(a) The Director of Public Safety shall investigate each applicant for a taxicab license. The Director shall investigate, and if necessary, hold a hearing as to each applicant for a license. If the Director finds from such investigation and hearing that the provisions of this chapter and the Ohio Revised Code have been met, that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle for which the license is desired, that such vehicle is safe and fit for conveyance of the public, and that the vehicle and the applicant comply with this chapter and relevant portions of the Ohio Revised Code, then in conformity with this chapter, the Director shall notify the applicant of the Director's findings and the license shall be issued if all requirements are met.
(b) If the Director finds that the applicant, at that time, has not complied with this chapter, the Director may require the applicant to furnish, within 30 days, any additional relevant information required. If the Director then finds that the owner of the vehicle for which a license is desired, that such vehicle is safe and fit for the public's conveyance and that the vehicle and the applicant with this chapter and relevant portions of the Ohio Revised Code, then the Director shall issue a license to the applicant upon the payment of the proper license fee.
(Ord. 11-87(A). Passed 2-13-12.)