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Any person to whom a license to operate vehicles for hire has been granted may increase the number of vehicles authorized by making application to the city’s licensing specialist describing the additional vehicles which he or she proposes to operate by original application.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 8.716; 1992 Code, § 43-27) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 140-06, passed 10-16-2006; Ord. 36-10, passed 4-12-2010; Ord. 24-14, passed 4-15-2014; Ord. 108-15, passed 11-2-2015; Ord. 108-23, passed 11-21-2023)
No license decal for a taxicab, limousine or wheelchair, paratransit or stretcher transport may be transferred from one vehicle to another. Any license holder of a vehicle which is no longer in use as a vehicle for hire must either surrender or destroy the vehicle license decal. A public vehicle business license may only be transferred from one owner to another, upon review and approval by the city.
(1992 Code, § 43-28) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 137-98, passed 12-21-1998; Ord. 108-15, passed 11-2-2015)
(a) Any license issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall expire on January 31 in the licensing year for which the license was issued. Upon the expiration of the license, the owner shall remove the license to operate vehicles for hire from the vehicle and remove all markings from the exterior of the vehicle.
(b) A licensing year, for the purposes of this section, begins February 1 and ends January 31 of the next year.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 8.720; 1992 Code, § 43-29) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 24-14, passed 4-15-2014; Ord. 108-15, passed 11-2-2015)
LICENSES; FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Before any vehicle for hire license is granted, or any preexisting license renewed under this subchapter, the applicant shall file with the city's licensing specialist a certificate or policy of insurance issued by a responsible insurer covering the vehicles to be operated by the applicant. The applicant shall list the city as an additional insured.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 8.706; 1992 Code, § 43-34) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 36-83, passed 6-6-1983; Ord. 140-06, passed 10-16-2006; Ord. 36-10, passed 4-12-2010; Ord. 24-14, passed 4-15-2014; Ord. 108-15, passed 11-2-2015)
(a) (1) The liability insurance required by this division (a) for a vehicle for hire shall provide at least the following coverage:
A. Auto liability of comprehensive form shall be provided on all vehicles of not less than $500,000 bodily injury and property damage combined single limit.
B. The policy or certificate shall not be modified or canceled without 30 days' actual notice to the city's licensing specialist.
C. The cancellation or other termination of any required insurance policy shall automatically revoke and terminate all licenses issued for the business, independent contractors, and the vehicles covered by such insurance policy(ies), unless another policy(ies), complying with this section, shall be provided and in effect at the time of such cancellation or termination.
(2) The limits established in this division (a) can be provided on one policy or base policy in combination with excess limits policy in a manner and combination acceptable to the city.
(b) The coverage shall be continuing, notwithstanding any recovery or settlement thereunder.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 8.706; 1992 Code, § 43-35) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 137-98, passed 12-21-1998; Ord. 33-02, passed 5-6-2002; Ord. 140-06, passed 10-16-2006; Ord. 36-10, passed 4-12-2010; Ord. 24-14, passed 4-15-2014; Ord. 108-15, passed 11-2-2015)
In lieu of the policy or certificate of liability insurance required by this subchapter, the applicant for a license required by this subchapter may furnish a corporate surety bond, issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the state if it meets the requirements of this subchapter.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 8.706; 1992 Code, § 43-37) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982)
The policy, or certificate, of liability insurance or bond required by this subchapter shall be approved by the city’s licensing specialist prior to issuance of the license.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 7.1205; 1992 Code, § 43-38) (Ord. 84-82, passed 8-9-1982; Ord. 140-06, passed 10-16-2006; Ord. 36-10, passed 4-12-2010)
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