(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to drive or operate a vehicle for hire in the corporate limits of the city unless the driver and vehicle for hire are operating under a valid operating license.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to employ, permit or allow another to drive, operate or cause to be operated any vehicle for hire in the corporate limits of the city unless that person is a licensee in possession of a valid operating license.
(c) Any person desiring to operate a vehicle for hire service in the corporate limits of the city shall submit an application for an operating license on a form provided by the ground transportation coordinator. The applicant must be the person who will own, control, or operate the proposed vehicle for hire service or who will own, control, or operate the digital network or application through which drivers provide the proposed vehicle for hire service. No application shall be considered for approval unless it meets all the requirements of this article. Each application must contain the following:
(1) The name and address of the applicant, if a natural person, or, if a corporation, its name, date and place of incorporation, address of its principal place of business and the names of all its officers and directors together with their respective business addresses, as well as a copy of the articles of incorporation, the trade name, if any, under which the applicant proposes to operate and the address of the place or places of business from which the applicant proposes to operate;
(2) A nonrefundable operating license fee must be submitted with the application; and
(3) The compliance certification required by this article.
(d) Upon receipt of a completed application for an operating license in compliance with this article and payment of the required fee, the ground transportation coordinator shall issue an operating license to the applicant, unless the applicant is prohibited by this article from receiving an operating license.
(e) Except as provided in § 34-213, an operating license shall commence on the date of issuance and shall expire two years from the date of issuance. A licensee shall apply for a new operating license at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the operating license.
(Ord. 22308-06-2016, § 1, passed 6-28-2016, eff. 10-1-2016)