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 Cincinnati
 Code of Ordinances
 Title IV. PUBLIC UTILITIES
 Chapter 407. PUBLIC VEHICLES

  § 407-43. Identification, Painting and Lettering on Taxicabs.  

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  • Every person owning and operating a taxicab or taxicabs under license from the city of Cincinnati may adopt any trade name, design, color scheme or method of painting or lettering such taxicabs that is approved by the director. Such trade name, design, color scheme or method of painting or lettering shall include the following matter:

    (a)

    A serial body number assigned by the director to each taxicab and painted on each side and on the rear of the taxicab.

    (b)

    The name of the owner or the trade name under which business is done, painted on each side of the taxicab.

    Whenever the name of the owner or the trade name under which business is done does not include any one of the words "taxicab," "taxi," or "cab," then the word "taxicab" shall be painted on each side of the taxicab immediately beneath the name or trade name.

    Whenever any person owning or operating taxicabs does not adopt and use an approved trade name, design, color scheme or method of painting and lettering as hereinbefore mentioned then it shall be mandatory for such person to paint the following matter on the taxicabs:

    (a)

    A framed panel, enclosing on separate lines the name of the owner, the word "taxicab" and the serial body number assigned to the taxicab by the director. Such panel shall be painted on each side of the taxicab, and shall cover no less area than 10 inches by 12 inches. The form of said panel shall be substantially as follows:

    JOHN T. SMITH
    TAXICAB
    320

    (b)

    The serial body number assigned the taxicab by the director, painted on the rear exterior of the taxicab.

    All mandatory lettering and wording, whether in a particular trade name, design, color scheme, method of painting or lettering or otherwise, as hereinbefore provided, shall be at least two inches in height, and shall be of such color as in the opinion of the director will contrast distinctly with the color of the body of the taxicab. The said serial body numbers on sides and rear shall be no less than three inches in height.

    Whenever the word "paint" or "painted" is used in this ordinance it shall mean the application of coloring matter in oil solution, and not in water solution.

    It shall be unlawful to cause or permit any taxicab to appear with the trade name, design, color scheme or method of painting and lettering that is not approved by the director for the vehicle concerned or that is not in accordance with the terms of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.

(C.O. 407-43; reordained as C.M.C. 407-43, eff. Jan. 1, 1972)

Cross reference

Penalty, § 407-999.