5.64.170: GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OF OWNER'S OPERATING AND/OR DRIVER'S PERMIT:

An owner's operating permit or driver's permit may be denied or revoked by the city council for any of the following reasons:

   A.   Failure to maintain vehicles in good and safe order and in compliance with all laws;

   B.   Any false, misleading or fraudulent statement made on the application for an owner's operating permit or driver's permit;

   C.   Failure to pay any fees required under this chapter;

   D.   Repeated and persistent violations by the owner/operator or the owner/operator's drivers of the traffic and motor vehicle laws of the city, county or state;

   E.   Employment of a driver who does not have a valid California driver's license;

   F.   Poor safety record or a record of complaints with respect to the operation of the taxicab service within the city or other operating areas outside the city;

   G.   Charging rates in excess of the amounts stated in the permit application;

   H.   Failure to procure, post or maintain in effect approved comprehensive automobile liability insurance as required under subsection 5.64.030F of this chapter; a temporary lapse in insurance coverage will result in immediate suspension pursuant to section 5.64.150 of this chapter;

   I.   Commission of a crime involving moral turpitude that is substantially related to operation of a taxicab service, by the applicant, his or her agent or employee, driver, or any person connected or associated with the applicant as a partner, director, officer, stockholder, associate or manager;

   J.   Failure to comply with all applicable health, zoning, fire, building and safety laws of the state of California and the city for buildings, structures, premises and equipment located within the city and used to conduct the taxicab service activity;

   K.   Detriment to the public health, safety or welfare due to the operation of the taxicab service;

   L.   Violation by the owner/operator, or any of the owner/operator's employees, drivers or agents, of any rule or regulation adopted by any governmental entity with respect to the applicant's operation of a taxicab service in other operating areas or within the city;

   M.   Determination that the permit is not justified by public convenience and necessity. In making this determination, the chief of police may take into account all facts which it deems pertinent and proper, including, but not limited to, whether:

      1.   The applicant has complied with all of the provisions of this code,

      2.   The applicant is financially responsible,

      3.   The applicant has sufficient liability insurance coverage to operate a taxicab or vehicle for hire service;

   N.   Failure to comply with the requirements of sections 5.64.120 and 5.64.130 of this chapter;

   O.   Failure to satisfy, or violation of, any requirement of this chapter. (Ord. 2434 § 1, 2000)