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067 of 1993 - Ground Transportation Standards and Enforcement0 93-1 0 93-33 SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE No. 67 of 1993 (Ground Transportation Standards and Enforcement) AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 5.71, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND APPEARANCE FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS AND CIVIL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES RELATED TO SUCH STANDARDS AND AMENDING SECTION 5.72.315 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO VEHICLE INSPECTION PRIOR TO LICENSING. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Chapter 5.71, Salt Lake City Code, be and the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows: Chapter 5.71 GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Sections: 5.71.010 Definitions. 5.71.020 Purpose of enactment. Article I. Enforcement and Civil Penalties. 5.71.030 Service Comment Form. 5.71.040 Form of Service Comment Form. 5.71.050 Filing and issuance of Service Comment Form. 5.71.060 Information to accompany issuance of Service Comment Form. 5.71.070 Recordkeepinq. 5.71.080 Civil penalties. 5.71.090 Appeal of issued Form and penalty. 5.71.100 Expedited appeal of exclusion. 5.71.110 Policies and procedures. 5.71.120 5.71.130 Article II. Driver Standards. Driver appearance. Driver conduct. Article III. Smoking. 5.71.140 Smoking. Article IV. Vehicle Standards. 5.71.150 Vehicle exterior. 5.71.160 5.71.170 5.71.180 5.71.190 5.71.200 5.71.210 5.71.220 5.71.230 5.71.240 Vehicle interior. Vehicle signage. Article V. Inspections. Periodic Inspections. Inspection sticker. Failure of inspection. Inspection after certain penalties. Other inspections. Civil penalties. Records and operating procedures. 5.71.010 Definitions. The words and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meaning defined and set forth in this Article. A. The "Airport" means the Salt Lake City International Airport. B. The "Airport Division" or "Division" means the Salt Lake City Airport Authority Ground Transportation Services. C. "Authorized Ground Transportation Business" means any business operating any Ground Transportation Vehicle. D. "Bus" means any motor vehicle operated on the streets and highways for hire on a scheduled or nonscheduled basis which is registered with the state at a gross weight of over thirty-six thousand pounds, is operated by authority of a common carrier certificate issued by the Public Service Commission of the state, and is licensed under Section 5.26.050 of this Code, or its successor. Such defined word, however, shall not include any buses operated by the Utah Transit Authority. E. The "City Department" means the Department of Building Services and Licensing of Salt Lake City Corporation. 2 F. "Courtesy Car" means any motor vehicle, other than a Taxicab, Bus or Limousine, which is regularly operated on Salt Lake City streets for transportation of customers and/or baggage between any railroad station, bus station, Airport, or business, and any motel, hotel, auto rental office, business or parking lot, without making a specific separate charge for such transportation, and which is licensed under Chapter 5.26 of this Code, or its successor. G. "Ground Transportation Vehicle" means any vehicle used for the transportation of persons using Salt Lake City streets for commercial purposes or as a courtesy in connection with a business including, but not limited to, any Bus, Courtesy Car, Limousine, Minibus, Special Transportation Vehicle, Taxicab or Van as defined in this Section 5.71.010 or its successor. H. "Limousine" means any motor -propelled vehicle which is a Rolls-Royce or other automobile described by its manufacturer as a limousine or luxury automobile regardless of wheel base size, operated by a furnished driver on a scheduled or nonscheduled basis, operated by authority of a common carrier certificate issued by the Public Service Commission of the State, and licensed under Section 5.26.050 of this Code, or its successor. This definition shall not include, without limitation, a Taxicab, Bus, Van or Minibus. I. "Minibus" means any motor vehicle which is registered with the state at a gross weight of fifteen thousand to thirty- six thousand pounds, operated on a scheduled or nonscheduled 3 basis, operated by authority of a common carrier certificate issued by the Public Service Commission of the state, and is licensed under Section 5.26.050 of this Code, or its successor. Such term, however, shall not include any minibus operated by the Utah Transit Authority. J. "Named Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.71.050(B)(4), or its successor. K. "Payment Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.71.080(A), or its successor. L. "Service Comment Form" or "Form" shall have the meaning set forth in Article I of this Chapter 5.71, or its successor. M. "Special Transportation Vehicle" means any vehicle for hire on Salt Lake City streets which is used for the transportation of disabled persons and is licensed under Chapter 5.76 of this Code, or its successor. N. "Taxicab" means a motor vehicle used in the transportation of passengers for hire over the public streets and not operated over a fixed route or upon a fixed schedule, but which is subject for contract hire by persons desiring special trips from one point to another, and which is licensed under Chapter 5.72 of this Code, or its successor. It does not include an automobile rental vehicle licensed under any other section of these ordinances. 