§ 5.136.320 — Grounds for denying a taxicab vehicle permit

5.136.320 Grounds for denying a taxicab vehicle permit.

The director may deny any taxicab vehicle permit for any of the following reasons: A. The application received is incomplete; B. The application contains a false or misleading statement or omission of a material fact; C. The vehicle is not in compliance with all applicable laws and standards, including the provisions of this chapter; D. Any of the legal and registered owners of the taxicab, or any person with a ten (10) percent or greater financial interest in the operation of the taxicab has been charged in an indictment issued by a grand jury, or in an information, complaint or similar pleading issued by the United States Attorney, district attorney, city attorney or other governmental official or agency authorized to prosecute crimes, with a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or with a crime involving moral turpitude; and those criminal proceedings are currently pending; E. Any of the legal and registered owners of the taxicab, or any person with a ten (10) percent or greater financial interest in the operation of the taxicab, has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, or a crime involving moral turpitude; F. Any of the legal and registered owners of the taxicab, or any person with a ten (10) percent or greater financial interest in the operation of the taxicab, has any unpaid and overdue administrative penalties imposed for violations of this chapter; G. The applicant has not paid the applicable business operations tax pursuant to Chapter 3.08; or H. Operation of the taxicab is a threat to the public health, safety or welfare. (Ord. 2010-028 § 2)