No person shall operate an automobile for hire or a taxicab upon any public street within the city without first having obtained a permit in accordance with provisions of this chapter, paying the fees established by City Council resolution or by this chapter or complying or having complied with all the provisions of this chapter. The City Council may, by resolution, establish fees for permit processing, investigations, inspections and other regulatory activities, provided no fee shall exceed the reasonable cost of performing the activity for which the charge is made.
(`78 Code, § 5.50.020.) (Ord. 1713 § 1, 1984.)