(A) No additional vehicle shall be added to or used by the holder of any license until he or she has first reported the addition to the City Clerk, made application for a license for the additional vehicle, paid the required fee, presented proof of insurance and mechanical inspection as required by this chapter and received the license and an inspection emblem.
(B) (1) In the event of an emergency wherein extra taxicabs would be necessary for the transportation of passengers and subject to the approval of the City Clerk, temporary operating permits, good for seven days from and including the date of issuance, may be issued to the applicant on the proper application for and on the payment at the time of application of a fee of $10 for each temporary operating permit.
(2) This temporary operating permit shall apply only to taxicab operators having already secured the regular city license for operation of a taxicab service; provided that, each vehicle has been properly inspected as required by this subchapter.
(C) In the event of any disaster or emergency such as flood, riot, war, evacuation or any catastrophe, the City Clerk shall have the right to suspend the foregoing requirement for a temporary operating permit during the emergency.
(Ord. 28-2017, passed 8-21-2017)