.\lOh<'fO"rm
a~;the: al_t.y· ilttq~nt!y may deem proper, exec_ute4 ._by a)t '·i.
_. l.nstirance · . cOlnpAAy\:approved QY the oi ty att()rney ;<wher~by
. the ewner. and :dri\ter .·of. each. of the vehicle.a\d.e"s'dribe"d i.,:
in sald p@triftit are irisU.:t~d aga!n~t liab!lit~':to~\' damage · to··p~Q~tt.y aj\;d for. injury .to oz<death ··of az.y: ~i;li()p ~·-a
resul.t, of . the 'e>Wn!r~})ip, oper~_ti,~: o~ ~th~r u•~ · ~h~~eqt:r · ,
the mi11im,um ·liabil'!ty lillli ts upon e~ch such. vehicler b~inq ~ ·
· ·. not ·1ess .than 'one ·hundred .thous·and 'dollars on account of·
per!ioiial inj tiry to ()l' .)'.!~'~th. ·o:f ·any one t>etson in ~Y"' ,one
accid-~t; ~d three h\itidiec1 <th~us and . dolla'r'' on adciol.lllt
•,of personal inj~ries' 1:ri,o.r. d~a~_ of tw() ()r, Ji\.O~e pie~sons
in any one accidenii, ·and' toe m.inimum liability li~t"!:a .· .· .
1lp()n e.-Ch auah velii'C.1~ ~ing not less than one hundred· thou•'.·.
:n~a~~~1 i~~ia!~~-~-~~g:--~g1~~d6~t~;~~:~-f~~!m·~~Kt~~n
an .. endorseiilerit' ptovi!~!-.i'lg t.ha.t said policy. will inot be > '~ ',)
cancelle4 ·'ufit.~1: nq:tf.89 ·in ·writing •h•1~ 'h.•Ve!. pe~n give~
. i;o the c,i;ty of. Pa~c;;.<~ltq_t· .. ad~_r•!JEl&d-·in dar-. _(?f the "City ..
Clerk; City Hall, Palo Al~cf; C•l1.fornia,• -at least thir1:y
•. days "immediately priq_r to" the. time '.1su6h cancellation shall
-bec:~e effective." · '
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,SECTION 4. Section 4.42.190 of the Palv Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read:.
"4.42.190 Eligibility for driver's permit. {a) Upon
receipt of an application for a driver's permit the
chief of police shall conduot an investigation of. the
applicant and, on the basis of such investigation, shall
either approve or deny the application. No permit .sl:'t:all
be is!3ued to any of the following persons: ·' .
(1) Any person under the age of eighteen years.
(2) Auy perscn convicted.of any felony or misdemeanor
offense which is teasonia.61y and directly related
to the functions involved in the operation of motor
vehicles for hire and indica· · ,~s potential risk to
the public, unless0such persdh can show that there
is no danger to the public. The applicant may
request a hearing as provided in section 4.42.365.
This restrict~on shall apply only to felony
convictions occurring within ten years of the appli
cation and misdemeanor convictions occurring within
five years of ·the application.
(3) 'Any person convicted· of hit-and-run driving, or of
·reckless driving, or of driving a vehicle while ·
under the influeride of intoxicating liquor and/or
any drug within six µionths of the application, or
upon conviction Of any two or more of these bf fenses
within fiv~ years of the date of application. How
ever, no permit shall be issued to any person. con-.
victad of any offense described herein if such person
was ··driving a motor vehicle for hire at the time
the offense was commf.tted. ·
C4> My·person·n6t.possessing a valid state of california
·~river's. ;i.tc·ense of the clas!il tequi:fed; by state law
· for. the . type _of motor vehicle for .. hj.re the applicant
intends to driv~. , ·. ; ·
(5) .. Any· person intending, to drive a taxicab who fails to
provide a medical certificate· as required by section
4~42.180(6).:~ .. ·· .. .· .
