Any of the following reasons shall be sufficient for denial of a permit required by this chapter:
A. The application is not complete and does not contain the information required to be contained therein by this chapter.
C. The vehicles represented in the application are inadequate or unsafe for the purposes for which they are to be used.
D. The applicant cannot demonstrate proof of legal residency and/or the ability to legally work or operate a business in California.
E. The color scheme, name, monogram or insignia to be used upon such automobiles shall be in conflict with or imitate any color scheme, name, monogram or insignia used by any person in such manner as to be misleading or tend to deceive or defraud the public.
F. The location of the proposed taxi stand is such as to congest or interfere with travel on any public street, or that the proposed stand is within three hundred (300) feet of any other taxi stand theretofore fixed by the chief of police, or his or her designee, on the same street.
G. The applicant does not maintain a local business office and dispatch center within ten (10) driving miles of the Murrieta city limits, a local or toll- free phone number where prospective passengers do not incur added calling charges when calling from Murrieta.
H. The applicant has, at some prior time, had such a permit revoked for reason.
I. It appears to the chief of police that there are sufficient taxicabs for hire in the city to fully serve the public, and that the public interest, convenience and necessity do not require the issuance of such permit.
J. The schedule of fares or rates does not appear to be fair and equitable.
K. The applicant failed a drug screen test.
L. The applicant provided false information on any permit application or to background investigators.
(Ord. 344 § 8, 2005)