ORD 564 ORDINANCE NO.564
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING TAXICAB PARKING
RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITING FALSE ADVERTISING ON TAXICABS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 10.04 of Title 10 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding new Section 10.04.100 thereto to read as follows:
10.04.100 Taxicabs
(a) Taxicab means any motor-propelled vehicle which is designed to carry not more than eight
persons, excluding the driver, and is either equipped with a taximeter or a top light or has the words "taxi,"
"cab" or"taxicab" displayed on the exterior of the vehicle, and is used for the transportation of passengers for
hire within and without the boundaries of the City, for which a fee is charged and that does not operate over a
defined route.
(b) Taxicab Zone or Hack Stand means an area on private property(such as a hotel)designated
by the property owner for parking taxicabs while waiting for passengers.
(c) Taxicab Parking: Taxicabs may only park in a taxicab zone or hack stand on private property
while waiting for passengers. A taxicab may only be parked on City streets or alleys when actively loading or
unloading passengers and their possessions and when the taxi driver is waiting to receive his/her fare. A taxi
driver shall not park, stop,or stage a taxicab,or take breaks,on any street or alley in the City or on any property
that is owned by the City.
(d) False advertising prohibited. No taxicab shall display the City's logo or any other signage that
could lead a reasonable person to believe that the taxicab is affiliated with or endorsed by the City.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 17th day of March 2015.
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Ordinance No. 564 passed first
reading on March 3, 2015,was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
thereof held on March 17, 2015, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed Deputy City
Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on March 19, 2015, she caused to be posted the following document entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 564, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ESTABLISHING TAXICAB PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITING FALSE
ADVERTISING ON TAXICABS, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following
locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of
posting.
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City Clerk
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