ARTICLE II. VEHICLE LICENSES AND PERMITS1
2.1 License requirements.
A taxicab or limousine shall operate on the grounds of the airport only if the owner or operator shall first have obtained a license for such vehicle as provided by [chapter 30,] article II of the Code of Ordinances of the [City of] Burlington.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.2 Ground transportation permit requirements.
A courtesy carrier, contract carrier or baggage handler may pick up passengers, packages or baggage, as applicable, at the airport only if the owner or operator shall first have obtained a ground transportation permit for such vehicle as provided herein.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.3 Queue permit requirements.
No person operating a taxicab or a limousine shall load passengers at the airport without first obtaining a queue permit; provided, however, that any vehicle shall be entitled to load those passengers who (a) specifically requested service by the vehicle, and (b) the driver informs the ground transportation administrator of such request, and (c) the driver pays the per-trip fee provided for in section 3.1 hereunder.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.4 Number of ground transportation permits.
The total number of ground transportation permits and queue permits shall be set by the commission from time to time after due consideration of requirements or demands of the public, existing transportation facilities, traffic and parking conditions, potential congestion of traffic and such other relevant facts as the commission shall deem advisable or necessary to take into consideration.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.5 Application for ground transportation and queue permits.
(a) All applications for ground transportation permits and queue permits shall be filed with the manager upon forms supplied by the airport. All applications shall be under oath and shall be completed in their entirety. Each question and answer and each statement made in any application, or any proof required, shall be deemed material. When an applicant for a ground transportation permit or a queue permit is a corporation or partnership, the individual signing such application shall be presumed to be acting on behalf of the corporation or partnership.
(b) Applications for a queue permit shall be filed with the manager on forms provided by the airport and the applicant must comply with the following prerequisites:
(1) Must prove that the motor vehicle which will be loading passengers at the airport has been issued a vehicle license as provided in [chapter 30,] article II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington; and
(2) Must prove that the drivers of such vehicles have obtained the appropriate driver’s license as provided in [chapter 30,] article II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington.
(c) A person who falsely impersonates another in an application for a ground transportation permit or queue permit or who obtains such a permit by false representation or who uses an assumed name or name not his or her own in an application for such permit shall be prohibited from applying for or obtaining a ground transportation permit and/or a queue permit for a period of five (5) years and may be subject to criminal prosecution pursuant to the laws of the state of Vermont.
(d) A person who fails to completely disclose all information requested on an application for a ground transportation permit or a queue permit shall be prohibited from applying for or obtaining a ground transportation permit and/or queue permit for a period of six (6) months.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.6 Period of permit.
(a) Ground transportation permits and queue permits shall be issued annually as of the first day of August and shall expire and become void on the thirty-first day of July of the next year, unless sooner suspended or revoked. Application for renewal of a ground transportation permit or queue permit shall be filed with the manager on a form to be supplied by the airport at least fifteen (15) business days prior to expiration. Initial applications and applications for renewal shall be accompanied by payment of the permit fee required by this article. Upon approval of the application and compliance with all conditions thereof, the airport shall cause a new ground transportation permit to be issued to the applicant. In the event that a permit application is not approved, the permit fee shall be returned to the applicant and the applicant may appeal the denial in accordance with section 5.9
(b) When a queue permit has been issued, the permittee shall also be issued an airport informational card containing data for the assistance of passengers. The informational card shall at all times be displayed in the interior of the vehicle in a place approved by the manager, so as to be plainly visible to passengers at all times. The informational card shall at all times remain the property of the airport and the permittee shall not acquire any property right or interest therein.
2.7 Liability policy or bond.
(a) Before receiving a ground transportation permit or queue permit, every applicant shall file with the manager for each motor vehicle intended to be operated a certificate of coverage under a policy of insurance with a solvent and responsible company authorized to do business in the State of Vermont for payment in the same amounts as required for taxicabs under section 30-28(d) of article II [of chapter 30] of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington.
(b) Such policy of insurance shall contain a provision for continuing liability thereunder, notwithstanding any recovery thereon. Any such policy of insurance shall also contain a provision that such policy of insurance shall inure to the benefit of the airport and any person legally operating the motor vehicle in the business of the owner and with his or her permission in the same manner and under the same extent as the owner.
(c) A current certificate of insurance shall be filed with the manager.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.8 Inspection of motor vehicle.
Before receiving a ground transportation permit or queue permit, every applicant shall provide proof to the manager that each motor vehicle intended to be operated is in good mechanical condition, properly equipped and in full compliance with 23 V.S.A. chapter 13, subchapter 14 and the requirements of this article. The airport shall have the right to verify such compliance by inspection of each motor vehicle which the owner or operator intends to operate.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.9 Permit card and tag.
(a) If the manager finds that all permitting prerequisites are met and upon his or her approval of the application, the airport shall issue to the applicant a ground transportation permit or queue permit containing the official permit number of the motor vehicle and such other information approved by the commission. The permit shall be kept in the vehicle when the vehicle is being operated at the airport.
(b) When such permit has been issued, the permittee shall also be issued a tag with a number corresponding to the card number, furnished by the airport for use during the period for which said permit has been issued. The tag shall be of a different color each year. The tag shall at all times be attached to the exterior of such vehicle in a place approved by the manager, so as to be plainly visible at all times.
(c) The permit and tag shall at all times remain the property of the airport and the permittee shall not acquire any property right or interest therein.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
2.10 Transfer of permit.
A ground transportation permit or a queue permit may be transferred to another vehicle provided:
(1) The permittee surrenders his or her current ground transportation permit or queue permit and tag of a corresponding number to the manager;
(2) The permittee pays a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the airport;
(3) The new vehicle meets all permitting prerequisites of this chapter.
(Reg. of 10-25-93)
Cross reference—Vehicles for hire generally, Ch. 30; taxicab licenses, § 30-26 et seq.