(A) No taxicab license shall be issued under this chapter unless the Village Board, after a hearing, shall, by resolution, declare and determine that public convenience and necessity require the proposed taxicab service for which application for a license is made; provided that, the determination of public convenience and necessity shall not be necessary:
(1) For the licensing of the same number of taxicabs licensed for operation and operated by the applicant under the same name and colors for which a license was issued previously or the renewal of the license annually thereafter; or
(2) For the renewal of a license to the applicant for the number of taxicabs of the applicant for which the Village Board shall have, at any time, prior to the date of application for the renewal made a declaration of public convenience and necessity.
(B) In determining whether public convenience and necessity require the licensing of the taxicabs for which application may be made, the Village Board shall take into consideration:
(1) Whether the demands of the public convenience and necessity require the proposed or the additional taxicab service within the village;
(2) The financial responsibility of the applicant;
(3) The number, kind and type of equipment;
(4) The schedule of maximum rates proposed to be charged;
(5) The color scheme to be used by the applicant;
(6) The increased traffic congestion and demand for increased parking spaces on the streets of the village which may result;
(7) Whether the safe use of the streets by the public, both vehicular and pedestrian, will be preserved by the granting of such additional license; and
(8) Other relevant facts as the Village Board may deem advisable or necessary.
(C) If the Village Board finds from the investigation and hearing that the public convenience and necessity justify the operation of the taxicab for which license is desired, it shall notify the applicant of its finding. Within 60 days thereafter, the applicant shall furnish to the Village Board any and all additional information which may be required, and if the Village Board then finds that the applicant is the owner and bona fide operator of the vehicle for which the license is desired and that the vehicle complies with all of the provisions of this code and other ordinances of the village, the license shall thereupon be issued to the applicant upon the payment of the proper license fee.
(D) If the Village Board finds from the investigation and hearing that the public convenience and necessity do not justify the operation of the vehicle for which the license is desired, it shall forthwith notify the applicant of the finding.
(Ord. 1594, passed 11-5-1998)