§ 20-22. Same—Application; trade name restriction; issuance; transfer; license prerequisite; permit for each vehicle.

(a)

Application for permit shall be made by the owner upon blank forms provided by the city clerk and shall contain the full name and address of the owner, the number of persons the taxicab is capable of carrying, a description thereof, including model, motor and chassis numbers, the principal place of business, telephone number and office address, and, if a corporation or copartnership, the names of its officers or the names of the persons owning or operating the same, and such other information as the city clerk or the city council may require. The application shall also specify the trade name under which the taxicab will be operated, or is proposed to be operated. No permit shall be granted to an applicant where a trade name with which a taxicab is supposed to be identified is the same as that under which a prior licensee is operating, or where a trade name resembles that under which a prior licensee is operating so closely as to be misleading, or to cause confusion or unfair competition.

(b)

Permits shall be issued by the city clerk after the application for same has first been approved by the city council; provided, however, that no permit shall be issued except as otherwise herein provided until application for the same has been on file in the office of the city clerk for at least three (3) days.

(c)

No permit shall be assigned or transferred.

(d)

No permit shall be issued until a city license has been obtained by the applicant.

(e)

A separate permit shall be required for each taxicab.

(Code 1976, § 20-4)