347.03 LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
(a) Carriage Business Licenses: The application for a carriage business license shall be made to the City of Hamilton Finance Department on forms to be prescribed by the Finance Department, and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and business address of the applicant;
(2) The number of carriages to be operated by the carriage business;
(3) A schedule of rates and charges to be made to passengers;
(4) A statement signed by the applicant that the applicant will operate the carriage business strictly in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of these Codified Ordinances;
(6) Such other information as the Finance Department may require.
No carriage business license shall be issued to an owner of a carriage business who makes a false statement in connection with an application for a business license. No carriage business license shall be issued to a business which will transport persons for hire in horse-drawn carriages until the Chief of Police or his or her designee has inspected every horse that will pull such carriages and has determined that each horse complies with the requirements of division (j) of Section 347.08. After a carriage business license has been issued to a business which transports persons for hire in horse-drawn carriages and a new horse is acquired for such purpose, the licensee shall have the new horse inspected by the Chief of Police or his or her designee to determine that the horse complies with the requirements of division (j) of Section 347.08 prior to using the horse in the business.
(b) Carriage Licenses:
(1) The application for a carriage license shall be made to the Finance Department on forms to be prescribed by the Finance Department, and shall contain the following information:
A. The name and address of the carriage's owner;
B. The number of persons the carriage is capable of carrying; and
C. Such other information as the Finance Department may require.
(2) No carriage other than a horse-drawn carriage shall be licensed until the City of Hamilton Police Department has inspected the carriage, and no horse-drawn carriage shall be licensed until the Chief of Police or his or her designee has inspected the carriage. Any such inspection shall determine that, consistent with the standards set forth herein, the carriage is clean, sightly, and in such condition as to be completely safe for the transporting of passengers. Only those carriages which contain the following equipment may be licensed:
A. On the rear of the carriage, brakes, brake lights, tail lights, and turn signals;
B. On each side of the front of the carriage, lights that emit light to the front and to the side, and that are visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet; and
C. Attached to the rear of the vehicle, a "slow-moving vehicle" sign approved by the State of Ohio.
(c) Carriage Operator's License: The application for a carriage operator's license shall be made to the Finance Department, and each applicant for such license must:
(1) Be licensed by the State of Ohio to operate a motor vehicle;
(2) Be eighteen (18) years of age or over;
(3) State the type or types of carriage the applicant will be driving;
(4) Provide two (2) front face photographs of the applicant taken within thirty (30) days of the date of the application. The photographs shall be two (2) inches by two (2) inches in size; and,
(5) Provide such other information as the Finance Department may require.
No carriage operator's license shall be issued to an applicant who makes a false statement in connection with an application for such license.
(Ord. 2017-8-92. Passed 8-23-17.)
347.04 FEES.
The following license fees shall be paid to the Finance Department when the applications to which they apply are submitted:
(a) Carriage Business License.
Initial License Fee | $150.00 |
Annual Renewal Fee | $150.00 |
(b) Carriage License.
Initial License Fee Per Vehicle | $25.00 |
Annual Renewal Fee Per Vehicle | $25.00 |
(c) Carriage Operator's License.
Initial License Fee | $10.00 |
Annual Renewal Fee | $10.00 |
(Ord. 2017-8-92. Passed 8-23-17.)