0. "Van" means any motor vehicle which is registered with the state at a gross weight of six thousand to fifteen thousand 4 pounds and which is licensed under Section 5.26.050 of this Code, or its successor. 5.71.020 Purpose of enactment. This Chapter is enacted to provide for and protect the interests of Salt Lake City residents and visitors in ground transportation services which make use of City streets, including: A. To reflect standards of professionalism prevalent in and accepted by the Salt Lake community at large; B. To enhance the comfort, ease and safety of the traveling public on Salt Lake City streets; C. To enhance Salt Lake City's competitiveness in attracting the traveling public to this City; D. To increase safety for the drivers of Ground Transportation Vehicles, their passengers, and the public when such vehicles are operated on Salt Lake City streets; E. To adequately identify Ground Transportation Vehicles and their drivers to the public in Salt Lake City; F. To meet the needs of the public using Ground Transportation Vehicles in Salt Lake City; G. To clarify standards acceptable to the City and the conditions upon which licenses are granted when operating a Ground Transportation Vehicle on Salt Lake City streets; and H. To provide for a more uniform enforcement of standards through the City Department by delegating certain duties to be 5 performed by the Airport Division, and to effectively coordinate with the City Department the efforts of the Airport Division. Article I. Enforcement and Civil Penalties. 5.71.030 Service Comment Form. Any person may complain of any violation of this Chapter 5.71 by filing a properly completed Service Comment Form with the Airport Division in the manner set forth in this Article. 5.71.040 Form of Service Comment Form. A. The Airport Division shall cause to be printed a Service Comment Form in a form substantially as follows: SERVICE COMMENT FORM Please provide the following information if you have any comments about the quality of the ground transportation services being provided to you: 1. Kind of Transportation: 2. Company Providing Transportation: 3. Vehicle Identification Number: 4. Driver's Name (and Number, if any): 5. Date and Time: 6. Location: 7. Comments/Objections: 8. Your Name: 9. Your Business Phone Number: 10. Your Signature: Please mail this card to the Salt Lake City Airport Authority Ground Transportation 6 Services, P.O. 22084, Salt Lake City, Utah 84122; phone: (801) 575-2780. The driver of this vehicle will receive a copy of this form. If your comments point out a violation of City ordinances, you will be contacted regarding the information on this form, and the driver may receive a citation and information on civil penalties and appeals. B. The Service Comment Form set forth in this Section shall be printed in the form of a card, and all Ground Transportation Vehicles shall at all times carry such cards in an area directly visible and accessible to the public. C. The Service Comment Form set forth in this Section shall also be printed in the form of a citation book for the use of City and Airport police and the Airport Division. The citation slips from such book shall provide space for a citation to the Section of this Chapter 5.71 which is alleged to have been violated, and shall contain such other information as the Airport Division shall determine. A police officer may cite a violation of this Chapter 5.71 either on a slip from such citation book or on a Service Comment Form card. 5.71.050 Filing and issuance of Service Comment Form. A. A Service Comment Form shall be filed in the following manner: 1. A Service Comment Form card or citation slip shall be filed when it is received by the Salt Lake City Airport Authority Ground Transportation Services, P.O. Box 22084, Salt Lake City, Utah 84122, and the Airport Division shall 7 maintain such Forms as set forth in this Chapter 5.71. The date of receipt shall be the filing date. 2. If a police officer cites a violation of this Chapter 5.71 on a form which makes duplicate copies, such officer shall give a copy of such citation to the driver at the time it is written. B. A Service Comment Form shall be issued in the following manner: 1. Every Service Comment Form issued under this Chapter 5.71 shall be issued in the form of a citation slip written either by a police officer or by the Airport Division. 2. Every Service Comment Form written in the form of a citation slip and filed with the Airport Division shall be issued by the Division. Every Service Comment Form written in the form of a card and filed with the Airport Division shall be examined by the Division, and the Division shall write and issue a citation slip in connection with such card if the comments set forth thereon point out a violation of this Chapter 5.71. The Airport Division shall verify the information set forth on every card for which a citation slip is issued as it shall determine. 