(a) No person, firm or corporation shall operate or attempt to operate a taxicab as herein described without filling out an application and obtaining a City license in accordance with this chapter passed in City Council. After having said application approved, the City license may be granted for a period of no more than one year, expiring on December 31st of each year. Said license may be renewed each year. Said City license may be obtained in the Mayor’s office. A charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) per taxicab vehicle shall be paid for each City license or renewal. Such City license may be revoked by the Mayor during this period for which it is issued as hereinafter provided.
(b) A City license for any taxicab vehicle operated by any person or firm cannot be issued until the successful completion of a safety inspection of each individual taxicab vehicle is made by the City’s Police Department’s Traffic Control Officer. Upon the filing of the approval inspection forms a City license can therein be given.
(c) Each vehicle used or operated as a taxicab must be plainly and clearly marked on the exterior with the word “cab” or “taxicab”, together with the name of the owner of the operating corporation or taxicab business and the driver of said taxicab.
(Ord. 81-2007. Passed 7-2-07.)