(A) Upon the filing of any application with the City Clerk/Treasurer for a license under §§ 113.15 et seq., a date shall be set for a hearing thereon before the City Commission. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed to the applicant and to all other holders of licenses issued under the provisions of §§ 113.15 et seq. at least 3 days before the date set for the hearing.
(B) Any interested person may appear and be heard at the hearing in support of or in opposition to the issuance of a license on the terms proposed by the applicant. The Commission may examine the applicant and any other person or persons in order to determine whether or not the public interest, convenience, and necessity require the issuance of the license applied for.
(C) If the Commission shall find that the public interest, convenience, and necessity require the issuance of the license, it shall by motion or resolution order the City Clerk/Treasurer to issue the license, subject to any conditions the Commission may deem appropriate, including the submission and approval of the policy of liability insurance provided for by § 113.18.
(D) Any of the following reasons shall be sufficient for the denial by the Commission of any application for a license under §§ 113.15 et seq.:
(2) That any statement contained in the application is false;
(3) That the applicant is not a fit or desirable person to receive a license, or that the applicant has, at some prior time, had a taxicab license revoked for cause;
(4) That any of the vehicles described in the application is inadequate or unsafe for use for taxicab purposes;
(5) That the proposed location of the taxicab stand would congest or interfere with traffic on any public street, or that the proposed location would violate any zoning regulation of the city;
(6) That the proposed hours of service and general plan of operation would not sufficiently satisfy the requirements of the public interest, convenience, and necessity; and/or
(7) That a sufficient number of taxicabs is already adequately serving the city and that the public interest, convenience, and necessity do not require the issuance of a license for additional taxicab service.
(1981 Code, § 27-18)
Cross-reference:
Application for license, see § 113.16