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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1394 PAGE FOUR Sec. 32-1.23. Total Stoppage. "Total stoppage" shall mean the complete halting of bus trans- portation service furnished within the City of Santa Ana re- sulting from any cause. Sec. 32.1.24. Vehicle for Hire. "Vehicle for hire" shall mean any motorbus, taxicab, jitney or other motor vehicle offered in the City of Santa Ana for the transportation of passengers for compensation or used or engaged in the soliciting or pickup of passengers for hire in the City of Santa Ana, exclusive of any vehicle for which a certificate of public convenience is needed and has been granted by the public utilities commission of the State of California. "Vehicle for hire" shall not mean an ambulance, ambulette or other vehicle equipped or previously used for transporting the wounded, injured, sick, handicapped or deceased. Sec. 32-1.25. Waiting Time. "Waiting time" shall mean the time when a taxicab is not in motion from the time of acceptance to the time of discharge of a passenger, including any time the taxicab is not in motion due to traffic or the request, act or fault of the passenger, except that the first three minutes elapsing prior to the arrival of the passenger at the beginning of a trip shall not be considered as waiting time, and in no event shall any time be considered as waiting time for any period prior to the time of arrival designated by the prospective passenger when requesting a taxicab. Sec. 32-2. Permit and Certificate Applications. (a) An application for a vehicle for hire permit for the operation of a taxicab business shall be filed with the chief of police, shall be verified under penalty of perjury, shall be accompanied by a receipt from the director of finance showing the payment of a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the city council, and shall contain or be accompanied by the information and documentation specified in sections 32-2.1 through 32-2.20. (b) An application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be filed with the clerk of the council, shall be verified under penalty of perjury, shall be accompanied by a receipt from the director of finance showing the payment of a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the city council, and shall contain or be accompanied by the information and documentation specified in sections 32-2.1 through 32-2.20. Sec. 32-2.1. Same - Identification Data. The application shall contain the following: the name, age, residence, and business address, driver's license number, and present occupation of the person applying for such permit. If the applicant is a partnership or association, the names, ages, residence addresses, drivers' license numbers, and occupations of all associates or partners shall be given; and if the applicant is a corporation, the names, ages, resi- dence addresses, drivers' license numbers, and occupations of all officers shall be given. Sec. 32-2.2. Same - Financial Data. The application shall include the following statements from each applicant, or, if an applicant is a partnership or other unincorporated association, from each person or corporation which is financially interested in the business: