A. No permit shall be granted to any carrier for the operation of taxicabs except after a hearing thereon by the city council and a finding that the public necessity and convenience require such service and such permit may be granted for the number of taxicabs that the city council finds is required.
B. The city council in determining the matter shall take into consideration the need for such transportation, the convenience of the public, adequacy of the service then being provided, the financial responsibility of the applicant and any and all facts and conditions deemed relevant by the city council. The burden of establishing the existence of public convenience and necessity shall always be borne by the applicant for a permit, and no such permit shall be issued unless there has been an affirmative showing of the existence of such public convenience and necessity by such applicant.
(Prior code § 5.28.160 (Ord. 309 § 4, 1948))