No taxicab shall be operated unless it bears a state license duly executed; and no taxicab shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper brakes, lights, tires, horn, muffler, rear-vision mirror and windshield wipers in good condition. Said vehicle should be clean, fit, of good appearance and thoroughly safe for the transportation of passengers.
Each taxicab while operated as such shall have posted conspicuously inside the vehicle the name of the licensee operating it. If a licensee operates more than one taxicab, each vehicle shall be designated by a different number, and such number also shall so appear on each side of the vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to knowingly permit any taxicab to be used in the perpetration of any crime or misdemeanor.
No person shall operate a taxicab unless such vehicle has been licensed by the City Clerk/Chamberlain.
A person desiring a taxicab vehicle license shall make written application to the City Clerk/Chamberlain giving the vehicle identification number and New York State license plate number of the vehicle to be licensed.
A person desiring the issuance or renewal of a taxicab vehicle license shall pay a fee established by § 560-9 of this chapter to the City Clerk/Chamberlain. Such fee may thereafter be amended from time to time by like resolution.
A taxicab vehicle license shall expire on the 30th day of April following the date of its issuance.
The City Clerk/Chamberlain shall keep a register of the name of each person owning or operating a taxicab licensed under this article, together with the license number and the description and make of such vehicle with the date and complete record of inspection made. Such record shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times.
After a hearing affording due process, the Mayor and/or their designee may revoke any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this article if the vehicle is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article. A person whose vehicle license permit has been revoked may appeal such decision to the Chief of Police, Clerk/Chamberlain and one designated member of the Common Council by requesting a hearing. Such request shall be made within 10 days after receipt of notice of the action of the Mayor and/or designee. The Chief of Police, Clerk/Chamberlain and one designated member of the Common Council shall then hear and decide the matter within a reasonable time.