(A) No person shall operate or permit a taxicab owned or controlled by him or her to be operated as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of the city without a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the City Clerk.
(1960 Code, § 7-13-2)
(B) An application for a certificate shall be filed with the City Clerk upon forms provided by the city. The application shall be verified under oath and shall furnish the following information:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The financial status of the applicant, including the amounts of all unpaid judgments against the applicant and the nature of the transaction or acts giving rise to said judgments;
(3) The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers;
(4) Any facts which the applicant believes tend to prove that public convenience and necessity require the granting of certificate;
(5) The number of vehicles to be operated or controlled by the applicant and the location of proposed depots and terminals;
(6) The color scheme or insignia to be used to designate the vehicle or vehicles of the applicant; and
(7) Such further information as the City Council may require.
(1960 Code, § 7-13-3)
(Ord. 5385, passed 3-8-1995) Penalty, see § 116.99