Each person or entity that provides taxicab services within the City of Coralville shall obtain a license.
1. Application. Each applicant for a taxicab business license shall file an application with the city clerk on forms provided by the City, which shall be verified and shall furnish the following information:
A. The name and address of each person with an ownership interest in the company desiring to provide taxicab services within the city.
B. The experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers.
C. The record of convictions of misdemeanors and/or felonies, including all traffic violations, and certified state of Iowa criminal history and certified state of Iowa driver’s record for each person identified in paragraph A above. At least one owner shall reside in the State of Iowa.
D. The signature of all persons with an ownership interest in the business.
E. Other pertinent information as the City requires.
2. Minimum Qualifications. Each taxicab business shall meet the following minimum requirements:
A. Except for pedicabs, horse drawn vehicles, and airport shuttles provide a taxi service to the public twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, and have a business office located in Iowa City or Coralville city limits. No dispatching shall be done from a vehicle. All dispatching shall be done from the office except between the hours of midnight and 6:00 am. The telephone number listed on the application must be answered twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
B. Except for pedicabs, horse drawn vehicles, and airport shuttles, provide a minimum of four qualified licensed taxicab drivers.
C. Except for pedicabs, horse drawn vehicles, and airport shuttles, provide a minimum of four qualified licensed taxicab vehicles of which a minimum of one vehicle shall be in operation at all times. All taxicabs must comply with the vehicles requirements of this chapter.
D. Provide a certificate of liability insurance in accordance with this chapter.
E. Meet all applicable zoning ordinance regulations and other city regulations. No taxicab business may dispatch out of a residential district.
F. Except for pedicabs and horse drawn vehicles, maintain manifest logs and provide manifest logs to the City upon request.
G. Each taxicab must prominently display the passenger feedback form provided by the city, and return any completed cards to the City Clerk.
3. Issuance of License. If the City Clerk finds that an applicant has fully complied with the requirements of this chapter and the Police Chief has determined there is no information which would indicate that the issuance of license would be detrimental to the safety, health or welfare of residents of the City, the City Clerk shall issue a license.
