5.30.040 Application for permits.
A. An application for an original or renewal taxicab, bus, limousine or river taxi permit shall be made to the transportation inspector.
B. An application for a permit shall be submitted on a form approved by the transportation inspector and shall be accompanied by:
1. The fee specified in BMC 5.20.160;
2. Proof of insurance for the vehicle as required by Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC;
3. Proof that the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
4. Proof that the applicant is in compliance with the drug and alcohol testing requirements of BMC 5.20.080.
C. An applicant shall not be granted an original or renewal permit unless the applicant meets the requirements imposed on chauffeurs in BMC 5.40.030.
D. If the commission determines that the public convenience and necessity requires issuance of additional taxicab permits in accordance with BMC 5.30.050, the following persons may apply for such a permit:
1. Currently active chauffeurs licensed under Chapters 5.20 through 5.50 BMC with no fewer than two (2) years of continuous experience as a taxicab chauffeur in good standing in Bethel;
2. Applicants who have not had a felony or misdemeanor conviction entered by a court of competent jurisdiction within five (5) years of the date of application for:
a. Assignation, prostitution, solicitation for the purpose of prostitution, offering to secure another for the purpose of prostitution, maintaining vehicle for the purpose of prostitution or accepting money from a prostitute; or
b. Sale, transportation, possession or use of any controlled substance as defined by AS 11.71 or a similar law of another jurisdiction, or engaging in an act prohibited under AS 04.11, 04.16 or 04.17.
E. If the commission decides to issue an additional permit or permits in accordance with this chapter, a taxicab permit may be issued by the commission only if the applicant complies with subsections B through D of this section, and is certified as required by BMC 5.20.150.
F. Each representation made in an application for an original or renewal permit shall be correct. Any false or misleading statement or misrepresentation as to a material matter in an application shall be grounds for denial of the application for a permit or revocation of a permit. [Ord. 15-21 § 2; Ord. 01-02 § 3.]