§ 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)

§§ 42-704 THROUGH 42-734. RESERVED.

TAXICAB DRIVER’S LICENSE

§ 42-735. REQUIRED; APPLICATION; CONTENTS.

   (A)   It is unlawful for any person to act as a driver of a taxicab without having a taxicab driver’s license issued by the City Clerk, such license to be applied for in writing on such forms as the City Clerk may prescribe. The application shall include:

      (1)   The name, age, sex, weight, height, color of eyes and hair of applicant, his or her residence or address, and length of residence in the city; and place or places of residence and employment during the past three years;

      (2)   The number of times and places arrested or convicted for traffic violations;

      (3)   The experience the applicant has had in driving motor vehicles;

      (4)   Whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, giving particulars of each conviction;

      (5)   A health certificate, after examination by the city physician, to the effect that the applicant is in good health and possesses normal faculties, shall be furnished and attached to the application;

      (6)   Reference from three reputable persons who have known the applicant for one year or more immediately prior to such application; and

      (7)   Whether or not the applicant has been issued a state commercial driver’s license and the number of such commercial driver’s or operator’s license.

   (B)   The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made of the facts set forth in the application and shall not approve the issuance of a license to any person whose general reputation for integrity and responsibility, or whose previous record as a law violator is such as to render the applicant unfit for such occupation or who is, in the opinion of the city physician, after investigation, not physically fit to drive or operate a taxicab in the city.

   (C)   In the event any applicant is disapproved by the Chief of Police because the Chief of Police finds such applicant unfit by reason of his or her general reputation for integrity or responsibility, the applicant shall not be eligible to apply for a driver’s license until six months thereafter; provided however, any such person shall have the right to appeal to the City Council by immediately notifying the City Clerk and thereafter presenting the matter at the next regular meeting of the City Council, whose action shall be final.

(Prior Code, § 42-735)

§ 42-736. DRIVER’S LICENSE FEES.

   Each and every driver who makes application for and obtains a taxicab driver’s license as a driver of a taxicab shall be required to pay to the City Clerk a fee as set by the City Council by motion or resolution. The license shall expire on June 30 next succeeding its issuance.

(Prior Code, § 42-736)