(b). The -restricti6ns in· sect:i()n 4 • 42 .190·(~) . s.h~ll appiy
to personspossessin<:j' driver 1 s permits and pe~sons seeking
rene\rial of such pexli\itst. D:d,VE!t'is:perinitf$. shall b~,·,subject
at all times to T.evocation.·or·suspension as set forth in
section . 4. 42. 360'.'n . . · .. · . . .
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section 4.,42·~210 "of the Palo Alto Municipal
code rs heteby t-epealed.
·SECTION 6 ~~<·section 4. 42. 360 of the Palo Alto Municipal
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Cbde i_S: amt?rtded to ··read:
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Z!!!~i~tM:a~~~a~t~,,?~·-!~#~a;~;ME~:~!~:ty tr! Ari~··
-convict,e,d o~, any~ ,fel;ony .or miii(l~anor .offense, ot who·'·-~ .:-' . .,
. c7ase~;.\:to· ,:posses·~ ~ ~va1+.~·-.~tat~ _o~· t;~fi:fcmnia -0.J;iver• s
l_iceru~f! of-'tlie c_~ass t"equired by state. law for the· type. .
ofcfuotor _vehlc:He fqr hi:te 11).loh_ persoh .dtives :sha~l ·~immeqi~
ately so ,1.nform .hls ,or :her erdployer ··and toe chief:: 9f ·polic~.
: (p) ·. ~he'/en1·e(-of,.p:o1ice.;,sha_l1:r~~9ke ·c!ny' Cirivtii'r 1 s. · ·
pe~it·~-~f'·su~~i dttv~~:'b.~comes ._in~.l.igl~~~·'f?r f;he :t>eril\it
u;nder ·sect~~n 4 ~-4~ .19Cr. · . The 'permit~ holdf?t' may r~que'st a
nearing as provided.; iri sedt!.on '4-!o 4 2. 3*) s-. .· '· ·. . '
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(c) The chief of police may revoke or suspend any
driver's permit if the driver's state of California
Department of Motor Vehicle's record includes four or
more moving violations within the preceding twelve month
period. The permit holder may request a hearing as pro
vided in section 4.42.365.
(d) The city manager may revoke or suspend any
owner's permit in the manner pr~vided for revocation and
suspension of business licens~.s in Chapter 4. 04."
SECTION 7. Section 4.42~365 is added to.the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to read:
"4.42.365 ·Hearing. (a) Every person applying for a
driver's permit or renewal 0f a driver's pennit whqse
appi.icF.1.tion is subject tc/denl:~l under sect:ion 4.42.190
(a) (2), and every person possess·ii'og a driver's permit
tnat is subject to revocation or suspension under ·
seetion'4.42.190 shall have the right to an informal
hearing before the chief of· police before the appli
cation is denied or th,e pa.end t is revoked or suspended.
(b) The chief of police shall give the applicant
or permit holder ten ·days' written notice of··intent to
deny the application, or to revoke or suspend the driver's
. permit, The notice shall set forth specifically the.·
ground OX groutidS for the chief.· of police 1 S intention to
deny, • revoke,' or suspend and shaLI,. in~orrn the applicant
or permit holder that he pr she has. ten days from the .
date of receipt of the·notice to file a wr~tten reques~
for a hearing. The appii.cation si:lall be. deµied, or the .
penn:i t sh~ll be revoked or suspended :i.f a ,hearing request' ...
is not received within .the . ten day. period. . . . . ·
··If the applicant or petmi t h6lder files a timely
hearing requestj the' chief ·of police shall set a time and
place fQ.i the hearing~ . ·Al,l. partie·s involved shall have
the right. to offer testiJ:ndnial, 'documentary·,' and tangible
evidence bearing on, the ·:issues and· to' 'be represented by
counsel .. · The decision of .the chief. of police whether
.. tq. deny the application or' ~revoke or suspend the permit
shall be final. n . .·· . .·, . . .
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SECTION S. .. This otdinance:·~. sh~li becom~ effect.i ve upon the
expira~ion of th;i.rty days from.its ~assag~~
.. INTRODUCED: ' < ·Auguat 14;. 197i
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AYES:
Nots.:
ABSENT':·
·Atigust 28, 1972
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