Inglewood Municipal Code § 8-85 Definitions

The following words or phrases as used in this Article shall have the following meanings.

"Darkness"

is any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and any other time when visibility is not sufficient to render clearly discernible any person or vehicle on the street at a distance of one thousand feet.

"Operate"

means to pedal, steer, use the brakes, or otherwise control a pedicab.

"Owner"

means any person who owns a pedicab.

"Pedicab"

means a bicycle, including an electric bicycle, that has three or more wheels, that transports, or is capable of transporting, passengers on seats attached to the rear of the bicycle, that is operated by a person, and that is being used for transporting passengers for hire within the City of Inglewood.

"Pedicab decal"

means a nontransferable decal issued by the City to a pedicab owner for display on the pedicab to indicate that the pedicab is permitted to operate within the City.

"Pedicab operator" or "operator"

means a person who pedals, steers, uses the brakes, or otherwise controls a pedicab.

"Pedicab owner permit"

means the permit issued by the City to a pedicab owner to indicate that the pedicab is permitted to drive and operate within the City.

(Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)

(a) A pedicab owner shall not operate a pedicab, nor allow their pedicab to be operated within the City unless the owner has a valid business tax certificate and pedicab owner permit issued in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Inglewood Municipal Code. A pedicab owner must obtain a separate permit and decal for each pedicab that the owner operates within the City. Pedicab owner permits are the property of the City and are not transferable to another person.

(b) The Permits and Licenses Committee is authorized to adopt rules and regulations consistent with this Code and necessary to implement this Article. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisions governing pedicab service and safety, pedicab vehicle equipment standards, conditions and qualifications of applicants for pedicab owner permits, and the responsibilities of the pedicab owner and pedicab operator.

(Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)

(a) Insurance. Prior to the issuance of a pedicab owner permit, the permit applicant must submit proof of insurance as required and determined by the City Attorney at the time of application. A pedicab owner shall maintain such insurance in full force and effect, at no cost to the City, during the term of a pedicab owner permit.

(b) Indemnification. Prior to the issuance of a pedicab owner permit, the permit applicant must sign an agreement to reimburse the City for any costs incurred by it in repairing damage to City property occurring in connection with the operation of permittee's pedicabs proximately caused by the actions of the permittee, its officers, employees, agents, customers, or any person who was under the permittee's control insofar as permitted by law. The agreement shall also provide that the permittee hold harmless, indemnify, and defend, the City, its officials, officers, agents, employees, and volunteers against any claims, costs, damages, demands, liability and notices, or any of these, arising or resulting from any damage or injury proximately caused by actions of the permittee in connection with the operation of permitee's pedicabs, regardless of whether the City is actively or passively negligent, except those claims, costs, damages, demands, liability and notices, or any of these, caused solely by the negligence or willful misconduct of the City.

(Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)

(a) A pedicab operator shall:

(1) Keep pedicabs within its fleet in clean and sanitary conditions, and be free from mechanical or safety defects;

(2) Make pedicabs within its fleet available for inspections at reasonable times by the City, including for annual inspections;

(3) Operate in compliance with local and state laws applicable to pedicabs and pedicab operations; and

(4) Annually report to the Department of the California Highway Patrol any accidents caused or experienced by the pedicabs.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to:

(1) Operate a pedicab, if said person is under eighteen years of age;

(2) Operate a pedicab without a valid California driver's license;

(3) Operate a pedicab in any manner that impedes or blocks the normal or reasonable movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic unless such operation is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law or under the direction of law enforcement personnel;

(4) Load or unload pedicab passengers on roadways or in the middle of roadways;

(5) Operate a pedicab on any street with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty miles per hour, except to cross the street at an intersection;

(6) Operate a pedicab in a manner that results in damage to property;

(7) Operate a pedicab while carrying a number of passengers that exceeds the number of available seats;

(8) Operate a pedicab without having all passengers be restrained by seatbelts;

(9) Operate a pedicab without having a City-approved insurance policy in full force and effect at all times during the operation of the pedicab;

(10) Operate a pedicab that has broken or inactive equipment, or is otherwise in an unsafe operating condition;

(11) Advertise or otherwise hold itself out as providing pedicab services within the City, unless such person is operating pursuant to City issued permit;

(12) Refuse to comply with a lawful order from a City official charged with enforcement of this Chapter.

(c) A pedicab shall:

(1) Be of a single frame construction and reasonably clean and safe, so as not to injure or damage the person, clothing or possessions of a passenger;

(2) Have an exterior reasonably clean, free of cracks, breaks and major dents, and treated or painted for adequate weather protection and a neat and clean appearance;

(3) Be equipped with working seat belts for all passengers, seat backs, and grab rails;

(4) Be equipped with battery-powered headlights and taillights, with taillights mounted at the same level on the right and left exterior, red in color and plainly visible from all distances within five hundred feet to the rear of the pedicab;

(5) Be equipped with turn signals visible from the front and rear of the pedicab;

(6) Be equipped with hydraulic or mechanical disk brakes;

(7) Be equipped with spoke reflectors on each wheel, and tape type reflectors showing the front and back width of the pedicab;

(8) Have permanently and clearly affixed company name and phone number on the exterior in easy to read lettering at least two inches tall; and

(9) Have clearly affixed fare schedule signs, in easy to read lettering at least one inch tall, including all applicable fares and charges, including minimums, distance, time, tour or other charges.

(Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)

Every pedicab operated under this Article shall display the rates to be charged for the pedicab service that meets the size, format and location requirements set forth by the rules and regulations adopted by the City's Permits and Licenses Committee. The rates shall be visible to all passengers in the pedicab and no pedicab operator shall charge a passenger a fare greater than the fare posted on the pedicab.

(Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)

(a) Any person violating any provision of this Article is guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with Inglewood Municipal Code Section 1-18. Where the violation is of a continuing nature, each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct violation.

(b) Any person violating any provision of this Article shall be subject to administrative fines and penalties pursuant to this Code.

(c) The remedies specified in this Section are cumulative and their specification shall not preclude the use of any other remedy provided by law.

(Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)