(A) It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate a taxicab without a license therefor from the city.
(B) (1) The annual license fee for the operator's first conveyance and each additional conveyance operated under the license shall be set by the City Council.
(2) If a licensed vehicle is disabled through mechanical failure or for needed repairs.
(3) The license may be temporarily transferred to another conveyance for a seven-day period upon approval by the city.
(C) All licenses shall be issued for specific conveyances, except as otherwise herein provided. License tags, including number and year for which issued, shall be plainly visible from the front of the conveyance. Both sides of every licensed taxicab, when in use, shall be plainly and permanently marked as such with a painted sign or appurtenances showing the full or abbreviated name of the licensed operator.
(D) The number of licensed conveyances operated within the city shall be limited to 15 until the population exceeds 15,000. One conveyance may be licensed for each 2,000 persons in excess of 15,000. Numbers of licensed conveyances shall be based upon federal census figures or an official intermediate count of the residents of the city.
(`86 Code, § 4.37) (Am. Ord. 739, passed 11-16-99)