§ 55.21. Issuance of Vehicle Permits.

(1)

Issuance of Permit. Upon a determination in Sec. 55.19 and 55.20 above that a Vehicle Permit shall be issued, the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator shall issue the vehicle permits upon submission of the following documents:

(a)

Insurance certification proving that the applicant has met the substantive insurance requirements of Section 55.12;

(b)

Vehicle inspection certification from an inspection facility certifying that the vehicle(s) to be permitted has been inspected by an A.S.E. (Automotive Service Excellence) certified mechanic and meet(s) the safety and equipment standards of Section 55.09; Said certification shall have been issued not more than 30 days prior to the issuance of the permit. This requirement shall be waived for any vehicle with a manufacture date that is less than 365 days from the date such permit is to be issued and which has less than 10,000 miles in mileage. A Vehicle-for-Hire Officer shall conduct an inspection of such vehicle to determine compliance with requirements such as a "Doing Business As" tag and two-way communication device. There will be no cost for this inspection;

(c)

If required by Section 55.15(1), a receipt or certified copy from Bell South, or other applicable telephone carrier, for advertisement in the upcoming yellow pages;

(d)

Submission of every vehicle I.D. number, state license plate number, mileage and the original or copy of the State of Florida Registration; and

(e)

proof of current occupational license(s) including a Business Tax Receipt issued by the City of Orlando or if the business is not based in the City of Orlando, the business tax receipt from the county or city in which the business is based.

(2)

Permit Fee. The initial application fee will serve as the permit fee for one vehicle for the initial term of the permit. Prior to issuance of any additional or renewal Vehicle Permit(s) by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator, the applicant shall pay a permit fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each additional or renewal Vehicle Permit for all vehicles, except Vehicle Permits for Green Taxicabs. Prior to the issuance of a Vehicle Permit for a Green Taxicab, the applicant shall pay a permit fee of one hundred-fifty dollars ($150.00), for the first year. Permit holders can substitute a different vehicle for the remainder of any permit year by furnishing the required vehicle information and proof of inspection and paying a twenty dollar ($20) fee.

(3)

Term of Vehicle Permit. Subject to paragraph (6) below, said Vehicle Permit shall be valid for one year until the last day of the month in which the permit was issued the year prior.

(4)

Category of Vehicle Permit. The issued Vehicle Permit shall be of the category approved by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator in Section 55.20 above.

(5)

Display of Vehicle Permit. The Permit decal for the Vehicle Permit shall be affixed to each Vehicle-for-Hire in a manner determined by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator.

(6)

Use of Taxicab Permit Required. Each Taxicab Vehicle Permit-holder shall maintain in active operation a Taxicab for which the Taxicab Vehicle Permit was issued. Any Taxicab Vehicle Permit which remains dormant for more than ninety (90) consecutive days or one-hundred and fifty (150) days in any calendar year may be revoked and declared void by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator.

(7)

A Vehicle Permit issued, renewed, awarded or transferred herein shall not vest the Vehicle Permit-holder with any property rights in said Vehicle Permit.

(8)

Temporary Exemption of Vehicle Inspection Certification Requirements. The Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator shall have the authority to authorize a temporary exemption from the required filing of the vehicle inspection certification as prescribed by subparagraph (1)(b) of this Section. Such exemption shall not exceed twenty-one (21) days, shall be authorized only for current Vehicle Permit-holders, shall be authorized only for a vehicle that has a manufacturing date that is less than 365 days from the date such permit is to be issued and such vehicle has less than 10,000 miles. The issuance of a Vehicle-for-Hire Permit under this exemption provision in no way is intended to exempt or relieve the Permit-holder's responsibility that such vehicle meet the applicable Vehicle Safety and Equipment Standards as prescribed in Section 55.09.

(Ord. of 4-20-1998, Doc. #31157; Ord. of 11-1-1999, § 8, Doc. #32438; Ord. of 1-11-2007, § 14, Doc. #0701111008; Ord. of 9-20-2010, § 2, Doc. #1009201104; Ord. No. 2013-6, § 4, 2-4-2013, Doc. #1302041203; Ord. No. 2014-64, § 9, 12-15-2014, Doc. #1412151203)