§ 18-104. Taxicab licensure and certification.

(a)

[Required.] No person shall transport or offer to transport a passenger for a fare, which fare is determined, in whole or in part, by measurement, made during the trip, of the distance over which the passenger is transported, in any public vehicle which is not licensed as a taxicab, or which does not have a current taxicab certificate.

(b)

Eligibility. To be eligible for a taxicab license, a public vehicle for hire must:

(1)

Meet the general licensure requirements for public vehicles for hire;

(2)

Be either:

a.

Of the current or past ten to 14 model years; or

b.

If beyond the past ten model years but not more than 15 model years and inspected and approved annually by the city traffic officer as being fit for quality service both mechanically and aesthetically;

c.

If beyond the past 15 model years and inspected and approved semi-annually by the city traffic officer as being fit for quality service both mechanically and aesthetically;

(3)

Have a permanently fixed top light clearly identifying the vehicle as a taxicab.

(Ord. No. 2009-17, § 4, 8-18-2009)