(A) Required. No person shall engage in the business of operating a taxicab in the city without first obtaining a license therefor.
(B) Applications. In addition to the license application requirements of Chapter 801, an application for the license required in division (A) hereof shall include the number of cabs to be operated.
(C) Character of applicant. No license shall be issued to or held by a person who has been convicted of a felony or a corporation if an officer thereof is ineligible for the license under this chapter.
(D) Businesses located outside the city limits. The requirements of §§ 873.03(C) and 873.08 shall be considered satisfied for purposes of the issuance of the taxicab business license applied for only if the person submitting an original or renewal application for a taxicab business license under this section:
(1) Has its main office and garage located in a municipality outside the city limits;
(2) Submits reports from such other municipality, with the original or renewal application required by this section evidencing current compliance with § 873.03(C) as to all taxicab drivers; and
(3) Submits reports from such other municipality or reports not older than 30 days from a state licensed automobile repair shop, with the original or renewal application required by this section, evidencing current compliance with § 873.08 as to all taxicab vehicles.
(Ord. 99-10, passed 3-23-1999)