Public Transportation (Taxicabs)
Taxicab means a vehicle for hire, having a manufacturers’ rated capacity of not more than seven passengers, that uses the city streets for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire to or from points chosen or designated by the passenger. The passenger does not control the operation. A taxicab is a vehicle which is offered to the public principally as a means of transportation as opposed to a mixed use having social or recreational connotations as for a limousine.
Every taxicab that uses the city streets or any city-owned property for the purpose of picking up passengers for hire, except buses, and vehicles used at funerals, weddings and public parades shall be licensed.
Obtaining a License
The City Clerk is the licensing authority for Taxicab Licenses. To obtain a license, the applicant must complete an application that is submitted to the City Clerk’s Office along with the applicable fee and evidence of insurance. The applicant will also need to submit a list (including dates of birth, addresses and full names) of all conveyance operators employed by them, and the rates of fare they intend to charge their patrons. Once the review process has concluded, the City Clerk will issue the license which will identify the vehicles and operators permitted under the license. All operators will be required to display in their cab a 3 inch by 5 inch card containing the driver’s name with a readily identifiable photograph.
Licenses issued under this section of the City Code will expire June 30 of each year. The fee per vehicle is $25.00.
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