(A) No person shall operate any automobile for hire without having first obtained a vehicle permit for each such vehicle issued under the provisions of this chapter.
(B) A separate vehicle permit is required for each vehicle used as an automobile for hire.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Any vehicle for which a permit or certificate has been issued by the State Public Utilities Commission or by the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission;
(2) Any school bus used by or under contract with a public or private school;
(3) Any vehicle transporting passengers from a point outside the city to a destination within the city, or proceeding through the city while en route to a destination outside the city. This exemption allows an automobile for hire without a vehicle permit to unload and reload particular passengers with the intent to transport them to another location as long as (i) its taximeter continues to run; (ii) it does not leave the city; and (iii) it does not provide transportation to any other persons while waiting for such passengers. This exemption shall not apply to any taxicab that unloads passengers within the city, departs the location where the passengers were unloaded, resets its taximeter, and then returns to the location where the passengers were unloaded and reloads the same passengers.
(Ord. 2007-03 § 2, 2007)