(A) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to this chapter, the Police Chief or his/her designee shall review same and undertake a review of the information contained in the application to verify its truth and authenticity If the application is not complete, the Police Chief or his/her designee shall in writing advise the applicant of the additional items needed to complete the application within four calendar days. After receiving a completed application, the Police Chief shall inform the applicant that the application is approved for the stated location or another location approved by the Police Chief, unless the Police Chief or his/her designee has received bona fide information that the application contains materially false information.
(B) Upon approval of an application, the Police Chief or his/her designee shall provide the applicant or a person designated thereby with a telephone number to coordinate the arrival of the motor vehicle in the city.
(C) If the Police Chief or his/her designee denies an application made under this chapter, he or she shall reduce his findings to writing and transmit the same to the applicant within four calendar days The applicant may submit a new application or seek relief from the determination by the Police Chief or his/her designee by submitting a written appeal to the administrative hearing officer, as defined in Chapter 38 of this code, within five calendar days of the date of the denial.
(D) Disqualification. The Police Chief or his/her designee shall not approve an application from any person who:
(1) Has supplied materially false or misleading information in connection with an application made under this chapter; or
(2) Has failed to ensure the care, housing, transportation, or feeding of any passengers disembarking in the city or otherwise failed to implement or perform the detailed plan pursuant to the terms of an approved application.
(E) Penalty. Complaints alleging any violation of this chapter for which the city may impose a fine upon the owner, operator or driver of any motor vehicle to whom this chapter applies shall be brought in the name of the city and adjudicated before an administrative hearing officer in the manner set forth in Chapter 38 of this code. The administrative hearing officer shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 plus costs per passenger.
(Ord. 24-001, passed 1-3-24)