As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
TAXICAB
Includes all motor vehicles regularly engaged in the business
of carrying passengers for hire for which public patronage is solicited,
excepting such vehicles as operate on established routes and are regulated
by the State Public Service Commission and excepting such vehicles
commonly known as "rent-a-cars" and excepting vehicles operated as
car pools.
No person shall transport passengers for hire
by taxicab within the city, nor shall any person solicit passengers
to be transported for hire by taxicab, without first having obtained
a license therefor as herein provided.
Application for a taxicab license to convey
passengers for hire, commonly known as "taxi service," shall be made,
in writing, to the City Clerk, and said application shall be verified
under oath and shall furnish the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant. If the owner
is a partnership, the form shall state the name of the company and
the names and addresses of the partners, and the application shall
be signed by one of the partners. If the owner is a corporation, the
names and addresses of the principal officers must be given, and the
application must be signed by one of the duly elected officers of
the corporation.
B. The experience of the applicant in the transportation
of passengers. The number of vehicles to be operated or controlled
by the applicant and the location of proposed depots and terminals.
C. The make, model and year of the manufacture, the engine
number, factory number and capacity for passengers and the state certificate
of title number and license plate number for the current year of each
motor vehicle to be used in the business.
D. The color scheme or insignia to be used to designate
the vehicle and vehicles of the applicant.
E. Such further information as the City of Hudson may
require. No license shall be issued until the applicant presents a
policy or certificate of insurance herein required to the City Clerk.
[Amended 8-3-2009 by Ord. No. 11-09]
The fee for a taxicab license shall be $100
per year for the first vehicle operated in such business and $25 per
year for each additional vehicle so operated. The fee shall not be
prorated or refundable.
No license issued under this chapter shall be
transferable from the owner described in the original license to another
person.
[Amended 8-3-2009 by Ord. No. 11-09; 5-6-2024 by Ord. No. 5-24]
Upon filing with the City Clerk proof of all fees, the policy
or certificate of insurance and a certificate of inspection as provided
herein, the Clerk shall issue a license for the operation of such
vehicle or vehicles, and each license granted shall be given a number
and shall give the number and an adequate description of the taxicab
licensed thereunder, and such license shall be carried in the taxicab
for which it has been issued. The license period shall be from July
1 through June 30 yearly.
No license shall be issued for any vehicle until
it has been thoroughly inspected and found to be in safe condition
for the transportation of passengers. In addition to being mechanically
safe, such vehicle shall be clean and free of body damage and shall
be well painted and maintained. The safety inspection provided herein
shall be done by an automobile repair center, which shall certify
that the inspected vehicle meets the provision of this chapter. No
vehicle shall be placed in service until such time as it has been
inspected, and each vehicle licensed shall be subject to reinspection
and recertification every six months.
[Amended 3-28-2011 by Ord. No. 6-11]
No person shall operate a taxicab for hire upon
the streets of the City of Hudson, and no person who owns or controls
a taxicab shall permit it to be so driven, and no taxicab licensed
by the City of Hudson shall be so driven at any time for hire, unless
the driver of said taxicab shall have first obtained and shall have
in force a taxicab driver's license issued under the provisions of
this chapter. No license shall be issued if the applicant is delinquent
in payment of any taxes, assessments, forfeitures for violations of
City ordinances, utility bills, or any other claims owed to the City.
Each applicant for a taxicab driver's license shall be at least 18
years old, and the application shall show the following:
A. The experience of the applicant in the transportation
of passengers.
B. The educational background of the applicant.
C. A concise history of the applicant's prior employment.
D. Payment of the ten-dollar annual taxicab driver license
fee.
A driver's license may be suspended or revoked at any time for violation of any provisions of this section or of Chapter
235, Vehicles and Traffic, Article
I, Traffic Code, or any other ordinance of the city pertaining to traffic or public safety. Such revocation may be by the City Council or by the judge of any court before which such driver may appear for any offense relating to the driver's fitness for the activity such license has been issued for. Any driver whose license has been revoked under this section may again be licensed as a driver in the city, provided that a new license is granted him by the City Council. No driver shall again be licensed whose license has been revoked by a judge unless such judge has given approval for the issuance of a new license.
Except as otherwise provided, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-18, of this Municipal Code.