(a) Licenses shall be issued for a two-year period.
(b) The license term for licenses shall be from March 1 of the current year to the last day of February two years subsequent to the current year.
(i) License issuance or renewal fee is $500.00 for taxicabs that are not wheelchair accessible. In addition, as part of the license issuance or renewal fee, a licensee shall pay $22.00 per month to the City’s accessibility fund for each taxicab which is not wheelchair-accessible. The licensee may pay the $22.00 per month fee at the same time as the licensee pays the ground transportation tax imposed in Chapter 3-46 of this Code; provided, however, that no fee shall be due for any calendar month during which such a taxicab is out of operation for the entire month and the license for such taxicab is surrendered for the entire month. The $22.00 fee shall not be subject to proration for portions of a calendar month. The Department shall deposit the $22.00 per month fee to the City’s accessibility fund.
(ii) License issuance or renewal fee for wheelchair accessible taxicabs is $500.00. The license must be attached to a wheelchair accessible taxicab vehicle during the entire licensing term.
(c) A license fee shall be paid in advance of the issuance of a license. A licensee must renew and pay for the medallion license before the expiration date of the licensing term. Any taxicab medallion licensing fee paid on or after the first day of the licensing term is considered a late payment, and is subject to late payment fees, interest accrued as specified in the Code, and promulgated in the rules by the Commissioner.
(d) A license not renewed in a timely manner is considered lapsed, and the taxicab vehicle operating under this lapsed license shall be considered an unlicensed taxicab subject to revocation.
(e) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of the City to impose or collect a vehicle tax and any occupational tax, as permitted by law, in addition to the license fee herein provided.
(f) The fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any amounts payable pursuant to the competitive bidding process.
(g) The Commissioner is authorized to adopt rules for the administration of the Accessibility Fund.
(Added Coun. J. 1-18-12, p. 19118, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-28-14, p. 82771, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12062, Art. XI, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. II, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11514, Art. I, § 1)