3. A Service Comment Form shall be issued by the Airport Division within three (3) business days after the same is filed with the Division by mailing a copy of a Service Comment Form citation slip, together with a copy of 8 any Service Comment Form card on which the citation is based, to the driver named in the Form and to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the driver is associated, or if an Authorized Ground Transportation Business is the only party named in the Form, to that business. Such mailing shall include information regarding appeals and civil penalties as set forth in this Chapter 5.71. The postmark date of such mailing shall be the date of issuance. 4. The driver, vehicle owner or Authorized Ground Transportation Business named in a Form issued by the Airport Division shall be the "Named Party." 5. If the Airport Division imposes an exclusion from the pursuit of commercial activities at the Airport in connection with any Service Comment Form, such Service Comment Form may be issued to the Named Party by hand delivery so long as such issuance otherwise complies with this Chapter 5.71. The date of issuance shall be the date of hand delivery, and the person making such delivery shall make a record thereof and shall place the same in the file of the Named Party. 5.71.060 Information to accompany issuance of Service Comment Form. Any Service Comment Form issued by the Airport Division to the Named Party therein shall include the following: A. A statement that the enclosed Service Comment Form was filed with the Airport Division and the date of filing. 9 B. A list of all persons or businesses to whom copies of the Service Comment Form were sent in addition to the Named Party. C. A citation to the Section of this Chapter 5.71 which the Service Comment Form points out as being violated. D. A statement of whether the cited section of this Chapter 5.71 is subject to civil penalty. E. If subject to civil penalty, a statement of what civil penalty is imposed on the Named Party, and the Section of this Chapter under which it is imposed. F. A statement of any other penalty imposed on the Named Party which may be imposed under this Chapter 5.71. G. A statement describing how the Named Party shall pay any civil monetary penalty, or remedy any other civil penalty, including the time during which such penalty shall be remedied, the parties to pay or contact to make such remedy, and all necessary addresses. H. A statement that the Named Party may appeal the imposition of any penalty, and information regarding how to make an appeal. I. A statement that the Named Party may place any information regarding the issued Service Comment Form in the files maintained by the Airport Division. J. A statement explaining the consequences of failing to either appeal, pay or comply with imposed civil penalties. 10 5.71.070 Recordkeepinc. The Airport Division shall create a file for each driver and for each Authorized Ground Transportation Business at the time any item is submitted for filing. The Airport Division shall maintain any item placed in such files for a period of three (3) years. 5.71.080 Civil penalties. The following shall constitute civil penalties which may be imposed by the City Department, or the Airport Division as its designee, as set forth under this Chapter 5.71: A. Civil monetary penalties may be imposed, and all such civil penalties shall be paid by the Named Party within fourteen (14) days after the Service Comment Form is issued (the "Payment Period"). All such payments shall be made by check payable to the order of Salt Lake City Corporation and delivered to the following address: Salt Lake City Treasurer's Office, 451 South State, Room 225, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. B. The following civil monetary penalties may be imposed in connection with violations of this Chapter 5.71: 1. Notice of Non -Violation Complaint: no penalty. 2. Warning of Violation: no penalty. 3. Group 1 Violation: monetary penalty of $10.00. 4. Group 2 Violation: monetary penalty of $20.00. 5. Group 3 Violation: monetary penalty of $30.00. 6. Group 4 Violation: monetary penalty of $40.00. 11 7. Any party excluded from the pursuit of commercial activities at the Airport under this Chapter 5.71 who violates such exclusion shall be assessed a civil monetary penalty of $500.00. 8. Three (3) Warnings of Violation issued to one person or one Authorized Ground Transportation Business as a Named Party within a twelve (12) consecutive month period shall constitute a Group 2 Violation. 9. Any Named Party, whether a person or Authorized Ground Transportation Business, who is required to pay four (4) or more civil monetary penalties hereunder during a twelve (12) consecutive month period, or who is excluded from the Airport two (2) or more times during such period, will be subject to the suspension or revocation of a City license to operate a Ground Transportation Vehicle or such Ground Transportation Business. 