AmendingVarious Sections of Chapter 15 Taxicabs

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Sec. 15 -21. Taxi:stand permit fee; term; transferability; encroachment of stand; revocation. (a) The holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity under this article shall pay one hundred twenty -five dollars ($125.00) per year to the Controller for each twenty -two (22) feet of the public streets occupied and used as a taxistand.- aey -taei- steed- pe }- s- gaeted by- the - City -ee= streets -eet -eke }peed- with- �a�k�eg- �ete�s - -th }s -fee- shall- eet- be- e�a�ged- (c) No taxi stand permit shall be transferred or assigned without the written consent of the seepetapy clerk of the Board of Public Works and - Sa-fety, duly authorized and directed by the Board. (e) The taxi stand permit may be revoked by the Board of Public Works aed - dal =ety for good cause shown after due notice to the holder of the certificate of public convenience and necessity and a hearing. (f) The Board of Public Works aed - Satety shall issue to any present holder of a taxicab license under the ordinance in effect prior to the effective date of this Article, a permit to occupy taxi stands, the places respectively heretofore designated and assigned by the Board of Public Works and - Sa-fety to such holders of a taxicab license without the necessity of complying with this Section. Sec. 15 -36. Adoption of additional rules and regulations. The Board of Public Works and- Safety shall have the power to make and adopt any additional rules and regulations as, in its judgment and discretion, are necessary and proper for safety in the driving or managing of taxicabI3� i provided, that the additional rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. Sec. 15 -37. Enforcement of Article. The Police Department is given the authority and is instructed to watch and observe the conduct of holders and drivers operating under this article. Upon discovering a violation of the provisions of this article, the Police Department shall report the violation to the Board of Public Works and- Satety which will order or take appropriate action. Sec. 15 -39. Division 2. Required. Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity No person shall operate or permit a taxicab owned or controlled by him to be operated as a vehicle for hire upon the streets of the City without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the.Board of Public Works. and- Safety- The permit shall continue to be valid upon payment of the annual renewal fee or until suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this division. Sec. 15 -40. Application; contents. (a) An application for a certificate shall be filed with the Board of Public Works and- Satety upon forms provided by the City, and be verified under oath. (7) Such further information as the Board of Public Works and- Satety may require. Sec. 15 -41. Public hearing; notice. (a) Upon the filing of an application, the Board of Public Works and- gatelry shall fix a time and place for a public hearing thereon. Notice of hearing shall be given to the applicant and to all persons to whom certificates of public convenience and necessity have been theretofore issued. Due notice shall also be given the general public by publication of such notice one time in a local newspaper of general circulation. Any interested person may file with the Board of Public Works and- Sal=ety amemorandum in support of or in opposition to the issuance of a certificate. (4)