(a) Any person desiring to obtain a permit to operate a taxicab service under this Chapter shall submit a written application to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino. The application forms will be provided by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Applications shall be signed under penalty of perjury and shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, residence address and telephone number of the applicant;
(2) Business name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
(3) Number of vehicles to be operated under the permit;
(4) The make, type, year, manufacturer, and passenger seating of the vehicles to be used by the applicant;
(5) The proposed color scheme, insignia or other distinguishable characteristics of the taxicab to be used, including the type of illuminated sign to be mounted on the top of the vehicle and legend thereon;
(6) Evidence of public liability insurance of not less than $100,000.00 for each person killed or injured and not less than $300,000.00 for injury or death of any two or more persons in any one accident, and for damages to property of at least $50,000.00 from any one accident;
(7) Legal and registered ownership of the vehicles to be used by the applicant;
(8) Prior experience of the applicant in the taxicab business including any prior denial, revocation or suspension by any public agency of any taxicab service or taxicab driving permit, license or certificate;
(9) All felony convictions of the applicant and of all persons having an ownership interest in the proposed taxicab service.
(Ord. 2718, passed - -1982)