10. If during a twelve (12) consecutive month period ten percent (10%) or more of the drivers associated with an Authorized Ground Transportation Business are penalized under this Chapter 5.71, it shall constitute a Group 4 Violation to be assessed against the Authorized Ground Transportation Business. C. Exclusion from the pursuit of commercial activities at the Airport may be imposed as a civil penalty upon the Named Party as follows: 12 1. Exclusion shall commence on a date determined by the Airport Division and shall continue until the excluded party remedies the violation(s) for which it was imposed. 2. The Airport Division shall write a statement of the particular facts upon which an exclusion is based and shall include the same in the file of the Named Party. D. Revocation, suspension and non -renewal of a City license may be imposed by the City Department for violations of this Chapter 5.71 as set forth in this Chapter 5.71, and any such action shall remain in effect until the party against whom such action is taken requests reinstatement, and the City Department determines that the violations upon which such action was taken have been remedied and that reinstatement is appropriate. Revocation, suspension or non -renewal of a City license shall be determined solely by the City Department, and nothing set forth in this Chapter 5.71 shall limit the power of the City Department to regulate or take action with respect to licenses. E. The City Department or its designee may require an inspection of any Ground Transportation Vehicle whenever an issued Service Comment Form relates to such vehicle. F. If any Named Party fails to comply with civil penalties imposed under this Chapter 5.71, such party may be subject to late payment charges, suspension, revocation or non -renewal of a license, and exclusion from the pursuit of commercial activities at the Airport. Late payment charges shall be assessed as follows: 13 1. No late payment charge shall be added to any penalty paid during the Payment Period. 2. A late payment charge of $10.00 shall be added to any penalty paid during the fourteen (14) day period after the Payment Period. 3. The late payment charge shall be increased to $20.00 and added to any penalty paid between fifteen (15) and twenty-eight (28) days after the Payment Period. 4. The late payment charge shall be increased to $30.00 and added to any penalty paid between twenty-nine (29) and forty-two (42) days after the Payment Period. 5. The late payment charge shall be increased to $40.00 and added to any penalty paid forty-three (43) or more days after the Payment Period. G. Any Service Comment Form which complains of any violation of this Chapter 5.71 and which does not contain the name and valid phone number of the person making the complaint shall constitute a Notice of Non -Violation Complaint in lieu of any other penalty. H. All penalties set forth in this Chapter 5.71 shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by law. 5.71.090 Appeal of issued Form and penalty. A. The Mayor shall appoint such hearing officers as he or she deems appropriate to consider matters relating to violations of this Chapter 5.71. 14 B. Any Named Party may appear before a hearing officer and present and contest an alleged violation. The City Department, Airport Division or other designee may be present at such hearing and may present information as it shall determine. C. The burden to prove any matter shall be upon the person raising such matter. D. If the hearing officer finds that no violation of this Chapter 5.71 occurred, or that a violation occurred but one or more of the defenses set forth in this Section is applicable, the hearing officer may dismiss the issued Form and release the Named Party from liability thereunder, or may reduce the penalty associated therewith as he or she shall determine. Such defenses are: 1. The Named Party is not the party whose actions are described in the issued Form; 2. The issued Form does not contain the information required by this Chapter 5.71; 3. Compliance with the subject ordinances would have presented an imminent and irreparable injury to persons or property; and 4. Such other mitigating circumstances as may be approved by the City law department. E. If the hearing officer finds that a violation occurred and no applicable defense exists, the hearing officer may, in the interest of justice and on behalf of the City, enter into an 15 agreement for the timely or periodic payment of the applicable penalty. F. If the penalty imposed pursuant to this Chapter 5.71 remains unsatisfied after forty (40) days from the receipt of notice, or ten (10) days from such date as may have been agreed to by the hearing officer, the City may use such lawful means as are available to collect such penalty, including costs, attorney's fees and interest. G. If any party requests a hearing, no further penalties or late fees shall be imposed in connection with the Service Comment Form which is the subject of the hearing until a final determination is made. 5.71.100 Expedited appeal of exclusion. Any Named Party who is excluded from pursuing commercial activities at the Airport under this Chapter 5.71 may request an expedited appeal of such penalty