(a) 
Definitions.
For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Conduct a taxicab business.
The use of one or more taxicabs within the corporate limits of the city by the owner thereof for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, either by driving the same or having the same driven by some other person; provided that this definition shall not apply to any licensed chauffeur hired as a driver for any person, firm or corporation holding a permit to conduct a taxicab business in the city.
Taxicab.
Any and all vehicles carrying passengers for hire, except motor buses or coaches operated by bus lines over designated routes in and through the city.
(b) 
Application for permit; contents.
Before any person, firm or corporation shall conduct a taxicab business in the city, he or she shall file with the city clerk an application to the city council for a permit to conduct such business in the city. The application shall state the name and address of such applicant, whether the applicant is an individual, firm or corporation, and if a firm, the name and address of each member thereof and the number of vehicles proposed to be operated under such permit.
(1984 Code, secs. 19-11, 19-12; Ordinance 86 adopted 5/11/1948; 1997 Code, sec. 111.01)