§ 12-194. Driver apparel.

(a)

Each holder shall enforce the city dress standards for drivers. These standards must be kept on file with the director and must include the following:

(1)

A driver may not wear:

a.

Cutoffs or shorts;

b.

Apparel with offensive or suggestive language;

c.

Tank tops or halter tops; or

d.

Outer apparel made of fishnet or undergarment material.

(2)

Shoes must be worn at all times in the manner for which they were designed. A driver may not wear shoes or sandals without socks or hosiery and may not wear beach or shower thongs.

(3)

A driver and the driver's clothing must conform to basic standards of hygiene and be neat, clean, and sanitary at all times.

(4)

A driver's hair must be clean and neatly groomed. Facial hair must be neatly trimmed.

(b)

A holder shall specify and require an item of apparel or an item placed on the apparel to be worn by drivers employed by or contracting with the holder, which item must be of such distinctive and uniform design as to readily identify the holder's taxicab service and must bear the name of the holder's taxicab service. The item specified by each holder must be approved by the director to ensure that drivers of one holder may be easily distinguished from drivers of another and to insure the neat appearance of drivers.

(c)

While on duty, a driver shall wear the item specified by the holder who employs with the driver and shall comply with such other identification regulations prescribed by the holder's operating authority.

(Code 1982, § 15-118; Ord. No. 01-39, § 1, 8-6-2001)