Taxicab franchise: Application and fee.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.40.060
in effect5.40.060 - Taxicab franchise: Application and fee.
Any person desiring to obtain a franchise to operate a taxicab required by this chapter shall pay the Chief Financial Officer a nonrefundable fee as set by resolution and shall apply utilizing the City's application form, which shall solicit, at a minimum, the following:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; if the same be a corporation, the names of its principal officers; or, if the same be a partnership, association, or fictitious company, the names of the partners or persons comprising the association or company, with the address and telephone number;
2. Supporting information as required, which shall include but not be limited to, the experience and background of the applicant, the plan for operation, and the reasons the applicant believes the operation would serve the public interest and convenience;
3. If any proposed stand is in a public street, such application shall be accompanied by a written consent thereto of all the occupants of the ground floor of any building in front of which such taxicab is to be located, and for 25 feet in each direction therefrom; or, if there is no such occupant, by the written consent of the owner or lessee of such building or lot; and
4. The application shall be submitted on or before March 1 of each year for consideration for issuance of a franchise valid for a one year period of July 1 of that same calendar year to June 30 of the following calendar year.
(Ord. 7014 § 1, 2008)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.40VEHITAANAWVE_5.40.060TAFRAPFEFetched: 11/1/2026