§ 37-25. Application.

An application for a taxicab business license shall be filed with the license administrator upon forms provided by the unified government. The application shall furnish such information as the license administrator may require including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

The name of the titleholder and, if applicable, the leaseholder of each taxicab, the residence and business address of each titleholder and, if applicable, the leaseholder, and, if the titleholder or the leaseholder is a firm, corporation, partnership, association or business organization, the members and managers of such firm, association, or business organization, the partners and managers of such partnership or the principal shareholders, directors, officers and managers of any such corporation.

(2)

The name of the firm, corporation, partnership, association or business organization, the members and managers of such firm, association, or business organization, the partners and managers of such partnership, or the principal shareholders, directors, officers and managers of any such corporation under whose agency any taxicab shall be operated if different from the titleholder or leaseholder.

(3)

A complete description of each vehicle including the number of persons it is constructed to carry, the make, the model, the year, the vehicle identification number and the state vehicle registration number.

(4)

The address where the taxicabs will be housed and maintained and the address where all manifests shall be stored.

(5)

The design, color scheme, characteristic insignia, lettering and marks to be used on each taxicab.

(6)

The length of time each taxicab has been in use as a taxicab.

(7)

The past experience, if any, that the applicant has had in rendering such licensed service in the city and the period of time that the applicant has rendered such service.

(8)

The name of any vehicle liability insurance company to whom applicant has been made for vehicle liability insurance coverage.

(9)

Whether or not any person or entity listed in subsections (1) or (2) of this section has been convicted of the violation of any federal or state felony law or, within the previous 12 months, has violated any provision of this chapter or its predecessor taxicab ordinance.

(10)

Whether or not any person or entity listed in subsections (1) or (2) of this section has unpaid claims or unsatisfied judgments against such person or entity for damages resulting from the negligent operation of a vehicle.

(11)

Whether or not a taxicab or livery vehicle certificate, license or permit issued to any person or entity listed in subsections (1) or (2) of this section by the unified government, by any other city, by any state or by any political subdivision thereof has been revoked or suspended and, if so, the circumstances of such revocation.

(12)

Whether or not a taxicab or livery vehicle certificate, license or permit has been issued to any person or entity listed in subsections (1) or (2) of this section by any other city, by any state or by any political subdivision.

(13)

A description of the proposed operations, including a schedule of fares that will be initially charged by each taxicab and a description of the arrangements to comply with the requirements of section 37-171 whereby the public will be able to secure transportation in the applicant's taxicabs and whereby such taxicabs will be dispatched.

(14)

Such further information as the license administrator may reasonably require.

(Code 1988, § 37-18; Ord. No. O-30-03, § 1, 8-7-2003)