within five (5) business days of the date when the Service Comment Form giving rise to such exclusion is issued. Such appeal shall be requested in person by the Named Party at the Airport Division. At the time of such request, the Ground Transportation Manager or other designated officer of the Airport Division shall review the issued Service Comment Form and other events giving rise to such exclusion, and may investigate the facts relating to such exclusion as he or she shall determine. If the evidence indicates that such exclusion is improper under this Chapter 5.71, such officer shall stay such exclusion until the issue can be heard and determined by such 16 hearing officers as the Mayor deems appropriate to consider such matters. Such hearing shall be within five (5) days of the Ground Transportation Manager's determination. If the evidence indicates that such exclusion is proper under this Chapter 5.71, such hearing officer shall uphold such exclusion. 5.71.110 Policies and procedures. The City Department and Airport Division or other designee shall create and implement such policies and procedures as are necessary or desirable to comply with and operate under this Act, and the same shall be consistent with the purposes of this Act and applicable law, and shall meet due process requirements. Article II. Driver Standards. 5.71.120 Driver appearance. The drivers of Ground Transportation Vehicles shall adhere to the following minimum standards of appearance while operating such vehicles in order to meet the interests of Salt Lake City in such transportation: A. Drivers shall wear enclosed shoes or boots. B. Drivers shall maintain their hair, and beards or mustaches, if any, in a clean and groomed condition. C. Drivers shall maintain their clothes in a clean and repaired condition. D. Drivers shall be free from offensive odor. E. Drivers shall not at any time expose the following body regions: the stomach, back, shoulders, chest, hips, buttocks, 17 abdomen, genitals, or thighs higher than four (4) inches above the knee. F. Drivers shall not wear as outer garments any clothing manufactured and commonly worn as underwear. G. Drivers shall not wear T-shirts as outer garments unless as a part of a company uniform. H. Drivers shall wear shirttails and shirt hems tucked into pants, and shall use a belt or suspenders when pants are designed for their use. I. Drivers shall not operate Ground Transportation Vehicles while wearing sweatpants or sweatshirts designed for athletic use. J. Drivers shall at all times bear an identification of the company with which they are associated on their shirts, whether as a shirt logo, name tag, photo identification badge, or otherwise, as shall be approved by the Airport Division. K. A violation of any provision of this Section 5.71.120 shall constitute a Warning of Violation under this Chapter 5.71, and a citation in connection with the same shall be issued to the driver, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the driver is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. L. Any driver who desires that an exception be made to any requirement under this Section 5.71.120 on any grounds may notify the Airport Division of the same and request a review of the same by such hearing officers as the Mayor deems appropriate to 18 consider such matters with the assistance of the City law department. Such exception shall be granted to any driver if such driver can demonstrate that the requirement from which an exception is requested is unduly restrictive of any religious, political or personal interest of the driver as allowed under the United States or Utah Constitutions. 5.71.130 Driver conduct. The drivers of Ground Transportation Vehicles shall adhere to the following minimum standards of conduct while operating such vehicles in order to meet the interests of Salt Lake City in such transportation: A. Drivers shall refrain from playing loud music, arguing with passengers or others, using insulting language, or any other conduct which is intended to be offensive. B. When Ground Transportation Vehicles are available for transport, drivers shall provide transportation to paying passengers as requested and as set forth in this Chapter 5.71, and shall provide reasonable assistance with the property of passengers as requested. C. Drivers shall obey all laws and ordinances, and shall maintain all appropriate licenses. D. The following shall be displayed in the interior of each Ground Transportation Vehicle in a manner which is readable and easily accessible by all passengers: the City license under which the driver operates; the Service Comment Forms required to be maintained in each vehicle; the name, photograph and number 19 (if any) of the driver operating the vehicle; the name of the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the driver or vehicle is associated; the vehicle number. E. Drivers shall not carry animals or non-paying riders while transporting passengers in their vehicles, except that at the request of a passenger drivers may carry seeing eye dogs or other service animals, or small animals enclosed in a carrier or other enclosure, and drivers may carry non-paying