(a) Application for the taxicab company license specified in Section 862.02 shall be made by the taxicab company owner to the City Manager upon blanks furnished by the City Manager and shall set forth the following information.
(1) The full name, age and residence of the applicant if it is a sole proprietorship. If the applicant is a partnership, or any other legal entity other than a natural individual or a body corporate, the full name, age and residence of each of the partners or principals. If the applicant is a corporation, the full name of the corporation and its principal place of business, together with the full name of its principal officers, and the applicant corporation's certificate of good standing issued by the state of incorporation;
(2) The name under which the applicant will do business;
(3) A schedule or list showing the type of each vehicle to be used in service, with information as to motor and serial numbers and state license number, age, mileage, carrying capacity and wheelbase of each such vehicle; the name, insignia, monogram, color scheme or style of painting or lettering to be used together with all other lettering or marks proposed to be used by the application on the vehicles;
(4) A certificate of insurance executed by a duly licensed representative of an insurance company licensed and admitted to sell motor vehicle insurance in the State of Ohio verifying that all taxicabs to be employed in the taxicab company's business are insured in conformity with all requirements contained in this chapter and containing a provision that the insurance will not be modified or canceled until thirty calendar days written notice has been given to the City, along with a receipt from the insurance company verifying that three months of insurance premiums have been paid in advance; or a valid Certificate of Self Insurance issued to the applicant by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Motor Vehicles issued pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4509.72;
(5) The City Manager shall make inquiry into whether the applicant is indebted to the City or in default upon an indebtedness or other obligation to the City; and
(6) The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00) to cover the expenses of the City in investigating the applicant and considering the grant or denial of the license sought by the applicant.
(b) Licensed taxicab companies shall inform the City Manager of a change in any of the information described in division (a) of this section within ten calendar days after the change occurs by filing an amended form reflecting such change.
(c) No person shall give any fictitious information or practice any fraud, misrepresentation or subterfuge in securing, attempting to secure or in maintaining in effect a taxicab company license provided for in this chapter. Should fraud, misrepresentation or subterfuge be engaged in as a part of securing, attempting to secure or in maintaining in effect a taxicab company license, any license issued or continuing in effect based, in whole or in part, upon such activity shall be void. Failure to properly notify the City Manager of a change in information as required by this section shall constitute misrepresentation.
(Ord. 00-16. Passed 5-15-00.)