5.18.020 Certificate of public convenience and necessity.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating or causing to be operated any taxicab or public transportation vehicle for hire in the City of Sebastopol without first having obtained from the City Council a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
B. All persons applying for such certificate shall file with the Council a certified application which should contain the following information:
1. Name and address of persons making application.
2. Number of vehicles proposed to be operated under the permit requested.
3. Number of vehicles presently being operated, if any.
4. The make, type, year of manufacture, and passenger seating capacity for each vehicle proposed to be operated for which a permit will be requested.
5. The description of the proposed color scheme, insignia, or other distinguishable characteristics of the taxicab to be used.
6. Any further information which the applicant believes tend to prove that public convenience and necessity require the granting of a permit.
7. Proposed rates to be charged.