It shall be unlawful for the owner of any vehicle who has a terminal of operation within the Town to permit the same to be operated as a taxicab or limousine upon the streets, highways, avenues or public places located within the Town without having first obtained, and having then in force, an owner's license therefor as hereinafter provided. The fact that a vehicle is being operated as a taxicab or limousine from a terminal in the Town shall be presumptive evidence that it is being operated by the permission of the owner.
Every owner's license issued hereunder shall be effective as of the date issued and shall expire on the 31st day of March next succeeding such date, unless sooner revoked by the Town Board.
A. 
Every person applying for an owner's license shall file with the Town Clerk a written verified application upon forms to be obtained from the Town Clerk, furnishing, among other things, the following:
(1) 
The name, address and date of birth of the applicant and, in the case of any partnership, the names, addresses and date of birth of each partner thereof and, in the case of any corporation, the names and addresses and date of birth of each officer, director and shareholder thereof.
(2) 
A complete statement by the applicant specifying the amounts of all unpaid judgments against the applicant and the nature of the transaction or acts giving rise to said judgments and the name and location of the court in which, and the date on which, each was entered.
(3) 
All misdemeanors or felonies of which the applicant, and any member thereof if a partnership and any officer, director and shareholder thereof if a corporation, has been convicted, stating the name and location of the court in which, and the date on which, such convictions were rendered and the sentence imposed therefor.
(4) 
The experience in the transportation of passengers of the applicant, and each member thereof if a partnership and each officer, director and stockholder thereof if a corporation.
(5) 
A statement by the applicant establishing that the public convenience and necessity require the granting of a license.
(6) 
If such application shall contain a trade name under which the business is operated, a certified copy of the certificate thereof on file with the County Clerk.
(7) 
The number of vehicles to be operated by the applicant and a description of each such vehicle, including the make, model, passenger seating capacity, year of manufacture, copies of a current New York State registration of a type which permits the use of the vehicle as a taxicab or limousine, vehicle identification number, proof of compliance with the New York State Vehicle Inspection Law and proof of insurance as required by § 182-11 hereof.
(8) 
The age and citizenship of the applicant, and each member thereof if a partnership and each officer, director and shareholder thereof if a corporation.
(9) 
The location of any and all terminals proposed to be used by the applicant.
(10) 
Any other relevant information which the Town Board may require.
B. 
The applicant (and, in the case of a partnership, each partner and, in the case of corporation, its officers, directors and shareholders) shall be fingerprinted by the Town Police Department. A fee for the processing of said fingerprints shall be charged and collected by the Police Department at the time the fingerprints are taken, which fee shall be the then-current fee charged by the Division of Criminal Justice Services for such review.
[Amended 9-11-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007]
Upon the receipt of any application for an owner's license, the Town Clerk shall forward same to the Town Board and shall refer same to the Chief of Police and Building Inspector for investigation and report as shall be deemed necessary or desirable. The Town Police Department may inspect or may cause all vehicles proposed to be operated as a taxicab or limousine to be inspected. A copy of the reports of the Chief of Police and Building Inspector shall be forwarded to the Town Board upon receipt by the Town Clerk.
A. 
Upon receipt of the reports from the Chief of Police and Building Inspector, the Town Board shall cause a notice to be published once in the official newspaper of the Town, stating that an application has been made for the licensing of a vehicle or vehicles as taxicabs or limousines, the number of vehicles for which such application has been made and a statement that written comments as to whether public convenience and necessity require the licensing of such vehicles may be filed with the Town Clerk on or before the date fixed therein, which date shall not be less than eight days after the date of such publication. Any written comments so filed shall be considered by the Town Board in making the findings required as to public convenience and necessity. The cost of such publication shall be paid by the applicant.
B. 
In making the findings hereinafter required with respect to public convenience and necessity, the Town Board shall take into consideration the number of taxicabs already in operation in the Town, particularly in the area in which the applicant proposes to locate his terminals; whether existing transportation is adequate to meet the public needs; the probable effect of additional taxicabs on local traffic conditions; the qualifications, character, experience and responsibility of the applicant; and the adequacy of the service which the applicant proposes to provide.
C. 
The Town Board shall review the application and reports submitted, and if it shall find that further taxicab or limousine service in the Town, and particularly in the area in which the applicant proposes to operate a terminal, is required by and will serve the public convenience and necessity, that the information furnished by the applicant is true and correct, that the vehicles to be operated by the owner possess valid registrations and a current New York State inspection certificate and are properly insured as required by § 182-11 hereof and that the applicant's qualifications, character, experience and responsibility are satisfactory, the Town Board shall approve the application by resolution, specifying the number of vehicles the applicant is authorized to operate, and shall direct the Town Clerk to issue a license stating the name and address of the applicant, the date of issuance thereof and the make, model, year and vehicle identification number of vehicles the applicant is authorized to operate. The Town Clerk shall also issue, for each vehicle licensed, a license card bearing the words "Licensed Taxicab" or "Licensed Limousine," as the case may be, in bold print, containing the license number of the vehicle, the name and address and telephone number of the licensed owner, the expiration date of the license, the license plate number of the vehicle and the seal of the Town.
