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Editor’s Note: Former § 169-19, Inspections, as
amended, was repealed 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05.
No taxicab shall be operated unless it bears
a state license duly executed; and no taxicab shall be operated unless
it is equipped with proper brakes, lights, tires, horn, muffler, rear-vision
mirror and windshield wipers in good condition. Said vehicle should
be clean, fit, of good appearance and thoroughly safe for the transportation
of passengers.
[Amended 5-1-2012 by Ord. No. 12-02]
Each taxicab while operated as such shall have
posted conspicuously inside the vehicle the name of the licensee operating
it. If more than one taxicab is operated by a licensee, each vehicle
shall be designated by a different number, and such number also shall
so appear on each side of the vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to knowingly permit any
taxicab to be used in the perpetration of any crime or misdemeanor.
No person shall operate a taxicab unless such
vehicle has been licensed by the City Clerk.
A person desiring a taxicab vehicle license
shall make written application to the City Clerk giving the motor
number and state license number of the vehicle to be licensed.
[Amended 9-1-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12; 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 12-09]
A person desiring the issuance of renewal of
a taxicab vehicle license shall pay a fee established by resolution
of the Common Council to the City Clerk. Such fee may thereafter be
amended from time to time by like resolution.
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Editor's Note: Former § 169-26, Maximum number, was repealed
11-18-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 169-27, Issuance, was repealed
6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-05.
A taxicab vehicle license shall expire at the
end of the calendar year.
The City Clerk shall keep a register of the
name of each person owning or operating a taxicab licensed under this
article, together with the license number and the description and
make of such vehicle with the date and complete record of inspection
made. Such record shall be open to the inspection of the public at
all reasonable times.
[Amended 7-18-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023[1]]
After a hearing affording due process, the City
Manager may revoke any license issued pursuant to the provisions of
this article if the vehicle is found to be in violation of the provisions
of this article. A person whose vehicle license permit has been revoked
may appeal such decision to the Common Council by requesting a hearing
before the Council. Such request 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.
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Editor's Note: This local law was subject to mandatory referendum
and approved by the electors of the City of Oneida 11-7-2023.
