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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.)
(a) All licenses issued under Section 868.05, unless sooner revoked as provided in Section 868.24, shall expire at 12:00 midnight on June 30 of each calendar year. When such license is granted, the licensee shall be given, and shall affix to the taxicab or motor vehicle for hire so licensed, a small metal plate, the largest dimension of which shall be not more than eight inches, which plate shall bear the City name and shall show the expiration date of the license. The design and color of such license plate shall be changed annually.
(b) The applicant shall pay to the City, annually, a fee as set forth in Section 210.10(i) of the Administration Code for each taxicab or motor vehicle for hire to be licensed.
(Ord. 10-A-11. Passed 5-21-85; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
No license issued under Section 868.05 shall be transferable.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
Before an original or renewal license will be issued under Section 868.05, the prospective licensee must comply with the following requirements and his or her application shall show such compliance:
(a) Every taxicab shall have displayed, on both sides thereof, the assumed name under which a licensee operates, the taxicab number and the taxicab headquarters telephone number. The assumed name and taxicab number shall be printed in legible letters and figures at least four inches high.
(b) Every taxicab number shall also be printed on the rear of the taxicab in letters and figures at least four inches high.
(c) Every taxicab shall be in good mechanical condition and shall be a suitable vehicle for the purpose for which it is intended.
(Ord. 10. Passed 2-18-64; Ord. 2001-11. Passed 6-5-01.)
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