A. Application for a permit to conduct a taxicab business shall be made on forms furnished by the City Treasurer. The form shall be signed and verified by the owner, and shall contain the following information:
1. Name and business address of applicant;
2. Residence address of applicant;
3. Names and addresses of all directors and officers, if applicant is a corporation, and the names and addresses of any persons owning more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting stock of any applicant corporation together with a certified copy of the applicant corporations Articles of Incorporation. If the applicant is a partnership, names and addresses of all partners. If the applicant is other than a corporation or partnership, the names and addresses of all persons having an ownership interest in the business and the nature and percentage of such interest;
4. Location of all taxi stands requested;
5. The number of vehicles owned or leased and the number of vehicles operated by the applicant on the date of application;
6. The number of vehicles for which permission to operate in the City is desired;
7. Principal place where vehicles will be garaged and serviced;
8. Location from which vehicles will be dispatched;
9. The make, type, year of manufacture, vehicle identification number, and passenger seating capacity of each taxicab desired to be operated within the City;
10. Schedule of rates proposed to be charged;
11. The make and type of taximeter installed on each taxicab;
12. Description of the proposed color scheme, insignia, and any other distinguishing characteristics of the proposed taxicab identification scheme;
13. Applicant statement estimating the need for additional taxicab service within the City, supported by factual data;
14. Other jurisdictions in which applicant is permitted to conduct a taxicab business, and the number of taxicabs operated in each such jurisdictions;
15. Whether the applicant has ever had a permit to operate a taxicab business suspended or revoked by any jurisdiction, and if so when, where and the reasons for such suspension or revocation;
16. Whether the applicant is the owner of or stockholder in any other taxicab business and if so, the name and address of such business and the nature of the applicants interest therein;
B. In addition to the above, an applicant or permittee shall, upon request, furnish to the City any information requested regarding the business operations of the permittee. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, information contained in the permittee's financial books and records, log sheets, trip records or other records evidencing the level of service provided.
C. Applicant shall provide his or her fingerprints in the manner prescribed by the Culver City Police Department.
('65 Code, § 34-3) (Ord. No. 83-020 § 1)