§ 55.24. Public Necessity and Convenience Formula For Taxicab Vehicle Permits.

(1)

Determination of Necessity. The minimum number of any new Taxicab Vehicle Permits to provide adequate service for the public necessity and convenience shall be determined by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator, one time per year at a public hearing, after applying the formula in (2) below, using the criteria listed in (2) below.

(2)

Informational Inputs for the Formula. The City's determination made pursuant to this section shall be based upon the following information as of December 31 of the most recently completed calendar year:

(a)

One Taxicab Vehicle Permit shall be authorized for each 1000 residents of the City of Orlando. The City resident population figure shall be based on the annual census update performed by the City's Director of Planning and Development; and

(b)

One Taxicab Vehicle Permit shall be authorized for each 60,000 passengers deplaned at Orlando International Airport (OIA). The OIA passengers deplaned figure shall be based on figures compiled annually and maintained by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

The number resulting from adding subparagraphs (a) and (b) above shall be the total number of Taxicab Vehicle Permits needed to provide for public necessity and convenience. The demand for new or additional permits shall be determined by subtracting the current number of Taxicab Vehicle Permits from the total number needed. If the number results in a negative figure, then no new Taxicab Vehicle Permits shall be authorized by the Vehicle-for-Hire Administrator.

(Ord. of 4-20-1998, Doc. #31157; Ord. No. 2013-6, § 5, 2-4-2013, Doc. #1302041203)