868.01 Definitions.
868.02 Vehicle and operator's license required.
868.03 Application for license.
868.04 Granting of license.
868.05 Issuance of license.
868.06 Effective period of license; display of plate.
868.07 Transfer of license.
868.08 Prerequisite for license.
868.09 Liability insurance.
868.10 Names of drivers required; notification of changes.
868.11 Photograph of driver.
868.12 Issuance of driver's license; term; State chauffeur's license required; fee; display; reciprocity.
868.13 Renewal of driver's license; fee.
868.14 Change of name.
868.15 Falsification of material facts in license applications.
868.16 Taximeters.
868.17 Cleanliness and condition of vehicles.
868.18 Police inspection of vehicles.
868.19 Loitering near vehicles.
868.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Uniform Traffic Code - see TRAF. Ch. 410
Motor vehicles in parks - see S.U. & P.S. 1062.04
Motor vehicles in cemeteries - see S.U. & P.S. 1066.21
As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated from the context:
(a) "Clerk" means the duly appointed and acting City Clerk.
(b) "Motor vehicle for hire" means a motor vehicle, with a driver, not equipped with a taximeter, designed to carry seven or fewer passengers for public hire at an hourly rate.
(c) "Police Department" means the Police Department of the City and the authorized officers or agents thereof.
(d) "Taxicab" means a passenger motor vehicle, with a driver, driven by mechanical power on which a taximeter is affixed.
(e) "Taximeter" means a mechanical instrument or device by which a charge for hire is electronic or mechanically calculated and upon which the rate of such charge is indicated by means of figures.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
No person shall operate for hire upon the streets of the City any taxicab or motor vehicle for hire without first obtaining a license for such taxicab or motor vehicle for hire and for the operator thereof.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
Any person or entity who wishes to obtain a license to operate a taxicab or motor vehicle for hire on the streets of the City shall file with the City Clerk a sworn application therefor, on forms to be furnished by the City, which application shall contain the following information:
(a) The name, age, residence and present occupation of the person applying for such license. If the applicant is a partnership, the name, address and occupation of each partner shall be given. If the applicant is a corporation, the name, address and occupation of each officer and director or member thereof shall be given.
(b) The make, body style, year, serial and engine number, state license plate number, seating capacity and weight of the vehicle for which such license is being applied for;
(c) The experience of the applicant, both in the City and elsewhere, in the operation of taxicabs or motor vehicles for hire or other common carriers;
(d) The place within the City, or elsewhere, where the person applying for such license proposes to operate his or her business;
(e) A statement as to whether or not the applicant is the owner of the vehicle for which a license is being applied for, and, if not, the name of the owner thereof.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
The City Clerk shall transmit each application for a license required by Section 868.02 to the Chief of Police, who shall cause an investigation to be made of the character, fitness and qualifications of the person applying for such license, and the fitness of the proposed taxicab or motor vehicle for hire. The Chief of Police shall thereupon transmit such application, together with his or her recommendation thereon, to the City Manager. If the City Manager determines that the person applying for such license is a suitable person, and that the vehicle proposed to be licensed is a suitable vehicle for the purposes for which it is intended to be used, the City Manager may grant a license therefor, to be issued upon the filing of the policy of insurance required by Section 868.10.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
Licenses granted by the City shall be issued by the City Clerk upon payment of the fee set forth in Section 210.10(i) of the Administration Code. However, no license shall be issued until the applicant has deposited with the Clerk a policy of liability insurance required by Section 868.10 and until such policy is found to comply with this chapter.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
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