Legal Documents of Maryville

No person shall be eligible to apply for a taxicab franchise if he has been convicted of a felony within the last ten (10) years. All applications for a taxicab franchise shall be made upon a regular form provided for that purpose, which application shall include the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the proposed place of business, the make, model, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and license number of all vehicles proposed to be used in the business, method and style of marking of vehicles, experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers, certification of the mechanical reliability and cleanliness of the vehicles, certification of liability insurance, and such other pertinent information as may be required on said form, which application shall be sworn to by the applicant and verified by the affidavits of two (2) reputable citizens of the State of Tennessee who are acquainted with the applicant, and said application shall be filed with the recorder.

The recorder shall present the application to the city council with the recommendation of the city manager to either grant or refuse a franchise to the applicant. The city council after notice thereof is published one (1) time in a local newspaper at least five (5) days prior to the public hearing, shall thereupon hold a public hearing at which time witnesses for and against the granting of the franchise may be heard. In deciding whether or not to grant the franchise, the city council shall consider the public need for additional service, the increased traffic congestion, parking space requirements, and whether or not the safe use of the streets by the public, both vehicular and pedestrian, will be preserved by the granting of such taxicab franchise. Notice and a public hearing shall not be required for a renewal application for a taxicab franchise.