A. Permits may be issued by the chief of police 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, how ever, that no such permit shall be granted except upon written application of the carrier desiring such stand, filed with the city council, stating the proposed location of such stand.
B. Any application for a taxistand may be acted upon by the city council at any of its regular meetings 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.
C. In the event that the occupant, manager, owner, agent or lessee mentioned above refuses, fails, or neglects to grant consent to the establishing of a taxistand at the location proposed, the city council shall set a time of hearing on such application which shall not be 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 taxistand at the location proposed shall be notified in writing not less than five days prior to the hearing, at which time he shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
D. Notwithstanding the failure or refusal of the occupant, manager, owner, agent or lessee as mentioned above to grant consent to the establishing of a taxistand in front of the building or premises as proposed, or any formal objection offered thereto, the city council shall have the right to grant or deny any application for a taxistand, and may issue or refuse to issue such permit.
E. All permits for taxistands so issued shall contain a provision to the effect that they are subject to revocation by the city council at any time.
(Prior code § 5.28.600 (Ord. 309 § 32 (b), (c), 1948))