passengers when so requested by driver's employer for training or other job - related purposes. F. Drivers shall transport any paying passengers who present themselves for transport in non -electric wheelchairs and shall offer reasonable assistance to such passengers, except that if a passenger must be lifted into the vehicle, the driver may request the passenger to contact a Special Transportation Vehicle. G. Drivers shall furnish a receipt for payment of a fare when so requested by a passenger. H. Drivers shall not engage in fighting with any person at any time. I. Drivers shall follow any transportation routes predetermined by the driver's employer, or if such routes are not predetermined, drivers shall either take the shortest reasonable route to a destination, or shall follow a specific route requested by a passenger. 20 J. A violation of any provision of Subsections A and B of this Section 5.71.130 shall constitute a Group 1 Violation under this Chapter 5.71. A violation of any provision of Subsections C, D, E, F and G of this Section 5.71.130 shall constitute a Group 3 Violation under this Chapter 5.71. A violation of any provision of Subsections H and I of this Section 5.71.130 shall constitute a Group 4 Violation under this Chapter 5.71. Citations issued in connection with this Section 5.71.130 shall be issued to the driver, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the driver is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. Article III. Smoking. 5.71.140 Smoking. Passengers and drivers in Ground Transportation Vehicles subject to Utah Code Ann. Sec. 76, Title 10, Part 15, as amended, or its successor, may only smoke in such vehicles as set forth in that Part. Passengers and drivers in all other Ground Transportation Vehicles may only smoke when the vehicle does not contain a minor child or a nonsmoker. A violation of any provision of this Section 5.71.140 shall constitute a Group 4 Violation under this Chapter 5.71, and a citation in connection with the same shall be issued to the driver, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the driver is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. 21 Article IV. Vehicle Standards. 5.71.150 Vehicle exterior. All Ground Transportation Vehicles shall meet the following standards in order to meet the interests of Salt Lake City in such transportation: A. All vehicles shall be maintained as required by any state or City ordinance or statute, whether or not a part of this Chapter 5.71. B. Vehicles shall be clean except during the first twenty- four (24) hours following a snow, rain or dust storm in Salt Lake or surrounding counties. C. Vehicles shall be free of all exterior damage except for dents no larger than six (6) inches in diameter and rust spots no larger than one (1) inch in diameter. D. All glass and mirrors shall be free of cracks and chips larger than one (1) inch in diameter or length. E. All vehicle exterior paint, signs or graphics, door handles, antennas, and other equipment used for the ease and convenience of drivers and passengers shall be maintained in a good and operable condition. F. All vehicle exterior tires, brakes, exhaust pipes, lights, wipers, turn signals, horns and other safety equipment shall be maintained in a good and operable condition. G. All fluid leaks shall be repaired immediately. H. A violation of any provision of Subsections A, B, C, D and E of this Section 5.71.150 shall constitute a Group 2 22 Violation under this Chapter 5.71. A violation of any provision of Subsection F and G this Section 5.71.150 shall constitute a Group 4 Violation under this Chapter 5.71 and shall result in exclusion from the Airport until such time as the violation is remedied. Citations issued in connection with this Section 5.71.150 shall be issued to the owner of the Ground Transportation Vehicle, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which such vehicle is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. 5.71.160 Vehicle interior. The interior of all Ground Transportation Vehicles shall be maintained as follows in order to meet the interests of Salt Lake City in such transportation: A. All vehicle interiors shall be clean and sanitary, and free of dirt, oil, litter, or other similar material, or offensive odors. B. All seats and other interior surfaces shall be in good repair and free of tears and sharp objects. C. All vehicle trunks or luggage storage compartments shall at all times be maintained free of oil, dirt, debris and personal property except for property used by the driver in connection with operating a Ground Transportation Vehicle. D. All equipment present in the interior of the vehicle that is used for the ease and convenience of drivers and passengers, including, but not limited to, doors, windows, carpets, door and window handles, ash trays, heaters, air 23 conditioners, and radios, shall be maintained in a good and operable condition. E. Any ash trays shall be emptied after use and washed each day. F. All vehicles shall have operational seatbelts for the driver and for each passenger as required by law for such vehicle, and all other safety equipment inside the vehicle shall be maintained in a good and operable condition. G. A violation of any provision of Subsections A, B, C, D and E of this Section 5.71.160 shall constitute a Group 3 Violation under this Chapter 5.71. A violation of any provision of Subsection F of this Section 5.71.160 shall constitute a Group 4 Violation under this Chapter 5.71, and shall result in exclusion from the Airport until such time as the violation is remedied. Citations issued in connection with this Section 5.71.160 shall be issued to the owner of the Ground Transportation Vehicle, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which such vehicle is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. 