(A) Required. No license to operate a taxicab in the city shall be issued unless and until the Parking and Traffic Committee certifies that public need for taxicab service requires the additional service to be rendered by the applicant.
(B) Determination of necessity. In deciding whether or not to issue a certificate of necessity, the Parking and Traffic Committee shall consider the need of the public for taxicab service, the number of cabs in operation and the anticipated future demands.
(C) Not required for license renewal. No certificate is required for the renewal of the license required in § 873.02.
(D) Revocation or modification. If a person licensed under § 873.02, on whose behalf a certificate of necessity has been issued under this section, fails to operate all or any of the taxicabs covered by the certificate for a period of six consecutive days, then the certificate may be revoked or modified after a hearing pursuant to Chapter 292 of these Codified Ordinances, so as to cover and authorize only the number of cabs actually operated.
(Ord. passed 2-5-1946; Ord. 98-02, passed 1-13-1998)