Cross References — As to licenses and business regulations generally, ch. 605; as to motor vehicles and traffic generally, Title III.
[R.O. 2012 §630.010]
The term "taxicab" as used in this Chapter
shall mean any motor vehicle performing a bona fide for hire taxicab
service having a capacity of not more than five (5) passengers, exclusive
of the driver, and not operated on a regular route or between fixed
termini.
[R.O. 2012 §630.020; CC 1979 §29-2; Ord. No. A-1363 §1, 1-5-1954]
No person shall engage in or carry on the business of transporting
persons for hire by taxicab without obtaining a license therefor and
without maintaining such license in full force and effect.
[R.O. 2012 §630.030; CC 1979 §29-3; Ord. No. A-1363 §3, 1-5-1954]
Every person owning or operating a taxicab within the City for
the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, shall pay a license tax
of ten dollars ($10.00) per annum on each vehicle so operated.
[R.O. 2012 §630.040; CC 1979 §29-5; Ord. No. A-1363 §7, 1-5-1954]
All licenses issued under this Article shall be for a period
of one (1) year subsequent to the date of issuance.
[R.O. 2012 §630.050; CC 1979 §29-6; Ord. No. A-2045 §1, 9-6-1963; Ord. No. A-2466 §1, 11-10-1967; Ord. No. A-7049, 7-13-2001]
The City shall not issue occupational licenses for the operation
of motor vehicles as taxicabs in the City; provided, that in the event
the holder of an occupational license for the operation of motor vehicles
as taxicabs fails to maintain efficient daily taxicab service in the
City, the occupational license issued to such licensee shall be revoked.
[R.O. 2012 §630.060; CC 1979 §29-7; Ord. No. A-1363 §4, 1-5-1954; Ord. No. A-3072 §1, 8-19-1971]
No license as provided in this Article shall be issued to any
person, unless such person shall deliver to the City Clerk a liability
insurance policy, covering all vehicles so used, with a company approved
by the City Council and with the premium paid thereon, covering property
damage to the extent of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and personal
injuries to the extent of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
for each person injured in any accident and fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00) for each accident. Such policy shall be kept in force
by such operator or owner and shall remain in the custody of the City
Clerk during the term for which the license is issued; provided, that
if such policy lapses, is terminated or in any other manner is not
in full force and effect, such license shall be suspended during the
period such policy is not in force.
[R.O. 2012 §630.070; CC 1979 §29-8; Ord. No. A-1363 §5, 1-5-1954; Ord. No. 8618, 11-20-2018]
Each vehicle licensed under this Chapter shall, at the expense
of the owner or operator, be inspected every six (6) months by a mechanic
employed at a garage regularly doing business within the City. Such
inspection shall include steering gear, brakes, lights, tires, horn
and visibility. Any defect shown upon such inspection shall be corrected
prior to the further operation of such vehicle, and proof of such
inspection shall be furnished by the operator of such vehicle to the
City Clerk immediately following such inspection. Upon failure to
comply with the provision of this Section, the license shall be revoked
as to such vehicle.
