(A) No taxicab operator’s license shall be granted unless approved by the Chief of Police.
(B) The following persons shall not be licensed:
(1) Any person who has been convicted of three moving traffic violations during the previous 12 months;
(2) Any person whose driver’s license is currently suspended or revoked;
(3) Any person who has not attained the age of 18 years;
(4) Any person who has been convicted of a sex offense as outlined in the definitions herein; and
(5) Any person who has been convicted of a felony as defined under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred, within the preceding five years.
(C) If the Chief of Police shall determine that an applicant complies with this subchapter, he or she shall approve his or her taxicab driver’s license. If any section has been violated, the Chief of Police shall not issue a taxicab driver’s license, but shall endorse on the application the refusal, along with the section violated, his or her basis for that determination and his or her signature, and deliver a copy thereof, by mail, to the applicant at his or her listed address, within 30 days from the date of application. A list of all taxicab driver’s licenses issued and refusals shall be delivered to the City Manager to be entered in the city records.
(D) Where an applicant may find a material error, and so state in writing, he or she may demand a review of his or her application within 30 days after any denial of license, the demand setting forth in detail the material error.
(E) Within 30 days after the review determines no material error, an unsuccessful applicant may appeal to a panel composed of the City Manager and City Attorney for review. They shall render a written decision within 30 days after it is filed. Appeals from the above-designated review board shall be made to the Circuit Court.
(1990 Code, § 29-53) (Ord. 76-486, passed 12-6-1976; Ord. 93-1522, passed 7-6-1993)