§ 5.19.031. Taxicab business license.

Upon receiving an application for a taxicab business license, the chief of police shall determine, based on substantial evidence, whether the public health, safety and welfare would not be harmed by the issuance of the license. The application shall be denied where the results of an investigation by the police department show that the applicant has any of the following:

A.

Been convicted within five years prior to application of any crime involving moral turpitude or for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or for reckless driving;

B.

A proposed taxicab is in an unsafe condition; or

C.

Falsified any information in the application.

(Ord. No. 542, § 2, 6-10-2014; Ord. No. 404, § 1, 9-9-2003)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 404, § 1, adopted Sept. 9, 2003, repealed § 5.19.031 in its entirety and enacted new provisions to read as herein set out and subsequently amended. Prior to amendment, § 5.19.031 pertained to Owner's business license—Investigation and approval and derived from Ord. No. 242, § 5, adopted 1995.