(a) The Director, upon the filing of such application, shall investigate the statements made therein, and if he determines that the public welfare will be served by the granting of the license so applied for, he shall issue in writing to the applicant a license for each vehicle which the applicant desires to operate for public hire within and from the City. Any license issued hereunder shall expire on April 30 of the year following the year in which it is issued, unless sooner terminated hereunder. A license which is in good standing may be renewed from year to year by the Director upon the applicant paying the required annual license fee set forth in Section 721.06, furnishing the liability insurance required by Section 721.05, and complying with the provisions of Section 721.03. Such license so renewed shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Every taxicab operated upon the streets of the City shall have displayed at all times in the taxicab in plain view of the passengers, a copy of the license or permit under which the taxicab is operating, as well as the driver’s identification card of the driver of the taxicab.
(c) In addition to the license issued by the Director, the Director shall also issue to the owner an annual license decal which a city Police Officer shall affix to the lower right hand corner of the rear window of the licensed taxicab. Failure to clearly display the annual license decal on the rear window of the taxicab shall be a violation of this ordinance.
(Ord. 09-11. Passed 4-26-11.)