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No taxicab company, its lessees, trustees or receivers, or trustees appointed by any court, shall operate any taxicab for the transportation of persons for hire on any street within the corporate limits of the City, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
No taxicab company shall operate any taxicab for the transportation of persons over any of the streets of the City, without first obtaining from the Mayor a certificate declaring that public convenience and necessity require such operation, as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
Subject to the approval of Council, the Mayor is vested with the power and authority to supervise and regulate the operation of all taxicabs within the City, to require the filing of annual reports, rate of fare schedules and other data by all taxicab companies operating within the City to the end that this chapter shall be carried out fully and completely, to prescribe rules and regulations and to issue orders in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the Traffic Code, applicable to any and all taxicab companies.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
(a) Applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed in writing with the Mayor in such form as the Mayor shall prescribe. The application shall contain a statement of the name and address of the applicant, the character of the business to be transacted, the kind of equipment, the number of taxicabs to be used, the condition of the equipment, and such other facts as may be required.
(b) Whenever any applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall have complied with all conditions and regulations relative to the filing of its application, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to have a public hearing thereon to determine the public convenience and necessity as hereinafter set forth.
(c) Written notice by regular mail of the hearing shall be given to all interested persons, including the owner of the vehicle, at least five days before the date set for the hearing.
(d) After the hearing before the Mayor, the Mayor shall record with the Auditor his findings. If the Mayor grants such application, the certificate for public convenience and necessity shall be issued to the company upon its compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Whenever the Mayor deems is abusive to the public peace, health, safety, convenience or general welfare, and after notice and hearing as hereinbefore set forth in the procedure for the granting of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the Mayor may by resolution revoke any certificate of public convenience and necessity theretofore granted. No fees paid shall be returned upon revocation.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
If the Mayor shall refuse to grant a certificate of public convenience and necessity to the taxicab company or shall revoke an existing certificate, the person or the company affected by the refusal or revocation may appeal to Council, which shall have the right, after hearing, to affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Mayor. Any person desiring to make an appeal must signify his intention in writing and shall file such intention with the Clerk of Council within a period of ten days after the refusal, revocation or suspension order is made by the Mayor.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
(a) No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued, nor shall any taxicab be operated on the streets of the City until the taxicab company shall have had each vehicle to be used as a taxicab inspected by the Police Department and the taxicab company has written approval of the Police Department as to the condition of such vehicles. Additional inspections and approval by the Police Department shall be made within the last seven days of each calendar quarter.
(b) The Police Department shall determine by regulations consistent with public safety the method and extent of such inspection requirements and notify, in writing, each taxicab company of such requirements and any changes in such regulations. The Police Department shall certify the condition of the vehicle only after it meets the standards set out in the regulations.
(c) If the taxicab company shall remove any vehicle from public service, the Police Department shall be so notified. The taxicab company shall not put another replacement vehicle into service without its first having been inspected and certified as to its condition. The failure of the taxicab company to comply with this section shall be cause for the revocation of the certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Mayor and such certificate shall not be reissued. The taxicab company shall, if it desires to re-enter business as a taxicab company, follow the procedures as set out in Section 717.05 as a new applicant. Such taxicab company shall not be given credit for any fees paid under the previous certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
(a) At the time of the issuance of the certificate of public convenience and necessity and annually thereafter, on or before July 1 of each calendar year, every taxicab company now operating or which shall hereafter operate in the City shall pay to the Mayor a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each taxicab to be operated by it for the ensuing year, which fee shall be in addition to the fee required to be paid on motor vehicles under the laws of the State, provided, however, that if additional taxicabs are put in operation by any taxicab company, the fee for the operation of the additional taxicabs shall be as follows:
(1) If put in operation prior to October 1 of any year, the fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for the balance of that year.
(2) If put in operation between October 1 and December 31 of any year, the fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for the balance of the year.
(3) If put in operation on or after April 1 of any year, the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00) for the balance of the fiscal year.
(4) If a taxicab has been removed from service it can be replaced with another vehicle without any additional fees being paid.
(5) All moneys and receipts which are derived from the enforcement of this chapter shall be credited and paid into a separate fund which shall be known as the Public Service Street Repair Fund. All moneys and receipts credited to such Fund shall be used for the sole purpose of repairing streets, avenues, alleys and lanes within the City pursuant to Ohio R.C. 715.66.
(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to mean that there shall be any refund of any license fee so paid in case any taxicab is taken off the streets and not thereafter operated by the company.
(Ord. 1159. Passed 5-13-63.)
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