§ 102-57. Application.

(a)

An application for a license for taxicab service within the city shall be filed with the city clerk on a form provided by the city. An application for renewal of an existing license shall be filed on or before December 30 of each calendar year. Application for initial service may be made at any time. The applicant shall provide the following information:

(1)

The name of the company;

(2)

The address of the company;

(3)

The telephone number of the company;

(4)

If a corporation, the name and address of the major officers of the corporation and the major stockholders;

(5)

If a partnership, the names and addresses of partners;

(6)

If a sole proprietorship, the name and address of the owner;

(7)

A description of the make, vehicle identification number and license number of each taxicab;

(8)

The name, address, age, driver's license number, social security number, copy of a valid Texas driver's license and a state department of public safety driving record for the applicant and each driver. Such information shall be kept current during the permit period. The driving record shall be reviewed for each driver by the city clerk. No driver who has been convicted of two or more traffic violations involving motor vehicle accidents within the past 12 months shall be allowed to drive a taxicab or taxicab service upon or over any street in the city. Failure to provide such information to the city clerk for each driver operating a taxicab within the city shall be grounds for revoking the license of the taxicab company;

(9)

Written proof that the minimum standards for each vehicle as required in this article have been met or surpassed;

(10)

The seating capacity of each taxicab according to its trade rating;

(11)

The terminal location;

(12)

The standard color or combination of colors adopted by the applicant for the applicant's taxicab fleet; and

(13)

A color visa-sized photograph cut to 1¼ inches by 1¼ inches of each driver requesting an official identification or renewal of such.

(b)

The application shall include a sworn statement by the applicant that the information provided in the application is true and correct.

(Code 1967, § 29-14(a), (b); Ord. No. 6926, § 1, 2-10-94)