No owner/operator of any taxicab operated under the terms and provisions of this chapter shall fail to exhibit to the Mayor’s office an inspection of the vehicle(s) to be licensed at the time of license application and at the time of any subsequent renewal(s) thereof. The inspection shall be done at the expense of the applicant/owner, by an A.S.E. certified mechanic, as designated and approved by the Mayor. An acceptable inspection form may be obtained from the Mayor’s office prior to the making of application of an operator’s license. The acceptance of an approved inspection report shall in no way place liability on the village for the safe operation of the taxicab. The Police Department of the village may, for cause and in writing, require a taxicab owner/operator/driver to obtain a new inspection of a taxicab where it appears to an officer that the taxicab is not in safe operating condition based on the officer’s visual observation while the taxicab is either parked or operating. Failure to provide such an inspection to the Mayor’s office within five business days shall be grounds for the taxicab license to be revoked until a satisfactory inspection is pre-sent to the Mayor’s office.
(Prior Code, § 115.14) (Ord. 99-7, passed 4-20-1999)