Chapter 5.08
TAXICABS

Sections:

5.08.010  License required.

5.08.020  Application.

5.08.030  Duration.

5.08.040  Fee.

5.08.050  Liability insurance.

5.08.060  Violation—Penalty.

5.08.010  License required.

It is unlawful for any person or persons to operate in the city any taxicab without first securing a license therefor from the city as provided for in this chapter. (Ord. 100 § 1, 1973)

5.08.020  Application.

Applications for the license for such taxicabs shall be made in writing to the city clerk/treasurer. The city clerk/treasurer shall present each such application to the city council at its next regular meeting and, after investigation and consideration, the council shall direct or refuse the issuance of licenses. (Ord. 100 § 2, 1973)

5.08.030  Duration.

No such license shall be issued for a longer period than one year from the date thereof and in any event the same shall expire on the thirty-first of December of the current year. (Ord. 100 § 3, 1973)

5.08.040  Fee.

The fee for the license provided for in this chapter shall be twenty-five dollars for each calendar year, or part thereof, for each taxicab. (Ord. 100 § 4, 1973)

5.08.050  Liability insurance.

Every such taxicab shall at all times be kept in a clean, neat and orderly condition and in good repair, and the operator thereof shall carry liability insurance in limits as follows:

(Ord. 638 § 1, 1998: Ord. 100 § 5, 1973)

5.08.060  Violation—Penalty.

In the event any taxicab is used for any unlawful purpose or in the event of any violation of any provision of this chapter by the operator thereof, the license for such taxicab may be cancelled and any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C offense as defined in Title 7 of this code. (Ord. 281 § 3 (part), 1979: Ord. 100 § 6, 1973)