AUTHORITY TO OPERATE

Salt Lake City Code tit. 5, div. II, ch. 5.72, art. II

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 5.72.125 COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY

5.72.125: COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY: A. All persons shall comply with and operate under requirements of applicable law, including, without limitation, federal, state, county and city laws and ordinances, including, but not limited to, this chapter, Chapter 5.71 of this title, and Chapter 16.40 of this code, and department rules and regulations. B. A concessionaire shall not be relieved of any responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this chapter, whether the concessionaire leases or rents taxicabs to drivers, or whether the concessionaire pays salary, wages, or any other form of compensation. (Ord. 82-24, 2024: Ord. 67-14, 2014)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.72.155 DEPARTMENT CONTRACT REQUIRED FOR OPERATION

5.72.155: DEPARTMENT CONTRACT REQUIRED FOR OPERATION: A. No person shall operate or permit a taxicab owned or controlled by such person to be operated as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of Salt Lake City unless such person is authorized to do so under a department contract. B. No person may operate a taxicab business in the city unless the person is authorized to do so under a department contract. Nothing in the department contract shall relieve a concessionaire of the requirements of applicable laws, including, but not limited to, Chapter 5.71 of this title, this chapter, and Chapter 16.40 of this code, and department rules and regulations. C. The term "operate for hire upon the streets of Salt Lake City" means and shall include the soliciting or picking up of a passenger or passengers within the corporate limits of the city, whether the destination is within or outside of the corporate limits of the city. For the purpose of this section, the term "operate for hire upon the streets of Salt Lake City" shall not include the transporting, by a taxicab properly licensed in a jurisdiction outside the corporate limits of the city, of a passenger or passengers for hire where a trip originates with the passenger or passengers being picked up outside of the corporate limits of the city and where the destination is either within or beyond the city corporate limits. (Ord. 82-24, 2024: Ord. 67-14, 2014)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.72.165 CONTRACT BASED SYSTEM FOR PROVISION OF TAXI SERVICES

5.72.165: CONTRACT BASED SYSTEM FOR PROVISION OF TAXI SERVICES: A. The city hereby adopts a contract based system for provision of taxicab services. Only taxicab providers selected pursuant to a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process and who have entered into a "department contract", as defined in section 5.72.005 of this chapter, may operate taxicab services upon Salt Lake City streets. B. The mayor shall determine the number of taxicab businesses that shall be awarded a department contract. C. The mayor shall determine the total number of taxicabs authorized to operate in the city under all such contracts. (Ord. 67-14, 2014)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.72.205 MANDATORY ADA ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE

5.72.205: MANDATORY ADA ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE: At least five percent (5%) of the vehicle fleet of each taxicab concessionaire shall be available and equipped, consistent with requirements of the Americans with disabilities act (ADA), for the use and convenience of persons with disabilities. (Ord. 67-14, 2014)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-48638Fetched: 11/1/2026