Chapter 5.16
TAXICABS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONVEYANCE*

Sections:

5.16.010  Licenses to operate taxicabs or public transportation conveyance.

*For provisions concerning the license tax on the operation of taxicabs, see Chapter 5.08 SMC.

5.16.010  Licenses to operate taxicabs or public transportation conveyance.

A.  It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating any taxicab or public transportation conveyance in the city without having first obtained from the city a license to operate. All persons applying for such a license shall file with the city clerk a verified application which shall set forth:

1.  Name and address of person(s) making application;

2.  If, at the time of making application, such person(s) is actually operating a taxi service in the city, the number of taxicabs owned and operated by the applicant, and the number of other vehicles that may be operated as public conveyances by the applicant;

3.  Such other information as the city council or its designee, the city manager, may require.

B.  Any person or persons approved for operating public conveyances on the streets of the city shall provide evidence of liability and property insurance in amounts and forms as prescribed by the city council through resolution. (Ord. 82-16 § 2, 1982).