No person shall operate a taxicab within the city which does not comply with the following requirements.
(A) A certificate must be presented to the City Council signed by a competent and experienced mechanic attesting that the taxicab is in good mechanical condition, that it is thoroughly safe for transportation of passengers and that it is in neat and clean condition. Such similar certification may be required from time to time during the license period.
(B) The vehicle must comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the condition and operation of a motor vehicle to be operated on streets.
(C) It must display a lighted “taxicab” or “taxi” device on the outside roof of the vehicle.
(D) It must display the designation “taxicab” or “taxi” in plain, visible letters, not less than four inches in height, on each side of the taxicab.
(E) It must have an accurately functioning taximeter which is located so as to be plainly visible and readable inside the taxicab by passengers.
(F) It must be equipped with two-way communication equipment of sufficient capability to communicate anywhere within the city with any other place in the city, to accommodate dispatching.
(G) It must display on the interior of the taxicab, at a place plainly visible and readable to passengers, a card printed in plain, legible letters stating the number of the taxicab license, the maximum rates of fare to be charged and a statement that any package or article left in the taxicab must be returned by the taxicab driver to the Police Department of the city, where it may be identified and claimed.
(H) It must have four doors at a minimum.
(I) It must comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 377, passed 10-19-2015) Penalty, see § 111.99