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(b) Non-Hailable Vehicle Exterior Information. Trade dress signage is required for non-hailable vehicles in operation at all times. The trade dress signage shall be clearly visible and shall be placed on the interior or exterior of the vehicle body, but not on the roof and shall not obscure any of the driver's views, vehicle lights, or the view of any mirrors, and it cannot exceed four square feet. (c) Hailable Vehicle Exterior Information. The exterior of hailable vehicles shall include: (1) All hailable vehicles shall identify the name of the company on the exterior right and 1cft sides of the vehicle. The exterior information may be displayed in a non -permanent manner (such as a magnet) but must be in letters and numbers not less than two (2) inches in height and must be a light color on a dark background or a dark color on a light background. (2) A top light indicating the name of the taxicab company, except for vans modified in height to accommodate a wheelchair lift, or any other taxi vehicle with a height that would render a top light difficult to see. The City Manager may waive the top light requirement for a taxicab providing the taxicab is otherwise marked as required herein, no risk to the public safety is created by doing so, and failure to do so would subject the applicant to undue hardship. Any vehicle that requires a top light and that is initially licensed by the City after April 1, 2016, shall have the light illuminated when the vehicle is available to accept a hailing passenger and shall have the light turned off when the vehicle is not available to accept a hailing passenger, (3) Its current rates and minimum charges on the left and right exterior sides in letters and numbers not less than one (1) inch in height and shall be a light color on dark background or a dark color on a light background. (4) Its permit number at a readily visible location on the rear of the vehicle, in numbers not less than two (2) inches in height and shall be a light color on a dark background or a. dark color on a light background. (5) Exterior information shall not be placed on vehicle windows Unless the vehicle is a station wagon and placement of the rates on the sides would make them illegible. In that event, the rates, may be placed on the rear side windows only. (d) Color Scheme for Hailable Vehicles, Each public passenger vehicle company that will operate a hailable vehicle shall designate the color scheme desired for the vehicles to be operated under such license. In the event there is a dispute between two or more licensees or applicants wishing to use the same or a similar color scheme, the City Manager or designee shall designate the color scheme assigned to each licensee or applicant, based on the following criteria: (I) 'rhe length of time the company has used the color scheme; (2) The degree to which the company name is associated with the color, Administrative Order - Page 9 of 19