[R.O. 2012 §620.110; Ord. No. 4742 §2, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-11]
No person shall engage in, operate or conduct a taxicab business
with the City without first paying the license tax therefor and obtaining
a license therefor.
[R.O. 2012 §620.120; Ord. No. 4742 §18, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-22]
Any taxicab not licensed under the provisions of this Article
shall be allowed to transport passengers from outside the City limits
to a destination within the City; provided, however, it shall be unlawful
for any such taxicab to pick up any passengers, or accept any other
business, within the City for any destination within or without the
City.
[R.O. 2012 §620.130; Ord. No. 4742 §3, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-23; Ord. No. 2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
Any person desiring to secure a license to engage in, operate or conduct a taxicab business within the City shall file with the City Clerk a written application as required in Chapter 605 of this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. no. 2000-3-5, enacted on March 20, 2000,
repealed section 620.140 which formerly derived from CC 1973 §33-24.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. no. 2000-3-5, enacted on March 20, 2000,
repealed section 620.150 which formerly derived from CC 1973 §33-25.
[R.O. 2012 §620.160; CC 1973 §33-26]
In determining whether the public convenience and necessity
will be served by the granting of an application for a license under
this Article, the City Council may take into consideration the number
of taxicabs operated by the applicant, his/her or its facilities for
furnishing transportation by taxicab, and any other matters which
the City Council may deem relevant upon the applicant's ability to
conduct a taxicab business with safety to those using the streets
of the City and for the convenience of the public.
[R.O. 2012 §620.170; CC 1973 §33-27]
Upon the completion of the hearing required by this Article,
the City Council shall in due course and without delay, grant or deny
the applicant a license to operate a taxicab business within the City.
[R.O. 2012 §620.180; Ord. No. 4742 §§4, 6, 10-14-1946; CC 1973
§33-28; Ord. No. 2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
No license to engage in a taxicab business shall be issued to
the applicant therefor by the City Collector until and after such
applicant has filed with the City Collector, and the same has been
approved by the City Attorney, a liability insurance policy or bond
in some insurance company or association or other insurer authorized
to transact business in the State, which liability insurance shall
bind the obligers thereunder to make compensation with respect to
each taxicab operated by the applicant as follows:
Blanket policy of not less than five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00) due to bodily injury or death accident.
Not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for
damage to or destruction of property of others in any single accident.
[R.O. 2012 §620.190; Ord. No. 4742 §4, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-29; Ord. No. 2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
The liability insurance policy or bond required by this Article
shall at all times be in full force and effect during the period of
time for which such license has been issued. If for any reason such
insurance policy or bond be cancelled or be not in force or effect
during the period of time for which the license has been issued, then
the City Manager shall revoke the license forthwith in a summary manner.
[R.O. 2012 §620.200; Ord. No. 4742 §2, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-31]
All licenses issued under the provisions of this Article shall
be for a period terminating on June thirtieth (30th) of the following
year.
[R.O. 2012 §620.210; CC 1973 §33-32]
After any license shall have been issued under this Article,
the licensee shall be entitled to a renewal thereof for the succeeding
year, provided that the licensee make written application therefor
to the City Collector and pay the required occupation tax prior to
the expiration of his/her license. No renewal license shall be issued
unless the application is made and the tax paid prior to the expiration
of the old license.
[R.O. 2012 §620.220; Ord. No. 4742 §15, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-33]
In the event an owner of a licensed taxicab shall cease to own
the same, or in the event that such vehicle shall become unsuitable
for operation, or the owner shall desire to substitute another vehicle,
an affidavit for such an effect shall be filed with the City Clerk
who shall transfer the license to any other vehicle belonging to such
owner providing that such vehicle is of the same class.
[R.O. 2012 §620.230; Ord. No. 4742 §16, 10-14-1946; CC 1973 §33-34]
No taxicab license shall be transferred from one owner to another.
[R.O. 2012 §620.240; CC 1973 §33-35; Ord. No. 2000-3-5, 3-20-2000]
The City Manager may suspend or revoke any license issued under
the provisions of this Article for the violation by the licensee of
any applicable provision of this Code of Ordinances, State law or
City ordinance, rule or regulation.
