§ 6.30.010. License and permits—Required.

A.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in a taxicab business within the limits of the city unless a taxicab permit has been obtained from the city, in the manner specified in Chapter 6.05 of this title, for each taxicab used in such taxicab business. The police chief is the public official who will conduct the investigation. In addition to obtaining a taxicab permit, any person, firm or corporation who wishes to engage in a taxicab business within the city shall pay a business license tax as provided for in Chapter 4.32 of this code.

B.

It is unlawful for any person to drive a taxicab within the city without first having obtained a taxicab driver's permit from the police chief as provided in Section 6.30.025.

C.

A copy of the taxicab permit, the taxicab driver's permit and a picture of the taxicab driver shall be posted in a conspicuous manner, and large enough in size to be easily readable from the back seat passenger compartment.

D.

No taxicab permit or taxicab driver's permit shall be required for a taxicab which is lawfully transporting a passenger from a point outside the city to a destination within the city is in route from a point outside the city to a destination outside the city.

(Ord. 99-2 Div. II, 1999: Ord. 92-14 Divs. 1, 2, (part), 1992.)