§ 55.23. Replacement and Transfer of Vehicle Permits.

(1)

Replacement, Lost or Destroyed Vehicle Permit. If a decal for the Vehicle Permit is lost or destroyed or a replacement decal is requested, the Vehicle Permit-holder may obtain a duplicate decal upon the payment of a Three Hundred Dollar ($300) service charge. If the Vehicle Permit-holder presents the prior decal to the City, then the service charge shall be Fifty Dollars ($50). It shall be a violation of this section for any person to place, or cause another to place, a permit decal on any vehicle other than that vehicle to which the permit decal was assigned by the Vehicle-for-Hire staff.

(2)

Transfer of Non-Taxicab Vehicle Permits. The following shall apply to non-Taxicab Vehicle Permits:

(a)

To Vehicle Permit-Holder. The transfer from one Vehicle Permit-holder to another shall not be effective until the transfer permit has been issued by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator.

(b)

To Non-Vehicle Permit-Holder. The transfer of a Vehicle Permit to a person who is not a current Vehicle Permit-holder licensed herein, shall not be effective until the proposed transferee/assignee submits an application pursuant to Section 55.19, pays the application fees, and obtains approval as provided in Section 55.20 and 55.21.

(c)

Transfer Fee. Approved transfers of permits in (a) and (b) above shall be made after payment of a fifty dollar ($50) transfer fee per decal if the prior decal is returned, or the payment of three hundred dollars ($300) if the prior decal is not returned. The transferee shall pay all costs for the inspection of the vehicles. Upon submission of documentation verifying destruction of the permit decal, the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator or the Administrator's designee, may waive the three hundred dollar ($300) replacement fee.

(3)

Prohibition Against Transfer of Taxicab Permits. No Taxicab Permit-holder of new or existing Taxicab Vehicle Permits may sell, bargain, grant, demise, lease, option or assign (hereinafter collectively "transfer") the Taxicab Vehicle Permit except as provided for in subsection (4) herein. Any attempted transfer of any Taxicab Vehicle Permit, not provided for in subsection (4) herein shall result in an automatic revocation of the Vehicle Permit, and the Vehicle Permit shall be subject to distribution as provided in Part IV, herein.

(4)

Transfer of Taxicab Vehicle Permits. The following shall apply to the Transfer of Taxicab Vehicle Permits:

(a)

To Taxicab Permit-Holder. The transfer from one Taxicab Permit-holder to another Taxicab Permit-holder shall not be effective until approved as provided in Section 55.20 and 55.21.

(b)

To Non-Taxicab Permit-Holder. The transfer of a Taxicab Permit to a person who is not a current Taxicab Permit-holder licensed herein, shall not be effective until the proposed transferee/assignee submits an application pursuant to Section 55.19, pays the application fees and obtains approval as provided in Section 55.20 and 55.21.

(c)

To Different Taxicab Company. The Transfer of a Taxicab Permit from one Taxicab company to a new or another existing Taxicab company operated by the same Taxicab Permit-holder shall not be effective until approved as provided in Section 55.20 and 55.21.

(d)

Any Taxicab Permit-holder may lease or contract for Taxicab dispatch and vehicle maintenance services with another Taxicab Permit-holder, providing that the Permit-holder is required to operate the Taxicab(s) for which such services are being leased. A Taxicab Permit-holder leasing dispatch or vehicle maintenance services from another Taxicab Permit-holder must operate under the color scheme of the Taxicab Permit-holder that is providing the leased services.

(e)

Transfer Fee. Approved transfers of permits in (a), (b), or (c) above shall be made after payment of a fifty dollar ($50) transfer fee per decal if the prior decal is returned, or the payment of three hundred dollars ($300) if the prior decal is not returned. The transferee shall pay all costs for the inspection of the vehicles. Upon submission of documentation verifying destruction of the permit decal, the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator or Administrator's designee, may waive the three hundred dollar ($300) replacement fee.

(5)

Prohibition Against Transfer of M/WBE Taxicab Permits. No M/WBE Taxicab Permit-holder of new or existing M/WBE Taxicab Vehicle Permits may sell, bargain, grant, demise, lease, loan, option or assign (hereinafter collectively "transfer") the M/WBE Taxicab Vehicle Permit except as provided for in subparagraph (4) above. The transfer of M/WBE Taxicab Permits will only be authorized to another M/WBE. Any attempted transfer of any M/WBE Taxicab Vehicle Permit to any person that is not a M/WBE and is not provided for in subparagraph (4) above shall result in an automatic revocation of the Vehicle Permit, and the Vehicle Permit shall be subject to distribution as provided in Part IV, herein.

(6)

It is the intent of this section to be applicable to Taxicab Vehicle Permits issued prior to and subsequent to the effective date of this Chapter.

(7)

Temporary Replacement Vehicle Permit. If a Vehicle Permit-holder requests a replacement permit decal for a vehicle that is to be operated as a Temporary Replacement Vehicle in lieu of, and not in addition to, such Permit-holder's regularly operated Vehicle-for-Hire, then it shall be mandatory that the Vehicle Permit-holder deliver to the custody of the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator, or the Administrator's designee, the Vehicle Permit decal that is assigned to the vehicle that is to temporarily be replaced. The service charge for such replacement shall be fifty dollars ($50). Should the holder of a temporary Vehicle Permit apply to convert any such temporary to an annual permit while the temporary permit is valid, the fifty dollar ($50) temporary permit fee may be credited toward the annual permit fee.

(Ord. of 4-20-1998, Doc. #31157; Ord. of 9-20-2010, § 2, Doc. #1009201104; Ord. No. 2013-6, § 4, 2-4-2013, Doc. #1302041203)