Sacramento Municipal Code Art. II Pedicab Drivers

No person shall drive or operate a pedicab within the city without having a valid pedicab driver permit. Pedicab driver permits are the property of the city and are not transferable to any other person. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

A. The pedicab driver permit application form shall be in a form prescribed by the city manager.

B. The applicant shall provide the following:

1. The applicant's full name;

2. The applicant's business and residence addresses and phone numbers;

3. The name(s) of the business or company, if any, for which the driver works as a pedicab driver;

4. The applicant's date of birth, and proof that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

5. Identification in the form of a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license issued by the state of California;

6. A complete set of the applicant's fingerprints and payment of the applicable fingerprint or background check fee;

7. Four recent color passport-sized photographs;

8. Authorization for the city to conduct a comprehensive background check of the applicant; and

9. Such other material as the city manager may require to evaluate the fitness of the applicant to be granted a pedicab driver permit.

C. Each applicant must sign the application, which shall contain a warning that the application may be denied or the permit suspended, modified, or revoked if the applicant misrepresents facts relevant to the fitness of the applicant to be granted a pedicab driver permit.

D. The city manager shall investigate the facts stated in an application for a pedicab driver permit and other relevant data. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

A. The city may issue a temporary pedicab driver permit to an applicant upon submission of the following:

1. A completed pedicab driver permit application;

2. Payment of the applicable fingerprint or background check fee; and

3. Written acknowledgment by the pedicab owner that the driver will be operating under a temporary pedicab driver permit.

B. A temporary pedicab driver permit is valid for fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of issuance, provided that the city may revoke a temporary pedicab driver permit at any time for any reason.

C. Upon issuance of a temporary pedicab driver permit, payment of the pedicab driver permit fee under Section 5.94.060 shall be deferred for a period of seven days.

D. If a temporary pedicab driver permit is issued, city staff shall not process the permanent pedicab driver permit until the fee required under Section 5.94.060 is paid.

E. An individual may only get one temporary pedicab driver permit. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

The city shall charge a nonrefundable pedicab driver permit fee, in an amount set by city council resolution, to recover the cost of the administration, regulation, and issuance of pedicab driver permits. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

A pedicab driver permit is valid for a period of two years from date of issuance. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

A pedicab driver permit is renewable upon the filing and approval of a new application and payment of the pedicab driver permit fee. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

A. The city shall issue an identification badge to a pedicab driver permit holder.

B. While the pedicab is in operation, the pedicab driver shall wear the identification badge at all times on his or her person, in a manner clearly visible to the public.

C. Identification badges are the property of the city and are not transferable to any other pedicab driver. In the event that a person's pedicab driver permit is suspended or revoked, the operator shall immediately surrender the identification badge to the city manager. In the event of a suspension, the city manager shall return the identification badge to its holder after termination of the suspension period. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)

A. No person shall drive or operate a pedicab unless he or she is currently and validly licensed by the state of California to drive a motor vehicle. A pedicab driver shall have his or her current valid motor vehicle driver's license issued by the state of California on his or her person at all times while driving or operating a pedicab.

B. A pedicab operator shall report a change in the status of his or her driver's license to the city within three business days of the change. (Ord. 2016-0020 § 1)