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Each taxicab shall bear an identifying symbol or design and the actual name of the grantee as the owner.
(Prior Code, § 29-4) (Ord. 813, passed - -) Penalty, see § 10.99
No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vehicle, or operate or permit to be operated any business, using the words "taxi", "taxicab" or "cab" without compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 29-5) (Ord. 813, passed - -) Penalty, see § 10.99
In addition to vehicles actually licensed under the foregoing provisions, the licensee shall be permitted to have available stand-by taxicabs to temporarily replace licensed vehicles while the licensed vehicles are undergoing repairs or alterations. In order to qualify a stand-by taxicab, the grantee shall submit to the City Administrator the same application and information required for a licensed vehicle, appropriately altering the application to indicate that the same is for a stand-by vehicle. When stand-by taxicabs are in use, the city taxicab license of the vehicle undergoing repairs shall be transferred to the replacement taxicab. None of the provisions of this section are to be construed as authorizing the operation of a taxicab on the streets of the city by the grantee without a city license displayed.
(Prior Code, § 29-6) (Ord. 813, passed - -)
(A) Prior to the initial use and operation of any vehicle under the authority of any license, the vehicle shall be thoroughly examined and inspected by the Police Department and found to comply with all standards of safety prescribed by the laws of the state or the city. When the Police Department finds that a vehicle proposed to be used as a taxicab has met the standards of safety prescribed by law, the Department shall notify the City Administrator of the fact and the City Administrator is authorized to issue a license for the vehicle upon compliance of the grantee with the other provisions of this chapter.
(B) Every vehicle operating under the authority of this chapter shall be inspected from time to time and at least annually by the Police Department to ensure the continued maintenance of safe operating conditions. The operation of any vehicle which fails to meet the standards of safety established by laws shall be discontinued until the time as the deficiency is eliminated.
(Prior Code, § 29-7) (Ord. 813, passed - -) Penalty, see § 10.99
Vehicles must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Every vehicle operating under the authority of this chapter shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition both as to interior and exterior.
(Prior Code, § 29-8) (Ord. 813, passed - -) Penalty, see § 10.99
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