All persons engaged in the taxicab business in the City, operated under the provisions of this chapter shall render a continuous and overall service to the public. Holders of operators' licenses shall maintain a central place of business. It shall respond to all such calls as are received by it for service as soon as they can do so. In the event that service cannot be furnished within a reasonable time, it shall notify the prospective customer how long it will be before the service can be furnished and state the reason therefor.
Any taxicab service who refuses to accept a call anywhere within the corporate limits of the City when cabs are available therefor, or who shall fail or refuse, except for conditions beyond its control, to furnish continuous and overall service, shall be deemed to have violated this chapter, and the license held by it may be revoked at the discretion of the City Manager. At the time of any application for an operator's license, the applicant shall, in addition to other requirements of this chapter, demonstrate its ability to provide the services required by this section.
(Ord. A-2219. Passed 9-11-00.)