(a) An application for a license for a taxicab or motor vehicle for hire shall be made by the owner upon blanks to be furnished by the City Clerk. Such application shall contain the full name and address of the owner, the class of vehicle for which a license is desired, the length of time the vehicle has been in use, the number of persons to be carried, the motor number thereof and such additional information as shall be from time to time required.
(b) No taxicab or motor vehicle for hire shall be licensed until it has been duly and carefully inspected and examined by the Police Department of the City and found to be in a thoroughly safe condition for the transportation of passengers, clean, fit, of good appearance and well painted and varnished. The Police Department is authorized to establish reasonable rules and regulations for the periodic inspection of taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire and their appearance, construction and conditions of fitness.
(1979 Code Sec. 12.08.030)