[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Woolwich
5-16-1983 by Ord. No. 83-3. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 182.
No person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall maintain the
business of taxicabs for hire with an office, place of business or regular
pickup point in Woolwich Township unless he or it first obtains the consent
of the Woolwich Township Committee pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1
et seq.
Such consent shall be for a one-year basis and may be renewed. The fee
for the initial issuance shall be $100, and the renewal fee shall be $100
per year.
All vehicles operated as taxicabs shall be clearly marked as such on
the exterior. The vehicle shall be registered and have New Jersey license
tags for omnibus and shall meet all current motor vehicle regulations for
such vehicles.
Each and every driver of the vehicles used in such taxicab business
shall before doing so receive approval from the Woolwich Township Committee.
Said approval shall be granted only after the Woolwich Township Police
have made an investigation, which shall include the driving record and any
criminal record of the applicant. A driver who has ever been convicted of
an indictable offense or firearms offense shall be automatically disqualified;
and a driver who within the previous five years has a conviction for reckless
driving or driving while impaired or under the influence of alcoholic beverage
or controlled dangerous substances shall be automatically disqualified. Other
offenses or mental or physical disabilities may also lead to a denial of such
consent. The consent for individual drivers shall also be for a one-year period
from the date it is initially issued and will be renewable on the same conditions.
The fee for the consent to the individual driver shall be $50 per consent
per year. The owner of the taxicab shall provide evidence that he has in effect
an insurance policy meeting the minimum standards of N.J.S.A. 48:16-3 and
those necessary for maintaining a registered vehicle in New Jersey.
All consents issued under this chapter shall be evidenced by a certificate
signed by the Township Clerk. Duplicates shall be filed with the Township
Police Department, and the owner shall keep a duplicate posted in a conspicuous
place within the taxicab.
The consents granted under this chapter may be revoked by the Woolwich
Township Committee, after notice and hearing, if any of the conditions of
this chapter are violated or cease to be met.
The consents issued under this chapter shall be nontransferable.
