The director may deny any taxicab driver 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 applicant does not satisfy the requirements of Section 5.136.110(A);
D. The applicant or any person with a ten (10) percent or greater financial interest in the applicant's 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. The applicant or any person with a ten (10) percent or greater financial interest in the applicant's 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. The applicant tested positive for a controlled substance or alcohol in accordance with Section 53075.5 of the Government Code;
G. The applicant or any person with a ten (10) percent or greater financial interest in the applicant's operation of the taxicab, has any unpaid and overdue administrative penalties imposed for violations of this chapter;
H. The applicant has not paid the applicable business operations tax pursuant to Chapter 3.08;
I. Within twelve (12) months of the date of application, the applicant has had its taxicab driver permit revoked;
J. The operation of a taxicab by the applicant is a threat to the public health, safety or welfare; or
K. The applicant failed to take or pass a city taxicab drivers test in accordance with Section 5.136.290. (Ord. 2014-0019 § 2; Ord. 2010-028 § 2)