(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 862.03, no person or taxicab company shall operate or permit the operation of any taxicab, owned or leased by them or under their control, on any street within the corporate limits of the City, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 862.03, no person shall engage in the business of operating one or more taxicabs within the City unless a taxicab company license has been duly issued by the City to such person in the manner specified in this ordinance and unless such license is in full force and effect.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 862.03, no person or taxicab company shall permit any taxicab, owned or leased by them or under their control, to be driven for hire by any person who is not a taxicab driver properly licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(e) No licensed taxicab company shall fail to maintain their equipment in good mechanical condition at all times and shall not operate any vehicle with a defect that would tend to affect the safe operation of such vehicle, or the safety of others on the road.
(Ord. 00-16. Passed 5-15-00.)