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Houston |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 46. VEHICLES FOR HIRE |
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Article II. TAXICABS |
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Division 2. VEHICLE PERMIT |
§ 46-68. Fee.
(a)
The annual fee for a permit under this division is stated for this provision in the city fee schedule and is payable for each taxicab. In the event a permit is issued for a period of time less than eight months, the permit fee shall be prorated according to the number of months remaining in the permit period, payable at the rate stated for this provision in the city fee schedule for each month or fraction of a month, not to exceed the full amount of the annual fee. The reissuance of any certification decal that is lost, mutilated or otherwise rendered unusable shall be provided only upon reinspection of the taxicab.
The annual permit fee shall be paid in advance to the department of administration and regulatory affairs in three installments on or before May 1st, June 1st, and June 15th of each calendar year in amounts prescribed in the city fee schedule.
(b)
Within 90 days following the expiration of any permit year a permittee may apply to the director for a refund of a portion of his permit fees if the permit fees paid for the previous permit year exceed two percent of the permittee's gross receipts. The refund application shall be made on a form promulgated by the director. The application shall state the amount of refund requested and shall be accompanied by copies of gross receipts records maintained by the permittee in a form approved by the director. The application as well as any supplementary material required by the director must be accompanied by an affidavit signed and sworn to by or on behalf of the applicant. The applicant shall state that the application or supplement and all attachments thereto are correct and complete and do not omit any material item, and that the applicant either: (i) has personal knowledge of each matter affirmed, or (ii) has conducted a thorough investigation into each matter affirmed. Upon receipt of a complete and timely application, together with any required supplements, and after examining and investigating the refund request, the director shall either:
(1)
Refund or credit to the account of the permittee the amount by which the total permit fees paid for the previous permit year exceed two percent of the permittee's total gross receipts for the previous permit year; or
(2)
Deny the refund.
(Ord. No. 2014-754, § 2(Exh. A), 8-6-2014; Ord. No. 2016-736, § 38, 10-5-2016 )