(a) It is hereby determined that in order to prevent disruption of the use of public rights-of-way within the Downtown Area by motor vehicles and pedestrians, the number of carriage licenses shall at no time exceed thirty (30), and no carriage business shall operate more than eight (8) carriages. The carriage licenses shall be issued by the Commissioner on a first-come-first-serve basis.
(b) Upon receipt of the application required by division (a) of Section 447.03, the fee required by division (a) of Section 447.04, and the insurance policy required by Section 447.05, the Commissioner shall issue a carriage business license which, unless sooner revoked or suspended pursuant to Section 447.10, shall be valid for the period of one (1) year, commencing upon April 1 and ending upon March 31. The Commissioner shall issue to the licensee a number of copies of the carriage business license equal to that number of carriages for which the owner of the carriage business obtains licenses pursuant to division (c) of this section.
(c) Subject to the provisions of division (a) of this section, upon receipt of the application required by division (b) of Section 447.03 and the fee required by division (b) of Section 447.04, and upon a satisfactory conclusion to the inspection required by division (c) of Section 447.03, the Commissioner shall issue a carriage license which, unless sooner revoked or suspended pursuant to Section 447.10, shall be valid for the period of one (1) year, commencing April 1 and ending upon March 31.
(d) Upon receipt of the application required by division (d) of Section 447.03 and the fee required by division (c) of Section 447.04, the Commissioner shall issue a carriage operator's license which shall contain the photograph of the applicant and which, unless sooner revoked or suspended pursuant to Section 447.10, shall be valid for the period of one (1) year, commencing upon April 1 and ending upon March 31.
(e) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter are not transferrable, but each license may be renewed from year to year upon filing of a renewal application and payment of the renewal fee specified in Section 447.04, provided that the Commissioner determines that the business, carriage, or operator, as the case may be, continues to meet the requirements for initial issuance contained in Section 447.03. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, division (a) of this section shall apply to renewals.
(Ord. No. 734-16. Passed 6-6-16, eff. 6-7-16)