(a) No person, firm, corporation or any owner, agent, employee or driver shall operate or permit to be operated a taxicab unless the proper license has been issued to the owner of the vehicle and is in force.
(b) The annual license fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per cab and shall be in addition to any fee required by the law of Ohio. Each license fee shall be paid to the City, and each license shall expire on December 31 of the calendar year in which it is issued.
(c) All owners of taxicabs hereby licensed or hereafter granted licenses according to law shall at the completion of the year for which they are licensed be entitled to have their licenses renewed for each succeeding year upon an application for renewal; provided the public convenience and necessity still requires the same and the owner or operator of the vehicle has complied with all ordinances of the City.
(d) Applications for licenses for taxicabs shall be made in writing to the Mayor or his designee. The application shall set forth the name and address of the owner and a copy of each vehicle registration. Ord. 43-23. Passed 9-11-23.)