Issuance of a business license.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 8-189
in effectSec. 8-189. - Issuance of a business license.
(a) Business license.
(1) A certificate holder authorized to operate taxis shall have 60 days after the adoption of the resolution certifying the public convenience and necessity to exercise the certificate by obtaining a business license from the city clerk-treasurer and by having at least three vehicles authorized and in operation in accordance with the requirements of this division; otherwise the certificate for public convenience and necessity and the authorization for licensure shall be deemed automatically rescinded. The director of parking and public transit may grant a 60-day extension for good cause shown. All other certified companies shall have six months from the date of issuance of the certificate to exercise the certificate by obtaining a business license from the city clerk-treasurer and by having at least one vehicle authorized and operating in accordance with the requirements of this division; otherwise the certificate for public convenience and necessity and the authorization for licensure shall be deemed automatically rescinded.
(2) Upon the certificate holder's compliance with the applicable provisions of this division and the city's business license code, and the certificate holder's establishment of a base of operation, then the city clerk-treasurer shall issue to the certificate holder a business license after payment of the appropriate business license tax.
(3) The business license shall be deemed to include such qualifications and limitations which the city council has imposed in its certificate of public convenience and necessity and non-compliance with such qualifications and limitations shall be a violation of this division.
(Ord. No. 16-103, § 1, 2-11-2016; Ord. No. 19-993, § 2, 11-7-2019)
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH8BU_ARTIVVEHI_DIV2LIVE_SDIICEBULIRE_S8-189ISBULIFetched: 11/6/2026