SEC. 1101. SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF REGULATIONS
This Article, adopted pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 8A.101(b) and Police Code Section 1075.1, as amended (File No. 08138, Ordinance No. 303-08), shall apply to the following classes of permits issued by the SFMTA:
(A) Permits issued to a person:
(i) Driver [begin deletion] permits [end deletion] [begin deletion] [end deletion] [begin insertion] Permits [end insertion]
(B) Permits issued to a person for use with an identified vehicle or vehicle(s):
(i) Taxi/Ramp Taxi [begin deletion] permits [end deletion] [begin deletion] [end deletion] [begin insertion] Medallions [end insertion]
(ii) Non-Standard Vehicle [begin deletion] permits [end deletion] [begin deletion] [end deletion] [begin insertion] Permits [end insertion]
(C) Permits issued to a business that affiliates with permitted vehicles:
(i) Color Scheme [begin deletion] permits [end deletion] [begin deletion] [end deletion] [begin insertion] Permits [end insertion]
(ii) Dispatch Service [begin deletion] permits [end deletion] [begin deletion] [end deletion] [begin insertion] Permits [end insertion]
(2) Exclusion for Certain Vehicles
This Article shall not apply to the operation of a motor vehicle:
(A) Engaged in the business of, or used for, transporting passengers for hire when such motor vehicle is operated under and by authority of certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (CPUC); however, this Article shall only be inapplicable to the extent, character and type of operation expressly authorized by such certificate, and any such commercial operation of a motor vehicle pursuant to a CPUC certificate within the City and County of San Francisco shall be limited by and entirely within the scope of such certificate;
(B) Licensed by any city, city and county, county or other public entity as a motor vehicle for hire which may enter the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose of delivering passengers who have hired the vehicle in a jurisdiction in which it is licensed to operate, provided, however, that no such motor vehicle for hire may solicit or accept any passenger while in the City;
(C) [begin deletion] A vehicle that [end deletion] [begin insertion] That [end insertion] [begin insertion] [end insertion] is regularly operated by a business to transport employees;
(D) Operated as [begin insertion] a [end insertion] private [begin deletion] ambulances [end deletion] [begin insertion] ambulance [end insertion] and regulated by Article 14 of the San Francisco Health Code; or
(E) Operating on fixed tracks or rails [begin insertion] . [end insertion]
(3) Application of Regulations to Permit Holder Conduct
This Article applies to the conduct of Permit Holders at all times while engaged in activity related to the permit.
(b) Purpose of Regulations; Limitation of Liability
It is the purpose of this Article to require all persons, businesses or corporations holding permits issued pursuant to this Article to take steps to improve taxi service to the public and to protect the public health and safety when providing such service. By adopting this Article, the SFMTA is assuming an undertaking to promote the general welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury.
The SFMTA shall provide a copy of this Article to each person who is applying for or renewing a permit at the time of application or renewal.
[begin insertion] (d) [end insertion] [begin insertion] Conflict of Interest [end insertion]
[begin insertion] No permit governed by this Article may be issued to an employee of the SFMTA except with the prior written approval of the Director of Transportation. [end insertion]
[begin insertion] (e) [end insertion] [begin deletion] [begin insertion] (d) [end insertion] [end deletion] Severability
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Article or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be invalid or ineffective, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Article or any part thereof. The SFMTA Board hereby declares that it would have adopted and promulgated each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or ineffective.