(A) No person shall operate any taxicab service within the jurisdiction of the city without first having obtained from the City Council a certificate declaring that the public convenience and necessity require such an operation. No person shall drive or operate a taxicab within the city without first having obtained a driver's permit from the City Manager.
('78 Code, § 18-51)
(B) The following vehicles shall be exempt from the certificate or permit requirements of this subchapter:
(1) Vehicles that are leased or rented without drivers.
(2) Ambulances and special vehicles used exclusively in connection with funerals.
(3) Vehicles operated by the city or its agents.
(4) Taxicabs licensed by another governmental entity transporting a passenger from a point outside the city to a destination inside the city, provided that the taxicabs may not receive a passenger inside the city.
(5) Special service transportation vehicles.
('78 Code, § 18-52)
(Ord. 754, passed 9-14-87) Penalty, see § 113.99