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- A. Pedicab and quadricycle vehicle certification. The pedicab or quadricycle company must regularly provide a list of applicant vehicles affiliated with the permitted pedicab or quadricycle company for City Administrator certification that vehicles meet all requirements pursuant to Chapter 16.40. Vehicles must be certified by the City Administrator and affiliated with a permitted pedicab or quadricycle company prior to being used to provide pedicab or quadricycle service. Vehicles not meeting all required conditions will not be certified and may not operate as a pedicab or quadricycle vehicle. Pedicab and quadricycle vehicles are exempt from vehicle age limit restrictions that may apply to other sections of this chapter.
- B. Term of certified pedicab and vehicle. Certifications for pedicab and quadricycle vehicles provided by the City Administrator are valid for one year from the date of the initial certification. The pedicab or quadricycle company must provide a re-certification to the City Administrator annually prior to the certification expiration and within one month of the expiration date on a form approved by the City Administrator.
- C. Application process. Applications for pedicab and quadricycle vehicle certification must be made directly to an affiliated pedicab or quadricycle company. Pedicab and quadricycle Companies will regularly provide to the City Administrator a pedicab or quadricycle driver a vehicle application list, pursuant to certification requirements, that the vehicle meets all requirements before the vehicle may operate as a pedicab or quadricycle vehicle, on a form approved by the City Administrator.
- D. Pedicab and quadricycle vehicle safety requirements. Pedicab and quadricycle vehicles must satisfy the following conditions when operating between dusk and dawn:
- 1. Make use of working battery-powered lights;
- 2. Be equipped with one headlight capable of projecting a beam of light for a distance of at least 500 feet;
- 3. Be equipped with two red taillights mounted on the right and left area of the pedicab or quadricycle vehicle’s rear;
- 4. Not exceed the manufacturer’s limits on the amount of weight the pedicab or quadricycle vehicle may safely carry; and
- 5. Not pull any kind of cart, trailer, or other enclosed seating contraption behind the vehicle.
- E. Pedicab and quadricycle vehicle Condition. Each pedicab and quadricycle vehicle must:
- 1. Be kept in safe condition,
- 2. Be kept clean and in good appearance.
- F. Mandatory compliance. Pedicab and quadricycle vehicles must be made available for compliance audits and enforcement actions upon request by the City Administrator or law enforcement officers pursuant to Chapter 16.40.
- G. Unless otherwise noted, failure to comply with any provisions in Section 16.40.550 is a Class B violation subject to penalties provided in Sections 16.40.930 to 16.40.950.