[Added 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12]
A. 
No person shall operate a taxicab or cause or permit to be operated a taxicab owned by him on any street within the City unless the taxicab license has been first obtained therefor or unless the operator thereof has first obtained a taxi driver's permit, both of which shall be valid and in effect at the time of such operation.
B. 
Licenses and permits shall be issued or renewed by the City Clerk upon submission of any application therefor and upon payment of the required fee therefor, provided that, on the basis of the information submitted, the City Clerk determines that the applicant is qualified to receive said license or permit, has none of the disqualifications or disability therefor set out in this chapter, has the required off-street parking facilities, telephone lines and dispatching service required under this chapter, has complied with all rules and regulations and maintains operating hours and otherwise operates said license or permit to best serve the needs of the citizens of the City of Englewood.
C. 
In the event of any material change from the information submitted on the application for either an owner's license or driver's permit, the holder of such license or permit shall forthwith notify the City Clerk and file therewith an amended application. The holder of such license or permit may continue to operate or drive the taxicab for which such license was originally issued upon submission of the amended application and until final action is taken upon the amended application.
Applications for taxicab licenses and taxi drivers' permits shall be made to the City Clerk, on forms to be provided by the City Clerk, which shall contain such information as the City Clerk shall deem necessary to determine the applicant's eligibility for such license or permit, including but not necessarily limited to the following:
A. 
Name and address of the applicant.
B. 
Any record of criminal convictions of the applicant.
C. 
Any record of convictions of moving motor vehicle violations within the preceding five years.
D. 
With respect to an applicant for a taxicab license, the location of each office, garage, or place of business maintained or to be maintained.
E. 
The number of taxicabs owned by the applicant and licensed within the City of Englewood.
[Added 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12]
F. 
The operating hours and days of the week in which the taxicab will be engaged or otherwise operated.
[Added 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12]
G. 
The name of each and every dispatcher or other person designated to receive telephone calls from the public requesting a taxicab and authorized to dispatch said taxicabs.
[Added 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12]
H. 
The number of telephone lines and telephone numbers of each such line maintained and operated solely for dispatching purposes.
[Added 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12]
I. 
The location of each off-street parking space for each taxicab licensed hereunder. If such parking space is leased, the name, address and telephone number of the lessor.
[Added 4-3-1984 by Ord. No. 84-12]
Any applicant for a taxicab license or taxi driver's permit shall submit with his application a set of fingerprints of the applicant (and if the applicant is a partnership, then each partner, or if a corporation, then of each officer and director thereof), which shall be taken by the Police Department.
No taxicab license or taxi driver's permit shall be issued to:
A. 
Any person who is not able to read, write and speak the English language.
B. 
Any person who does not possess a valid motor vehicle driver's license from the state in which such person resides which has been valid and in effect, without suspension, for three years last past.
[Amended 2-5-2002 by Ord. No. 02-03]
C. 
Any person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude within three years last past.
D. 
Any partnership or corporation if a partner of such partnership or an officer or director of such corporation is disqualified from such license by the provisions of Subsection C above; provided, however, that the provisions of Subsections A and B above may be satisfied if any one partner of a partnership or if the president of a corporation is able to read, write and speak the English language and possesses the driver's license referred to.
[Amended 4-24-2012 by Ord. No. 12-14; 7-19-2016 by Ord. No. 16-10]
The owner shall file with the Municipal Clerk an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business in the state providing insurance in the amount of $100,000 to satisfy all claims for damages by reason of bodily injury or death of any one person, and not less than $300,000 to satisfy all claims of bodily injury or death in any one accident, and not less than $10,000 to satisfy any claims for property damage. Such certificate shall state that no such policy may be canceled or changed in any material respect without 30 days' prior notice to the City.
A. 
Each taxicab license shall cover and apply to one vehicle only.
B. 
Each taxicab license shall be issued as of January 1 of each year and shall expire on December 31 of the same year.
C. 
Each taxicab license shall be evidenced by a card provided to the licensee by the City Clerk containing the license number of the vehicle so licensed, which card shall be distinctive in color and/or style so as to easily distinguish a license issued in one year from that issued in another.
D. 
Such card shall at all times be affixed and displayed in a conspicuous place in the taxicab so licensed.
E. 
No taxicab license shall be transferred without the approval of the City Clerk, who shall approve such transfer only if the transferee meets all of the requirements set out in this chapter for the holder of such a license.
A. 
Each taxi driver's permit shall be issued as of January 1 of each year and shall expire on December 31 of the same year.
B. 
Each taxi driver's permit shall be evidenced by a card issued by the City Clerk, containing a photograph of the holder of the permit and identifying the permittee as the holder of a taxi driver's permit.
C. 
Each taxi driver's permit shall at all times when the holder thereof is operating a taxicab be affixed and displayed in a conspicuous place in such taxicab.
A. 
The annual license fee for a taxicab license shall be as provided for in Chapter 191, Fee Schedule, provided that a person holding an honorable discharge from the Armed Services of the United States shall be entitled to one taxicab license without fee.
B. 
The fee for transfer of a taxicab license, provided that such transfer is approved in the manner herein prescribed, shall be as provided for in Chapter 191, Fee Schedule.
C. 
The fee for replacement of a lost or mutilated license shall be as provided for in Chapter 191, Fee Schedule.
D. 
The annual permit fee for a taxi driver's permit shall be as provided for in Chapter 191, Fee Schedule, provided that a person holding an honorable discharge from the Armed Services of the United States shall be entitled to one taxi driver's permit without fee.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No taxicab license shall be issued unless there has first been executed and delivered to the City Clerk a power of attorney whereby the owner of the vehicle to be licensed shall nominate, constitute and appoint the City Clerk as his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging and accepting service on behalf of the said owner of any process issued out of any court of competent jurisdiction respecting any claim against said owner related to or arising out of his ownership, maintenance or operation of such vehicle.
[Added 3-6-1973 by Ord. No. 1990]
Upon submission of an application for a taxi driver's permit containing all the information required by this article, and upon payment of the required fee therefor, and if, on the basis of the information submitted, it appears to the City Clerk that the applicant is probably qualified to receive a taxi driver's permit and has none of the disqualifications or disabilities therefor set out in this article, the City Clerk may issue to such person a temporary taxi driver's permit for a period not to exceed 30 days. The temporary permit may be further renewed for such additional thirty-day periods as may be required to permit completion of all necessary investigations to determine whether the applicant is in fact eligible to receive a taxi driver's permit; provided, however, that if such investigation discloses that such person is not eligible to receive such taxi driver's permit, then any temporary permit theretofore issued to him shall forthwith be deemed void and shall be returned to the City Clerk.