§ 116.023 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OPERATING PERMIT.
   All applications for an operating permit are to be submitted by the vehicle owner and the supporting service provider, hereafter called applicant, to the City Manager or his or her designee in triplicate, on forms provided by the city stating as follows:
   (A)   The name and address of the applicants and, in the event that an applicant is a corporation, a certified copy of the articles of incorporation, or in the event that the person is an association, a certified copy of the bylaws of the association; and, if a partnership, a copy of the partnership agreement;
   (B)   The number of vehicles presently operated by the service provider on the date of the application, if any;
   (C)   The color scheme for which the operating permit is desired;
   (D)   The make, type and passenger capacity of the taxicab for which application for an operating permit is made;
   (E)   The court record of the applicant. If an applicant is a corporation or association, the record of the officers, directors and supervising employees thereof, including general manager, if any. The Chief of Police is charged with the duty of investigating the criminal facts stated in the application and report the findings to the City Council or designee;
   (F)   The applicant’s submittal of the following conditional information:
      (1)   Existence of a depot or terminal on private property;
      (2)   Ability to provide adequate supervision of taxicabs and drivers operating under the operating permit(s);
      (3)   Evidence that the telephone number(s) of the taxicab company will be listed in the city’s telephone directory to be issued; and
      (4)   Assurance that each vehicle operating under this permit shall be kept clean and in good mechanical condition and in good physical condition at all times.
   (G)   The applicant shall swear that the information submitted is neither false nor misleading. Submitting, or causing to submit, false or misleading information is unlawful and shall be grounds for denial of an operating permit.
(Prior Code, § 17-23) (Ord. passed 5-26-1992) Penalty, see § 116.999