5.32.040   Carrier permit--Petition investigation--Terms of issuance.
   A.   The city council, upon receipt of such petition, may make full and complete inquiry into the facts set forth therein and shall either grant or deny a permit upon the proposed terms, or upon terms other than those proposed.
   B.   Such permit shall be for a specified number of vehicles which shall only be increased by authority of the city council pursuant to the procedure provided in Section 5.32.050.
   C.   Such permit may, at the pleasure of the city council, be for a prescribed period or for an indefinite period; provided, that in either event the permit shall contain a clause authorizing its revocation or suspension in accordance with the ordinances of the city either in effect at the date of granting the permit or thereafter adopted.
   D.   When issued, the permit shall constitute evidence of compliance with the terms of this chapter and shall authorize the permittee to operate vehicles under the conditions therein specified; subject, however, to the requirements, obligations, and limitations imposed by other applicable laws, ordinances, and orders of the city council.
   E.   The permit shall become effective only upon payment of the fees required by the provisions of the license ordinances of the city.
(Prior code § 5.28.150 (part) (Ord. 309 § 3 (part), 1948))