No person shall engage in the business of operating
a taxicab without a license issued by the City Clerk.
Applications for a taxicab business license
shall be made in writing to the City Clerk on forms provided by the
Clerk, which shall state thereon the name of the applicant, the intended
place of business and the number of cabs to be operated and such other
information as the City Clerk may deem necessary. If the applicant
is a corporation, the names and addresses of the President and Secretary
thereof shall be given.
[Amended 5-1-2012 by Ord. No. 12-02]
No taxicab business license shall be issued
to or held by any persons that have been convicted of a violent felony
as outlined in § 70.02 of the New York State Penal Law,
a felony related to narcotics, or a registered sex offender, nor shall
such license be issued to or held by any corporation if any officer
thereof would be ineligible for a license under the foregoing conditions.
[Amended 9-1-1987 by Ord. No. 87-10]
A.
The annual fee, payable in advance, for such license
shall be established by resolution of the Common Council. A fee for
each taxicab operated shall be established by resolution of the Common
Council. Such fees may thereafter be amended from time to time by
like resolutions. Whenever the number of cabs so operated shall be
increased during the license year, the licensee shall notify the City
Clerk of such change and shall pay the additional fee.
[Amended 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 12-09]
B.
The licensee shall notify the Clerk of the motor number
and state license number of each cab operated.
A taxicab business license shall expire at the
end of the calendar year for which it was issued.
[Amended 7-18-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023[1]]
After a hearing affording due process, the City
Manager may suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to the provisions
of this article if its holder has violated any of the provisions of
this chapter. A person whose license has been suspended or revoked
may appeal such decision to the Common Council by requesting a hearing
before the Council. Such requests shall be made within 10 days. After
receipt of notice of the action of the City Manager, the Council shall
then hear and decide the matter within a reasonable time.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was subject to mandatory referendum
and approved by the electors of the City of Oneida 11-7-2023.
