(A) Permit required. No person shall operate any taxicab for hire, carrying passengers from place to place within the corporate limits, or carrying passengers between the town to points within a radius of five miles of the corporate limits, unless that person has first applied for and secured from the Board of Alderpersons a permit to operate a taxicab.
(B) Application. Application for a permit to operate a taxicab shall be made upon forms provided by the Town Clerk and shall, among other things, state the name, address, physical condition, physical description, employment history, court record, and state chauffeur license number. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant. The applicant shall further appear at the office of the Police Department and have his or her fingerprints taken, and shall also furnish a recent photograph of himself or herself, both of which shall constitute a necessary part of his or her application.
(C) Investigate. The Chief of Police is hereby charged with the duty of investigating the truth of the facts stated in the application and shall report his or her findings and recommendations to the Board of Alderpersons.
(D) Standards for granting permit. If the Board of Alderpersons finds that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony; a violation of any federal or state statute relating to the use, possession, or sale of narcotic drugs and that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and is not a habitual violator of traffic laws, then the Board shall issue to the applicant a permit to drive a taxicab.
(1992 Code, § 113.15) (Ord. O-50-05119798, passed 5-11-1998) Penalty, see § 10.99