Denver Pedal Cab Ordnance

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ARTICLE XIII.  PEDAL-CABS*

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*Editor's note:  Ord. No. 171-81, enacted March 30, 1981, added Art. 425 to the 1950 Code; thus, codification as Art. XIII, Div. 1, §§ 55-381--55-384, and Div. 2, §§ 55-391--55-396, has been at the editor's discretion. 

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DIVISION 1.  GENERALLY

Sec. 55-381.  Definitions.
As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context.
(1)   Director:  The director of excise and licenses, or his designated representative. 
(2)   Operator:  Any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization engaged in the business of transporting persons for hire by means of one (1) or more than one (1) pedal-cab. 
(3)   Pedal-cab:  A multiwheeled, hooded or unhooded vehicle that is propelled by human power, is used in the transport of passengers and is available for hire on the public streets. 
(4)   Pedal-cab driver:  Any person who drives a pedal-cab, including an operator or an employee of an operator. 
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-382.  Designated hours and areas of operation.
The city traffic engineer shall determine appropriate hours of operation and acceptable streets and areas in which pedal-cabs shall operate. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a pedal cab at other times or in other locations than those designated by the city traffic engineer.
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-383.  Traffic laws applicable to pedal-cabs.
Every person driving a pedal-cab shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the rider of a bicycle under the provisions of Article IX of Chapter 54, except those provisions thereof which by their nature can have no application.
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-384.  Schedule of charges to the public.
The operator of any pedal-cab business shall file with the director a schedule of current fees to be charged to the public for pedal-cab services.
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)
Secs. 55-385--55-390.  Reserved.

DIVISION 2.  LICENSES

Sec. 55-391.  Required; types.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a pedal-cab business, or drive a pedal-cab without first obtaining the appropriate licenses.
(1)   Operator's license.  It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a pedal-cab business without first obtaining an operator's license from the director. 
(2)   Pedal-cab driver's license.  It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a pedal-cab without first obtaining a pedal-cab driver's license from the director. 
(3)   Pedal-cab vehicle license.  It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a pedal-cab without said vehicle having first been licensed in accordance with those provisions contained in Article IX of Chapter 54, relating to regulations for bicycles, of this Code. 
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-392.  Procedures.
All licenses for operators and pedal-cab drivers required by this article shall be issued by the director in accordance with Article I of Chapter 32, relating to general licensing provisions, of this Code; provided, however, that no person shall be licensed to drive a pedal-cab without first having obtained a valid Colorado driver's license.
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-393.  Fees.
License and application fees shall be as set out in section 32-100.5.
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-394.  Insurance prerequisite.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a pedal-cab business unless currently insured by a reputable insurance company, said policy providing insurance coverage for each and every pedal-cab owned, operated or leased by said person for injury to or death of persons in accidents resulting from any cause for which said person would be liable on account of any liability imposed on him by law, regardless of whether the said pedal-cab was being driven by the owner, his agent or lessee; and as against damage to the property of another, including personal property, under like circumstances, in the following minimum limits: Bodily injury, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) each person, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) each accident; property damage, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-395.  Identification cards.
(a)   Issuance.  In addition to the license, the director shall issue to each licensee an identification card approximately two and one-half (2 1/2) inches by four (4) inches which shall contain such information deemed appropriate by the director. 
(b)   Display.  Identification cards shall be worn clipped to the licensee's outermost garment. 
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)

Sec. 55-396.  Rules and regulations.
The director may adopt and from time to time amend rules and regulations for the implementation of the licensing of operators and pedal-cab drivers, and it shall be unlawful for any person to violate the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
(Ord. No. 171-81, § 1, 3-30-81)
Secs. 55-397--55-400.  Reserved.