(A) Any person desiring to operate a taxicab service shall, before providing the service, file with the City Clerk a written signed application for a license, sworn to by the applicant, which application shall show the following:
(1) The name of the person, partnership, firm or corporation desiring the license; if a firm, the full names of each of the partners;
(2) The place of residence and principal place of business of the applicant;
(3) The applicant intends to and will, if issued a license to do so, operate the taxicabs as shall be necessary in the service and that he or she owns and is the sole owner of the described taxicabs and intends to and will operate the taxicabs in such service;
(4) The age, sex and the residence of each person who will drive a taxicab for the applicant;
(5) The make, model and serial number of each vehicle which will be operated by the taxicab service; and
(6) The location and address of the office of the applicant.
(B) Each taxicab to be operated within the city must be licensed annually. The license shall be issued by the City Clerk after payment of a fee and presentation of proof of insurance and mechanical inspection as required by this subchapter. The license shall contain the make, model and serial number of the taxicab and shall have four spaces for a member of the Traffic Division of the city’s Police Department to certify that the taxicab has passed the safety inspections required by this subchapter. Each license shall be valid for the calendar year and must be carried in the taxicab at all times. A taxicab license shall be revoked upon failure to pass any inspection required by this subchapter, and may not be reissued until a member of the Traffic Division of the city’s Police Department certifies that the taxicab in question has been satisfactorily repaired and/or any substandard conditions corrected.
(Ord. 28-2017, passed 8-21-2017)