[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
No person shall engage in, operate or conduct a vehicle for
hire business within the City without first paying for a City business
license therefore and obtaining a City business license.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
Any vehicle for hire 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 vehicle for hire to pick up any passengers
or accept any other business within the City for any destination in
or outside of the City.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
A.
Any
person desiring to secure a license to engage in, operate or conduct
a vehicle for hire business within the City shall file with the City
Clerk a written application therefore giving the following information:
1.
The full name and address of the applicant; if partnership, limited
liability company or other entity, the name and address of all owners;
if a corporation, the name and address of all the officers and directors,
the trade name under which the applicant does or purposes to do business
and the address of the principal place of business of the applicant.
2.
The number of vehicles for hire owned by the applicant and the number
of vehicles for hire leased.
3.
The make and model, vehicle identification number and the registered
owner of each vehicle.
4.
The experience, if any, the applicant has had in such business.
5.
The names and copy of the driver’s license for each driver
the applicant will use in its business.
6.
If the vehicle carries sixteen (16) or more including the driver,
then the driver has to have a commercial driver’s license.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
A.
Before
any license or permit is issued for the operation of a vehicle for
hire, the company shall file with the City Clerk a policy of insurance
issued by an insurance company duly licensed to transact business
in Missouri, covering separately or in a schedule attached to such
policy each vehicle licensed or permitted to be operated under the
direction and control of such company. Such policy shall cover legal
liability for bodily injuries or death of one (1) person to the extent
of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) and subject to such limits
as to injury or death of one (1) person of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) on account for any one (1) accident resulting in injuries
to or death of more than one (1) person and of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) for damage to property on account of any one
(1) accident.
B.
All such policies shall provide that they may not be cancelled unless written notice of proposed cancellation is delivered to the City Clerk at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the proposed cancellation. If the vehicle for hire company licensee, permittee, or other responsible party shall fail within the period specified in such notice of cancellation to provide proof of insurance as provided in Subsection (A) of this Section, then the license or permit affected by such cancellation may be revoked as of the day such insurance ceases to be in force and effect, and thereafter it shall be unlawful for such owner or other responsible party to operate any vehicle for hire in the City. If the vehicle for hire company or responsible third party shall file a policy of insurance as required by this Section within thirty (30) days after the date of such revocation, then such revocation shall be lifted.
C.
All
vehicle for hire companies shall annually file with the City Clerk
a list showing the year, make, model, VIN number, record of owner
and company providing insurance coverage for each and every vehicle
in service under a license or permit. No vehicle shall be placed in
service or permitted to operate under the vehicle for hire license
unless it is shown on such list within thirty (30) days of being placed
in service.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
The liability insurance policy 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 be cancelled or be not in force or effect during the period
of time for which the license has been issued, then the license shall
be revoked immediately and without notice to the licensee or owner.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
Upon satisfactory completion of all requirements set forth,
the City Clerk shall grant the applicant a license to operate a vehicle
for hire within the City. It shall be the duty of the licensee to
promptly notify the Clerk if any changes occur which would affect
the status or validity of the license issued. A failure to do so will
constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of said license.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
After the applicant has been granted a license under this Chapter
and after the applicant has filed the required insurance policy with
the City Clerk together with the business license fee (twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) per vehicle) the City Clerk shall then issue such
license to applicant. City Clerk shall keep a record of the number
of vehicles issued to each license together with the make, model,
and motor number for which each was issued. The license fee shall
not be prorated for a partial year or refunded in the event of termination
of the license or cessation of the business.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
All licenses provided for shall be renewed annually. The license
period shall be from April first (1st) through the succeeding March
thirty-first (31st).
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
For those licensees that have been in business continually for
the one (1) year period immediately preceding the renewal date, no
new application need be submitted to the City Clerk for such licensees
and a new license will be issued upon payment of the required fee
as set forth and proof of insurance. Otherwise, the application procedure
set forth above must be followed.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
In the event an owner of a licensed vehicle for hire 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.
[Ord. No. 2021-55, 8-9-2021]
No vehicle for hire shall be transferred from one (1) owner
to another without the prior approval of the City.