5.71.170 Vehicle signage. All Ground Transportation Vehicles with exterior signs or color schemes used for identifying purposes, whether such identifying information is placed on such vehicle voluntarily or in accordance with applicable ordinances or statutes, shall meet the following requirements with regards to such identifying information: 24 A. Signs and other identifying information shall comply with all applicable ordinances or statutes. Signs shall be professionally produced and permanently affixed on both sides of the vehicle, and shall identify the name of the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the vehicle is associated and other information as required by law. No sign may be hand- written. B. Any vehicle used as a Ground Transportation Vehicle on a temporary basis shall be identified by a professionally produced sign displayed in an easily -viewable location on the vehicle. Any vehicle using a sign under this subparagraph B and which does not otherwise carry a sign meeting the requirements set forth in this Section 5.71.170 may only be used for a period of seven (7) days. C. A violation of any provision of this Section 5.71.170 shall constitute a Group 3 Violation under this Chapter 5.71. Citations issued in connection with this Section 5.71.170 shall be issued to the owner of the Ground Transportation Vehicle, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which such vehicle is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. Article V. Inspections. 5.71.180 Periodic Inspections. Every vehicle subject to the requirements of this Chapter 5.71 shall be inspected by the Airport Division every six (6) months in order to make certain that such vehicles and their 25 drivers comply with the requirements of this Chapter 5.71, and that each such vehicle is being maintained in a safe and efficient operating condition in accordance with the following inspection requirements: A. Vehicle exterior. Vehicle exteriors shall meet the following requirements: 1. Tires. Tire tread depth shall be not less than 1/16th of an inch of an original, regrooved, or retreaded tire, with no cuts and breaks in sidewalls. 2. Body condition. Vehicles shall be free of all exterior damage except for dents no larger than six (6) inches in diameter and rust spots no larger than one (1) inch in diameter. There shall be no tears, rust holes, loose or hanging objects, or unrepaired body damage. 3. Paint and signage. All vehicles shall be properly and adequately painted, numbered and identified in conformance with this Chapter 5.71 and other applicable statutes and ordinances. When present, identifying signage shall be in good repair. 4. Cleanliness. Vehicles shall be clean except during the first twenty-four (24) hours following a snow, rain or dust storm in Salt Lake or surrounding counties. The engine and engine compartment shall be reasonably clean and free of uncontained combustible materials. 5. Lights. Headlights shall be operable on both high and low beam. Taillights, parking lights, brake lights, 26 sign lights, and signal lights shall all be operable. All lights must otherwise conform to applicable ordinances and statutes. 6. Wipers. Each vehicle shall be equipped with adequate windshield wipers maintained in good operating condition. 7. Brakes. Both the park and hydraulic or other brake system must be operable. 8. Mufflers. Mufflers shall conform to the requirements of Section 12.28.100 of the Salt Lake City Code, or its successor. 9. Glass and mirrors. All glass and mirrors shall be free of cracks and chips larger than one (1) inch in diameter or length. Passenger and driver's windows must be capable of being opened and closed as intended by the manufacturer. 10. Door latches. All door latches shall be operable. 11. Suspension system. The vehicle suspension system shall be maintained so that there are no sags because of weak or broken springs, and no excessive motion when the vehicle is in operation because of weak or defective shock absorbers. All parts affixed to the undercarriage of the vehicle shall be permanently affixed and in good repair. 12. Fluid leaks. No fluid shall be leaking from the vehicle. 27 B. Vehicle interior. The interior of all vehicles shall be maintained as follows: 1. General condition. All seats and other interior surfaces shall be in good repair and free of tears and sharp objects. 2. Lights. All interior lights shall be operable, and must otherwise conform to applicable ordinances and statutes. 