§ 42-699. LICENSE TO BE ISSUED.

   (A)   Upon the filing of the application for such license, paying the required fees, and filing the required insurance policy, the matter of the hearing of the application shall come before the City Council at a regular meeting within a reasonable time, at which the applicant shall:

      (1)   Show by proper proof of necessity, convenience, and requirement for such license; and

      (2)   Furnish satisfactory information and proof that all taxicabs or vehicles proposed to be licensed are in first class mechanical condition.

   (B)   In the event that the City Council determines that issuance of the requested license or any of the units is in the public interest, necessity, and convenience, an order shall be entered in the minutes to that effect, directing the City Clerk to issue a license.

(Prior Code, § 42-699)

§ 42-700. MECHANICAL INSPECTION.

   It is unlawful for any person to operate any taxicab or any vehicle under this article unless the same is in good mechanical and sanitary condition. Any such taxicab or other vehicle so licensed under this article shall, at all times, be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer or city official for any violation of law or city ordinance.

(Prior Code, § 42-700)

§ 42-701. IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLES.

   All taxicabs or vehicles shall be equipped with signs or markers so that the identity thereof can be readily ascertained by any person, either in the daytime or in the nighttime.

(Prior Code, § 42-701)

§ 42-702. NOTIFICATION OF DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE AND PUBLISHED SCHEDULE OF RATES AND HOURS.

   (A)   The licensed holder shall give the City Clerk notification, in writing, no more than three days after the discontinuance of a licensed taxicab service in the city.

   (B)   The license holder shall notify the general public by means of a notice in a newspaper of general circulation of the rates and hours of operation of said taxi service. Notice shall be made no less than once each quarter with a copy of said notice submitted to the City Clerk’s office.

(Prior Code, § 42-702) (Ord. 760, passed 6-18-1984)

§ 42-703. CANCELLATION OF OWNER’S AND OPERATOR’S LICENSE.

   (A)   An owner or taxicab driver’s license herein provided for may be canceled by the City Council for the following reasons:

      (1)   Any false or misleading statements made or caused to be made in the application for or in connection with securing the issuance of the license herein provided for;

      (2)   Employment of any driver not duly licensed as such, as herein provided for;

      (3)   Violation of the provisions and terms of any ordinance of the city or permitting violation thereof; and

      (4)   Upon receiving information that the insurance policy provided for by this article has been, or will be, canceled.

   (B)   Notice in writing of the intention to cancel any owner and taxicab driver’s license shall be given the licensee by the City Clerk, which notice may be either served personally on the licensee by any police officer, or by mailing the same to the licensee at the address given on the application, at least three days before the date fixed for the cancellation thereof. The licensee may appear before the City Council at the time fixed in the notice for the cancellation and be heard upon the same.

(Prior Code, § 42-703)