(A) Upon the filing of an application, the Board of Public Works shall then pass upon the application, taking into consideration the applicant, his or her financial standing, and his or her equipment for rendering taxicab service in the city. If the Board of Public Works finds that it is for the best interests of the city and the citizens thereof that the applicant be issued a license to operate a taxicab service, then the Board of Public Works shall instruct the City Clerk to issue a business license upon the compliance of the applicant with all other provisions of this chapter.
(B) The City Clerk shall issue to the applicant, upon the approval of the Board of Public Works as above, a license upon the payment of a fee set forth in § 158.06(D) for each taxicab to be operated, for any calendar year or fraction thereof the cabs are operated. The taxicab operation license shall continue, subject to inspection, in effect from year to year until revoked by the Board of Public Works. The license must be visible and prominently placed in a window of the taxicab.
(C) The operation of an unlicensed taxicab will be subject to the penalties of § 119.99(A).
(Ord. G-95-228, passed 8-17-1995; Ord. G-96-133, passed 8-15-1996; Ord. G-11-26, passed 8-18-2011)