(A) The City Council may at any time after a public hearing revoke any certificate issued by authority of this chapter for any one or more of the following causes:
(1) Failure to operate the taxicab specified in the certificate in such manner as to serve the public adequately and efficiently;
(2) Failure to maintain motor equipment in good repair;
(3) Failure to carry liability insurance or bond as required by law;
(4) Failure to pay the city taxes or license fees imposed upon such taxicabs;
(5) Repeated and persistent violation by the taxicab drivers of traffic and safety regulations and ordinances, or state laws or the provisions of this code relating to alcoholic beverages, prostitution or gambling;
(6) Failure to comply with any provision of this code or other ordinances or state laws relating to the operation of taxicabs;
(7) Failure to maintain off-street parking facilities;
(8) Failure to abide by and charge the fares scheduled in this chapter;
(9) Failure to operate one or more taxicabs for a period of 30 days; and
(10) Failure to report accidents.
(B) No certificate of convenience and necessity shall be revoked until the owner has had a least five days’ notice by personal service or registered mail of the charges against him or her, and of the time and place of the hearing. If, after the hearing, it is found that the owner is guilty of one or more of the offenses listed herein, the City Council shall have the power to revoke the certificate, or to condition the revocation upon compliance of its order within any time fixed by it.
(1995 Code, § 6-9)