3. Brakes. The foot brake pedal must not be capable of being depressed beyond a point one (1) inch from the floor of the car. 4. Steering. Excessive play in the steering mechanism shall not exceed three (3) inches free play in turning the steering wheel from side to side. 5. Cleanliness. All vehicle interior surfaces shall be clean and sanitary, and free of dirt, litter, or other similar material, or offensive odors. 6. Seatbelts. All vehicles shall have operational seatbelts for the driver and for each passenger as required by law for such vehicle. 7. Interior equipment. The following equipment, if present in the vehicle, shall be maintained in a good and operable condition: carpets, door and window handles, ashtrays, heaters, air conditioners, and radios. Ashtrays shall be clean. 28 8. Display information. The following materials shall be easily readable, and shall be displayed in the vehicle in an area which is in full view of and is accessible by passengers in the vehicle: the City license under which the driver operates; the Service Comment Forms required to be maintained in each vehicle; the name, photograph and number (if any) of the driver operating the vehicle; the name of the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which the driver or vehicles is associated; the vehicle number. 9. Storage compartments. All vehicle trunks or luggage storage compartments shall be free of oil, dirt, debris and personal property except for property used by the driver in connection with operating a Ground Transportation Vehicle. C. Meter inspections. Any meter used in a Ground Transportation Vehicle to calculate the fare for transportation shall be inspected as set forth in Article V of Section 5.72 of this Code, or its successor. 5.71.190 Inspection sticker. When the Airport Division finds that a vehicle has met the standards established by this Chapter 5.71, an officer of the Airport Division shall issue a sticker signifying the same. No Ground Transportation Vehicle may operate without such sticker. Such sticker shall be affixed to the vehicle in an area approved by the Airport Division. 29 5.71.200 Failure of inspection. Each time a Ground Transportation Vehicle fails to meet the inspection requirements set forth in this Chapter 5.71, the driver of such vehicle shall be issued a Warning of Violation. Any vehicle which fails to meet such requirements must be reinspected until it passes the inspection, and shall not be used as a Ground Transportation Vehicle until all required repairs have been made. Upon meeting such requirements, the Airport Division shall issue a sticker signifying the same. 5.71.210 Inspection after certain penalties. A. Regardless of whether or not an appeal is requested, any vehicle which is named in a Service Comment Form alleging a violation of Section 5.71.150, 5.71.160, or 5.71.170, or any successor thereto, must pass the inspection set forth in this Chapter 5.71 as required by the Airport Division; but no meter inspection shall be required unless the alleged violation relates to a meter. B. If any driver is excluded from the pursuit of commercial activities at the Airport due to any violation relating to such driver's Ground Transportation Vehicle, such vehicle must pass the inspection set forth in this Chapter 5.71 before such vehicle may again be used to pursue commercial activities at the Airport. 5.71.220 Other inspections. The inspection provided for in this Chapter 5.71 shall be in addition to any other inspections required by law. 30 5.71.230 Civil penalties. Any failure to obtain any inspection required under this Chapter 5.71 at the time it is required shall constitute a Group 4 Violation under this Chapter 5.71, and such citation shall be issued to the owner of the Ground Transportation Vehicle not inspected, or to the Authorized Ground Transportation Business with which such vehicle is associated if the act in question was done at the direction of such business. 5.71.240 Records and operating procedures. The Airport Division shall maintain records regarding such inspections as it shall determine, and shall created procedures by which it shall administer and operate such inspection and the issuing of stickers. SECTION 2. That Section 5.72.315 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to vehicle inspection prior to licensing, be and the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows: 5.72.315 Vehicle Inspection Prior to Licensing. Prior to the use and operation of any vehicle under the provisions of this chapter, the vehicle shall be thoroughly examined and inspected as set forth in Article V of Chapter 5.71 of this Code, or its successor, and found to comply with the requirements thereof. SECTION 3. The following sections of the Salt Lake City Code are hereby deleted in their entirety: 5.72.320, 5.72.325 and 5.72.330. 31 C4-41 E tPiY SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publication. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 114tA day of gap-T6e_Ar , 19 93 . C A RPERS Transmitted to the Mayor on Mayor's Action: ATTEST: ER Ordinance 67 of 1993 Published October 8, 1993 §e. e 1L ev a9 , 1993 Approved Vetoed YO 32 APPROVED AS 1'0 FORM xaalx t..LIe C'ty A.tt!.rntiy's Offi6e