Permits may be issued by the Department of Finance and Management Services to carriers operating pursuant to the terms of this Chapter allowing the vehicles of such carriers, while awaiting employment, to stand at certain designated places upon the streets of the City; provided, however, that no such permit shall be granted except upon the written application of the carrier desiring such stand, filed with the Department of Finance and Management Services, stating the proposed location of such stand. Any application for a taxi stand may be acted upon by the Department of Finance and Management Services without notice providing such application is accompanied by the written consent of the occupant of the first floor of any building of that property in front of which it is desired to establish such vehicle stand, or if any such building is a hotel, the written consent of the manager of the hotel, or if there is no building on the premises in front of which it is desired that such vehicle shall stand, or if there is a building and the first floor is not occupied, then the written consent of the owner, agent, or lessee of such building or premises. In the event that the occupant, manager, owner, agent, or lessee hereinabove mentioned refuses, fails or neglects to grant consent to the establishing of a taxi stand at the location proposed, the Department of Finance and Management Services shall set a time of hearing on such application, which shall be not less than ten days nor more than thirty days from the time of filing such application, and each and every person qualified under these provisions to make or offer a formal objection to establishing such taxi stand at the location proposed shall be notified in writing not less than five days prior to said hearing, at which time he shall be given an opportunity to be heard. Notwithstanding the failure or refusal of the occupant, manager, owner, agent, or lessee as herein above mentioned to grant consent to the establishing of a taxi stand in front of the building or premises as proposed, or any formal objection offered thereto, the Director of Finance and Management Services, with input from the City's designated traffic engineer, and with the approval of the City Manager, shall have the right to grant or deny any application for a taxi stand.
(Ord. MC-1625, 2-21-24; Ord. MC-1480, 4-18-18; Ord. 1987, 7-07-53)