a. A person desiring a license to operate a taxicab shall file with the City Clerk an application therefor stating:
(1) The name, age and residence of the person applying for the license and what, if any, previous experience he has had in such business;
(2) Whether the applicant himself is to drive such a taxicab or whether a driver or drivers are to be hired or paid a commission; and
(3) The type of motor vehicle to be used, the horsepower, the factory number, the State license number, the number of years the car has been driven and the seating capacity of any such car according to its trade rating. No license shall be issued to operate any taxicab in the City which has less than four doors.
b. If a licensee is also to be a driver, he must obtain a permit as provided in Section 850.07.
(1975 Code Sec. 7.153)