No license shall be issued for a taxicab unless it shall comply with the following rules and regulations.
(A) Floormat. The taxicab shall be equipped with a floormat made of rubber, leather, metal chain, or other similar nonabsorbent, washable material and shall be easily removable.
(B) Dome light. Every taxicab shall be equipped with an interior dome light of sufficient candlepower to illuminate the entire interior.
(C) Name and number of cab. No license shall be issued for any taxicab unless the name of the owner operating the taxicab and the number of the cab shall be painted in letters at least two inches in height on both sides of the taxicab.
(D) Mechanical condition. No taxicab license shall be issued for a vehicle that is not in excellent mechanical condition and manufactured within five years immediately prior to the issuing of the license.
(E) Taximeter. No taxicab license shall be issued for any vehicle unless the vehicle shall have affixed thereto a taximeter of standard size and design. The taximeters shall be illuminated by a suitable light or arranged so as to throw a continuous steady light on the face of the dial thereof which shall be visible to the passenger. The case of the taximeter shall be sealed and its cover and gear must be intact and in proper working order at all times.
(F) Compliance. A taxicab shall be deemed to be in compliance with divisions (A) through (E) above if it has been licensed by another municipality in the county, within 90 days of the date of license application in the city, pursuant to conditions identical or substantially similar to divisions (A) through (E) above.
(Prior Code, § 128.16) (Ord. 0-93-0028, passed - -1994) Penalty, see § 115.999