§ 90-43. Taxicab business license.

(a)

Application. An application for a taxicab business license to operate one or more taxicabs, or an application to operate additional taxicabs under an existing license, shall be made in writing to the village clerk upon forms furnished, giving the address from which the business is conducted, and signed by the owner of the business or his duly authorized agent. The application must also state for each vehicle to be operated the make, model and year of manufacture, the engine number, serial number, capacity for passengers, and the state certificate of title number and license number.

(b)

Public hearing. The application shall be submitted by the village clerk to the village board which shall set a date for a public hearing before the judicial committee to examine the public convenience and necessity of granting such license. The village clerk shall notify the applicant of the time and place set for the hearing and shall publish a class 2 notice under W.S.A., ch. 985.

(c)

Public convenience and necessity. Not later than 30 days after the hearing, the committee shall submit to the village board its recommendations as to whether public convenience and necessity will be served by the granting of the application. No license shall be granted until the village board shall, by resolution, have determined that the public convenience and necessity will be served by the service proposed in the application for license. The village board may hold such further hearings and procure such additional information as it may deem necessary or advisable in making such determination.

(Code 1966, § 4.26(4))