No person shall permit a taxicab owned or controlled by him/her to be operated, as a vehicle for hire upon any street of the city, unless a business license has been issued for operation of a taxicab by the finance director. The finance director shall not issue a business license to a taxicab owner until the owner complies with the provisions of this chapter including, but not limited to, the insurance requirements of Section 14.17.110, the acquisition of a driver’s permit for each driver of a taxicab owned or controlled by the applicant, and written authorization for the city manager or the city manager’s authorized designee to inspect (for compliance with the provisions of this chapter) any taxicab owned or controlled by the owner. The application for a business license pursuant to this section shall contain the information required by Section 14.12.010 and shall contain a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant has complied with all state law requirements relating to taxicabs. (Ord. 2217 NCS §l (part), 2005.)