(a) Each applicant for a taxicab license shall present and file with the Fiscal Officer his or her signed application, Form T-1, setting forth:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The trade name under which he or she does business;
(3) The model, make, year and wheelbase of the vehicle for which the license is desired;
(4) The seating capacity, which shall be determined by the number of manufacturer-installed seatbelts;
(5) The design, color scheme and lettering, and marks proposed to be on such vehicles (see Section 866.34);
(6) Any other information required by the Fiscal Officer pertinent to the issuance of a taxicab license.
(b) The applicant shall further furnish:
(1) A copy of the certificate of title, or memorandum of title, of the vehicle to be operated.
(2) The name and copy of a valid operator's license of each person who will operate said vehicle, and, if a driver is hired subsequent to the issuance of the taxicab permit, the applicant shall provide the Fiscal Officer, in writing, with the name and copy of a valid operator's license of said person. If a vehicle is operated as a taxicab within the Village by a driver whose name and driving record are not on file as provided for herein, or if said driver is in violation of Section 866.27, the Council may revoke or suspend the business license of the company or person pursuant to Section 802.11, or the taxicab license for the vehicle being so operated, pursuant to Section 866.14.
(3) A policy or policies of liability insurance issued for the duration of the taxicab permit applied for or longer, by a responsible insurance company, licensed to do business in Ohio, approved as to the reasonable sufficiency by the Mayor or his or her designee, which policy or policies shall provide indemnity for the protection to the applicant, and naming the Village as additional insured, against loss resulting from the operation of each taxicab for which a taxicab permit shall be issued, in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death of any one person in any one accident. The said policy shall also contain underinsured/uninsured motorist coverage and a medical payment provision of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000). The applicant shall file with the Fiscal Officer a certificate of insurance showing said coverage. All insurance policies shall also contain a provision to notify the Village if the insurance is canceled.
(4) A copy of the Village business license, obtained in accordance with Section 802.02 of these Codified Ordinances.
(5) A fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per taxicab.
(6) Proof that each motor vehicle to be used as a taxicab passed an inspection by the State Highway Patrol, arranged by the owners and obtained at the owners' own expense. The vehicle inspection shall verify that the vehicle has all of the safety equipment required by law and that the same is in safe and proper working order. Each vehicle used as a taxicab shall display a valid safety inspection sticker obtained as a result of the inspection by the Ohio State Patrol.
(7) A telephone number where taxicab service can be obtained 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day.
(Ord. 973-09. Passed 4-12-10.)