(a) The application for a carriage business license shall be made to the Commissioner on forms to be prescribed by the Commissioner, and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and business address of the applicant, and if a corporation or partnership, the name and address of any person owning directly or indirectly five percent (5%) or more of the ownership interest in said business;
(2) The number of carriages to be operated by the carriage business;
(3) A schedule of rates and charges to be made to passengers;
(4) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant will operate the carriage business strictly in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of these Codified Ordinances;
(5) The route map and operations schedule described in Section 447.06;
(6) Such other information as the Commissioner may require.
No carriage business license shall be issued to an owner of a carriage business if the applicant has been convicted of a felony, or of a violation of any law involving theft or any form of stealing, or of any crime involving moral turpitude that is reasonably related to the business license referred to herein, unless such conviction occurred more than five (5) years prior to the application date. No carriage business license shall be issued to an owner of a carriage business who makes a false statement in connection with an application for a business license. No carriage business license shall be issued to a business which will transport persons for hire in horse-drawn carriages until an officer of the Cleveland Police Mounted Unit has inspected every horse that will pull such carriages and has determined that each horse complies with the requirements of division (n) of Section 447.08. After a carriage business license has been issued to a business which transports persons for hire in horse-drawn carriages and a new horse is acquired for such purpose, the licensee shall have the new horse inspected by an officer of the Cleveland Police Mounted Unit to determine that the horse complies with the requirements of division (n) of Section 447.08 prior to using the horse in the business.
(b) The application for a carriage license shall be made to the Commissioner on forms to be prescribed by the Commissioner, and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the carriage’s owner;
(2) The number of persons the carriage is capable of carrying; and
(3) Such other information as the Commissioner may require.
(c) No carriage other than a horse-drawn carriage shall be licensed until the Commissioner has inspected the carriage and no horse-drawn carriage shall be licensed until an officer of the Cleveland Police Mounted Unit has inspected the carriage. Any such inspection shall determine that, consistent with the standards set forth herein, the carriage is clean, sightly, and in such condition as to be completely safe for the transporting of passengers. Only those carriages which contain the following equipment may be licensed:
(1) On the rear of the carriage, brakes, brakelights, taillights, and turn signals;
(2) On each side of the front of the carriage, lights that emit light to the front and to the side, and that are visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet; and
(3) Attached to the rear of the vehicle, a “slow-moving vehicle” sign approved by the State of Ohio.
(d) The application for a carriage operator’s license shall be made to the Commissioner on forms to be prescribed by the Commissioner, and shall contain the following:
(1) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant is:
A. Licensed by the State of Ohio to operate a motor vehicle;
B. At least eighteen (18) years of age;
C. Able to speak, read, and write English:
D. Free of hearing, vision, and other problems that would render the applicant unable to safely operate a horse-drawn vehicle; and
E. Free of drugs and alcohol addiction.
(2) The type or types of carriage the applicant will be driving;
(3) Written evidence, satisfactory to the Commissioner, of experience in driving the type or types of carriage specified in division (d)(2) of this section or of successful completion of a course in such driving, or both;
(4) Two (2) front face photographs of the applicant taken within thirty (30) days of the date of the application. The photographs shall be two (2) inches by two (2) inches in size;
(5) A list of all criminal or city ordinances violated, convictions, forfeiture of bond and pleadings of nolo contendere on all charges, except minor traffic violations, within the last five (5) years.
(e) Each applicant for a carriage operator’s license shall be examined by a person designated by the Commissioner as to the applicant’s knowledge of the City Traffic Code and geography of the City. If the result of the examination is unsatisfactory, the applicant shall be refused a license.
(f) No carriage operator’s license shall be issued if the applicant has been convicted of any of the following offenses:
(1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;
(2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs, unless such conviction occurred more than five (5) years prior to the application date;
(3) Failure to stop and render aid as required by the laws of this state, or leaving the scene of an accident contrary to the laws of this state, unless such conviction occurred more than five (5) years prior to the application date;
(4) Conviction of a felony, or of the violation of any law involving violence, theft or any form of stealing, or of any crime involving moral turpitude that is reasonably related to the license referred to herein, unless such conviction occurred more than five (5) years prior to the application date;
(5) Conviction, or forfeiture of bail, not vacated, upon three (3) charges of a violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state within a period of twelve (12) months;
(6) Repeated violations of the City ordinances which affect the safety of human life or limb on the streets of the City.
(g) No carriage operator’s license shall be issued to an applicant who makes a false statement in connection with an application for a carriage operator’s license.
(Ord. No. 2459-A-91. Passed 12-14-92, eff. 12-18-92)