A. Application For Taxicab, Limousine, Carriage, Or Pedicab Business License: No person shall engage in the business of operating a limousine, taxicab or taxicabs, carriage or pedicab within the corporate limits of the city without first complying with all of the provisions of this chapter. Verified applications for a license for taxicabs and limousines shall be made by owner thereof upon forms to be furnished by the city clerk. Such application shall contain the full name and address of the owner, the make, model, motor and factory number of the motor vehicle and the Idaho license number, if applicable, for the current year. All rules and regulations in this chapter pertaining to taxicabs shall likewise pertain to limousine, carriage and pedicab services unless otherwise stated. (Ord. 1215, 7-17-2009)
B. Authority To License And Control: The city council or its designee, hereinafter the "city" is hereby vested with complete authority to issue licenses for the operation of taxicabs and to alter, revoke or amend or suspend the said licenses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and to regulate and limit the method of operation of taxicabs in accordance with this chapter, and to regulate taxicab operators, and is further vested with complete and full authority and responsibility to carry into effect all of the provisions of this chapter relative to the operation of taxicabs. The city reserves the right to do a complete background check on all owners and operators. The city shall have the authority to implement the requirements and restrictions of this chapter. Any license now issued, and which may be hereafter issued to engage in the business of operating taxicabs on or over the streets and public ways, shall mean and be construed to be only a license or privilege to use the streets and public ways for the business of operating taxicabs thereon. The council or its designee may, where appropriate, reduce the conditions or limits established in this chapter if the license applicant is only operating a pedicab or carriage; otherwise, all requirements for a taxicab may apply. (Ord. 1271, 6-20-2012)
C. Applicant; Conditions: No person shall be issued a license to engage in the business of owning and maintaining a taxicab, nor shall the owner authorize any person to operate a taxicab when that person:
1. Does not possess a valid U.S. driver's license;
2. Is under the age of eighteen (18) years;
3. Is not a bona fide owner of such business, if applying for taxicab owner license;
4. Has been convicted of a felony involving injury or threatened injury to another person or who is a registered sex offender;
5. Has been, within three (3) years prior to the date of making application for such license, convicted of, paid any fine, been placed on probation, received a deferred sentence, received any withheld judgment, suffered the forfeiture of a bond for failure to appear or completed any sentence for confinement for any felony or any misdemeanor or infraction which involves a moving traffic violation, except that the city may in its discretion waive the disqualification provided in this subsection upon finding that the nature of the crime committed by the applicant and the extent of the rehabilitation of the applicant does not pose a threat to the safety and health of the taxi passengers;
6. Has ever been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a felony case of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs;
7. Has, at the time of such application, an outstanding warrant;
8. Has had a similar license revoked by the city or any other city of this state or of the United States. (Ord. 1215, 7-17-2009)
D. Mayor And Council To Approve Application; Renewal: Before the city clerk shall issue a license for any taxicab, the application must first be presented to the city council for approval and upon such approval and the payment of the necessary fees and compliance with all other sections of this chapter, the city clerk shall issue a license in such form as may be prescribed by the city clerk. The clerk is authorized to renew such licenses annually so long as the applicant complies with all provisions of this section. (Ord. 1271, 6-20-2012)
E. License Card: Each taxicab shall carry a card issued by the clerk verifying the license. Each card shall contain the name of the licensee, the date of its issuance, the date of its expiration, the official license number of the motor vehicle and the make and model thereof. (Ord. 1215, 7-17-2009)