[Amended 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 535]
A.
Application for a taxicab license to operate one or
more taxicabs shall be made in writing to the City Clerk upon forms
furnished by him and shall state the business name, the address from
which the business is conducted, the name of the owner and, if owned
by a corporation, the names of the principal officers thereof, the
make, ownership, engine number and license number of each vehicle
to be operated and its seating capacity.
[Amended 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 554]
B.
In the event that the applicant is not the owner of
any vehicle which is to be operated as a taxicab, then the application
shall be accompanied by a copy of the written agreement authorizing
said vehicle's use as a taxicab.
C.
The application shall be submitted by the City Clerk
to the legislative body at its next regular meeting. The legislative
body may approve such application if it is determined that public
convenience and necessity require the operation of the taxicab as
proposed in the application. In determining such public convenience
and necessity, the legislative body shall consider the number of taxicabs
then operating in the City and whether the demands of the public require
additional taxicab service; the financial responsibility of the applicant;
the number, kind, type and equipment of those taxicabs for which licenses
are asked; the traffic conditions in the City; whether the additional
taxicab service will result in a greater hazard to the public; and
such other relevant facts as the legislative body may deem advisable
or necessary.
A.
Before a taxicab owner's license shall be issued as
in this chapter provided, each applicant shall pay an annual fee as
provided in the General Fee Ordinance.[1]
[Amended 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 554; 5-4-1992 by Ord. No. 560; 11-24-2008 by Ord. No. 791]
B.
The license shall expire on the first day of May after
the date of issuance thereof, unless sooner revoked as provided in
this chapter.
Before any owner's license for a taxicab shall
be issued, the owner shall file with the City Clerk an insurance policy
issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state,
which shall be approved by the Mayor and the City Attorney, providing
insurance coverage for each and every taxicab owned, operated or leased
by the applicant. This policy of insurance shall be in the sum of
at least $50,000 for the injury or death of one person in any one
accident and $100,000 for the injury or death of more than one person
in any one accident, and $20,000 for damage to property of others
in any one accident through the operation of the taxicab of the applicant.
Such policy of insurance shall contain a provision for a continuing
liability thereunder to the full amount thereof, notwithstanding any
recovery thereon, and that until the policy is revoked as herein provided,
the insurance company will not be relieved from liability on account
of nonpayment of premium, failure to renew the license at the end
of the year or any act or omission of the named insured. Any insurance
company whose policy has been so filed pursuant to this section may
file a notice with the legislative body of its intention to terminate
and cancel such policy and give notice thereof to the named licensee;
whereupon, after 10 days after such filing, such licensee or owner
shall cease to operate or cause to be operated within the City such
taxicab for hire, and the license issued therefor shall be automatically
revoked and liability on such policy shall cease and terminate, provided
that the liability of the insurance company thereon for any act or
omission of the licensee or owner occurring prior to the effective
date of cancellation shall not be thereby discharged or impaired.
A.
Any owner-licensee, with the approval of the legislative
body, may transfer the ownership of his taxicab or taxicabs to another
licensed owner. In no event, however, shall any transfer be made unless
and until the transfer in all respects complies with the terms and
provisions of this chapter. For every transfer of license, a fee shall
be paid for each taxicab so transferred as provided in the General
Fee Ordinance.[1]
[Amended 12-6-2007 by Ord. No. 773]
B.
Any owner-licensee, with the approval of the legislative body, may transfer the taxicab license from the vehicle described therein to another vehicle. Notice of such transfer shall be endorsed upon the license theretofore issued. Any vehicle substituted under the provisions of this section shall be fully covered by insurance as provided in § 145-6.
[Amended 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 554]
All owner-licensees shall make the taxicab business
their principal occupation and shall on all secular days, unless good
cause shall be shown therefor, furnish regularly scheduled service,
it being the purpose of this provision to ensure to the City the operation
of taxicabs by licensees who will make the operation of taxicabs their
principal occupation and to prevent the operation of taxicabs by persons
who operate taxicabs as a sideline or additional occupation to their
chief occupation. All owner-licensees shall permit examination of
their employment and work records when necessary for any investigation.
A.
Any owner-licensee making written application for
and being allocated a taxicab stand in any of the metered areas of
the City shall pay an annual fee for each regular parking space allocated.
One taxicab space may be allocated to each owner-licensee as provided
for in the General Fee Ordinance.[1]
[Amended 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 554; 11-24-2008 by Ord. No. 791]
B.
The license shall expire on the first day of May after
the date of issuance thereof, unless sooner revoked as in this chapter
provided. The City shall have the power to cancel any taxicab stand
licensee at any time.
[Amended 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 554; 11-24-2008 by Ord. No. 791]
C.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to occupy any
regularly established taxicab stand unless such vehicle is a taxicab
being operated by the owner-licensee to which such taxicab stand has
been allocated as herein provided.
D.
No telephone shall be installed on the public right-of-way
at any taxicab stand.
