(A) In order to apply for an initial taxicab permit, the applicant shall complete the form supplied by the City Clerk’s office and shall file:
(1) With the City Clerk:
(a) The address and complete legal name, including any aliases and business names of the applicant, along with the names of all owner(s), partner(s), member(s), shareholder(s), officer(s), and/or director(s) of the applicant as appropriate to the entity;
(b) The physical and mailing addresses of the applicant;
(c) The form of the business;
(d) The name under which the applicant, if selected as a permit holder, will conduct business which name shall be the advertised name under which taxicab service will be provided to the public;
(e) The make, model, year of manufacture, vehicle identification number, and the Alaska vehicle license registration number of the vehicle expected to be assigned to the permit, if known;
(f) A description of the distinctive color scheme to be applied to the permitted vehicle along with the applicant’s proposed lettering or numbering, which will be applied to the exterior of the permitted taxicab and which shall be distinct from the color scheme used by other permit holders;
(g) A description of the applicant's communication system whereby requests for service are made by the public and the permitted vehicle dispatched to provide vehicle-for-hire service;
(h) The physical location and address of the dispatch service;
(i) A description of the applicant's hours of operation;
(j) An insurance policy or certificate of insurance, or proof of a commitment to bind same, by an insurance company authorized to conduct business in the State of Alaska and reflecting coverage or the availability of coverage for personal injury and property damage arising or resulting from the operation or use of the permitted vehicle as a vehicle- for-hire, including uninsured motorist coverage, with limits of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) because of bodily injury or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident and not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) because of bodily injury or death in any one (1) accident, and if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident and also including a provision in or rider to the policy requiring thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation of the policy by the carrier to the City Clerk;
(k) A non-refundable application fee to be set by ordinance;
(l) The signature of the applicant or of a person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant;
(m) A statement issued by the City Clerk’s Office stating that the applicant is in compliance with City sales tax and property tax reporting and remittance requirements, and in compliance with the City’s business license ordinance; and
(2) With the Department of Public Safety:
(a) 1. A full and complete set of fingerprints of the applicant, and of its owner(s), partners, officers, directors, and of members or shareholders owning twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding shares or membership interests of the entity, if the applicant is not a natural person, taken by the Unalaska Department of Public Safety or a copy of the applicant’s current chauffeur’s license; and
2. A copy of a current criminal history obtained within thirty (30) days prior to the date of application reflecting the criminal history of the applicant, and of its owner(s), partners, officers, and directors, and of its shareholders or members owning twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding shares or membership interests of the entity.
(b) The information described in subdivision (A)(2)(a) above shall together consist of a completed application. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
(B) Applications for permit renewal shall be submitted no later than sixty (60) days before expiration, and must include all of the information listed in § 9.12.040(A) unless otherwise indicated on the renewal application, along with a copy of a current vehicle inspection report (see § 9.12.060(B)) and a current meter inspection report (see § 9.12.065(B)).
(Am. Ord. 2003-14, passed 10-28-03; Am. Ord. 2005-15, passed 7-16-05; Am. Ord. 2006-15, passed 9-12-06)