A. It is unlawful for any carrier, or driver of any vehicle operated pursuant to the terms of this chapter, to stand or permit to stand, any such vehicle at any place upon any portion of the streets of the city, other than at a certain place designated by the city manager and assigned to the carrier operating such vehicle.

B. Permits may be issued by the city manager 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, however, that no such permit shall be granted except upon the written application of the carrier desiring such stand, filed with the city manager, stating the proposed location of such stand. The application shall be 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 such hotel, or if there is no building on the premises in front of which it is described 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. In the event that the occupant, manager, owner, agent or lessee mentioned above in this subsection refuses, fails or neglects to grant consent to the establishing of a taxi stand at the location proposed, the city manager shall set a time of hearing on such application, which shall be not 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 taxi stand at the location proposed shall be notified in writing not less than five days prior to such hearing, at which time he shall be given an opportunity to be heard. Notwithstanding the failure or refusal of the occupant, manager, owner, agent, or lessee as mentioned in this subsection to grant consent to the establishing of a taxi stand in front of the building or premises as proposed, or any formal objection offered thereto, the city manager shall have the right to grant or deny any application for a taxi stand, and may issue or refuse to issue such permit.

C. At the time of making application for a permit as provided for in this section, the applicant shall verify, under oath, that he has not, nor has anyone for him or on his behalf paid, or promised to pay, or offered to pay, nor agreed to pay, deliver or give anything of value for obtaining the consent or endorsement by the occupant or person required to give such consent to the granting of a permit to occupy any stand upon the streets as required in subsection (B) of the section, and for the violation of subsection (B) of this section, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

D. All permits for taxi stands so issued shall contain a provision to the effect that they are, and they shall be subject to revocation by the city manager at any time.

E. It is unlawful for any vehicle to occupy any regularly established taxi stand unless such vehicle is one being operated by the carrier to which such taxi stand has been assigned as provided in this section.

F. It is unlawful for the driver of any taxicab to allow such taxicab to remain in any taxi stand, as set out in this section, unattended for a period of time longer than ten minutes.

G. No carrier or driver of any taxicab shall solicit passengers at a distance greater than ten feet from his taxicab. (Ord. 473 §1, 2002).