(A) Before any person shall operate a taxicab or motor vehicle for hire on the streets of the town, he or she shall obtain a permit from the Board to engage in the business of operating such taxicab or motor vehicle for hire, and he or she shall file a written application for such permit or license, and after receiving such license shall file an additional application with the Board for every additional taxicab or motor vehicle proposed to be used in connection with said business.
(B) The application for such permit or license shall be filed with the Board and shall contain substantially the following information:
(1) The full name and address of the applicant;
(2) A statement to the effect that the applicant is familiar with the ordinances of the town relating to liability insurance, drivers’ regulations, regulation or rates and other matters pertaining to the operation of taxicabs;
(3) A complete list of the applicant’s motor equipment showing year, make, model and carrying capacity of each unit;
(4) A financial statement showing the assets, liabilities and net worth of the applicant;
(5) A statement showing the proposed fares for the transportation of persons and property;
(6) A statement showing the applicant has made complete arrangements for off-street parking of all motor vehicles;
(7) A statement of the experience of the applicant in conducting a taxicab business; and
(8) A full statement of facts which, if supported by substantial testimony at a hearing, will support a finding of public convenience and necessity for the operation of the taxicab.
(C) The Board shall determine whether or not a permit or license shall be issued and whether public convenience and necessity requires the issuance of such a permit. In determining whether the public convenience and necessity require the franchise of such taxicab, the Board shall, among other things, take into consideration the following factors:
(1) Whether or not the public convenience and necessity require such proposed or additional taxicab service within the town;
(2) The financial responsibility of the applicant and the likelihood of the proposed service being permanent, responsible and satisfactory;
(3) The number and condition of equipment;
(4) The schedule of proposed rates to be charged;
(5) The number of taxicabs now operated and the demand for increased service, if any, and whether or not the safe use of the streets by the public, both vehicular and pedestrian, will be preserved, and whether or not adequate provision has been made of off-street parking of said taxicabs;
(6) The experience of the applicant in the taxicab business; and
(7) Such other relative facts as may be deemed necessary and advisable.
(Ord. passed 3-4-1964) Penalty, see § 110.99