Oceanside Municipal Code Art. VI Specifications and Equipment

No certificate holder shall conduct any operation under a name other than the name authorized by the certificate, or give any service other than the service authorized by the certificate granted by the city manager in accordance with the provisions of sections 35.54 to 35.56.

(Ord. No. 12-OR0630-1, § 1, 9-19-2012)

No certificate holder shall operate, or cause to be operated, any vehicle under any name other than the name for which the certificate has been granted by the city manager. All vehicles must be registered under the name of the certificate holder or an authorized member of a cooperative.

(Ord. No. 12-OR0630-1, § 1, 9-19-2012)

Each taxicab operated pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be numbered to correspond with the number appearing on the certificate. The numbers shall be painted upon the body of the taxicab in numerals not less than four (4) inches or more than six (6) inches in height in a position approved from time to time by the business license section. Each taxicab shall be assigned to a specified driver

(Ord. No. 12-OR0630-1, § 1, 9-19-2012)

No certificate shall be granted to any certificate holder to operate any vehicle covered by this chapter whose color scheme, name, trade name, monogram or insignia shall be in conflict with, or in imitation of, any color scheme, name, trade name, monogram or insignia used by any other certificate holder, and which shall be of such character and nature as to be misleading or deceptive to the public.

(Ord. No. 12-OR0630-1, § 1, 9-19-2012)

(a) The certificate holder or authorized member of a cooperative shall allow the city manager, the chief of police, or any duly authorized agents, officers, or authorized city staff to inspect any of certificate holder's or authorized member of a cooperative's vehicles at any time to ascertain that the same are in safe mechanical condition, to ensure vehicle(s) are operational without danger to the public, and to determine whether or not such vehicle complies with all the provisions of this chapter and any applicable laws, ordinances and resolutions, including but not limited to, the California Vehicle Code.

(b) The safe operation and maintenance of each vehicle is the sole responsibility of certificate holder or authorized member of a cooperative.

(c) Vehicles inspected pursuant to subsection (a) and found to be in an unsafe condition shall be withdrawn from service until proof of completed repair, by a state certified licensed mechanic, is given to the chief of police or the city manager.

(d) Results of vehicle inspections made of a certificate holder's or authorized member of a cooperative's vehicles by a non-city agency shall be forwarded to the city manager within seven (7) working days of such inspection. The report of the inspection shall include the name of the inspecting agency, inspector's name and title, reason for inspection, scope and result of inspection, and the vehicle(s)' certificate number.

(Ord. No. 12-OR0630-1, § 1, 9-19-2012)

If certificate holder desires to substitute any vehicle or vehicles for one (1) or more vehicles operating under the provisions of this chapter, certificate holder shall first make a report thereof to the city manager and obtain from the city manager a consent in writing to the transfer of the number which was borne by the discontinued vehicle. No such consent shall be given by the city manager until he or she has caused a safety inspection to be made of the proposed substitute vehicle or vehicles.

(Ord. No. 12-OR0630-1, § 1, 9-19-2012)