D. 
No license shall be issued to an applicant unless the applicant is in conformance with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any state, county, federal or local governmental entity or agency having jurisdiction of the operation of the business; and no license card shall be issued for any vehicle which contains damage to fenders, doors, bumpers or structural components, which would render the vehicle unsafe for the transportation of the public.
A. 
Every owner licensed under this chapter who shall desire to add to the number of taxicabs or limousines he is then operating or to substitute a new vehicle for a taxicab or limousine he is then operating, regardless of whether such additional or substitute vehicles are currently or have been licensed by the Town, shall file with the Town Clerk a written application, under oath, on forms to be provided by the Town Clerk, stating, among other things:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
The applicant owner's license number.
(3) 
A description of each such additional or substitute vehicle, including the make, model, passenger seating capacity, year of manufacture, copies of a current New York State registration of a type which permits use of the vehicle as a taxicab or limousine, vehicle identification number, proof of compliance with the New York State Vehicle Inspection Law and proof of insurance as required by § 182-11 hereof. In the case of a substitute vehicle, the vehicle license card number of the vehicle being replaced.
B. 
Upon receipt of an application for a supplementary owner's license, the Town Clerk shall forward same to the Town Board and shall refer same to the Chief of Police for investigation and a report as shall be deemed necessary or desirable. The Town Police Department may inspect or may cause all additional or substitute vehicles proposed to be operated as a taxicab or limousine to be inspected. A copy of the report of the Chief of Police shall be forwarded to the Town Board upon receipt by the Town Clerk.
C. 
The Town Board shall review the application and the report submitted, and if it shall find that further taxicab or limousine service in the Town, and particularly in the area in which the applicant proposes to operate a terminal, is required by and will serve the public convenience and necessity (in the case of an application for an additional vehicle or vehicles), that the information furnished by the applicant is true and correct, that the vehicles to be operated by the owner possess valid New York State inspection certificates and are properly insured as required by § 182-11 hereof, the Town Board shall approve the application by resolution, specifying the number of additional vehicles the owner is authorized to operate or, in the case of a substitution, the substitute vehicle the owner is authorized to operate, and shall direct the Town Clerk to issue a supplemental license to the applicant stating the name and address of the applicant, the date of issuance thereof and the make, model, year and vehicle identification number of the additional or substitute vehicle that the applicant is authorized to operate. The Town Clerk shall also issue, for each additional vehicle licensed, a license card bearing the words "Licensed Taxicab" or "Licensed Limousine," as the case may be, in bold print, containing the license number of the vehicle, the name and address and telephone number of the licensed owner, the expiration date of the license, the license plate number of the vehicle and the seal of the Town. No license card shall be delivered to the owner who has made application for a substitution until the license card for the vehicle being replaced shall have been returned to the Town Clerk for cancellation.
D. 
No supplementary license shall be issued to an applicant unless the applicant is in conformance with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any state, county, federal or local governmental entity or agency having jurisdiction of the operation of the business; and no license card shall be issued for any vehicle which contains damage to fenders, doors, bumpers or structural components, which would render the vehicle unsafe for the transportation of the public.
The Town Board may, in its discretion, before approval of an application for a license under this chapter, require the applicant and any other person having knowledge of the facts to submit to an examination under oath and to produce evidence relating thereto, with respect to any information or data relevant to the application.
A. 
Prior to the expiration date thereof, any license issued under this chapter may be renewed for an additional period of one year from the date of expiration upon the filing of an application as required under § 182-5 hereof, which shall be processed as if a new application. All such applications shall be submitted to the Town Clerk on or before January 1 of the year the current license is due to expire.
B. 
Any license not renewed prior to the expiration date thereof shall be deemed expired and null and void, except that, for good cause shown, the Town Board may extend an existing license for a period not to exceed 45 days while a new application is being processed if such application was submitted on or prior to January 1 of the year the current license is due to expire.
Each applicant shall, before the issuance of a license under this chapter, or any renewal thereof, file with the Town Clerk a certificate of insurance evidencing that the applicant and each motor vehicle licensed is insured against public liability in at least the minimum limits required by the laws of the State of New York for personal injury and property damage, which insurance shall be maintained in force during the period covered by the license. Such certificate and insurance policy shall provide that the Town shall be given 30 days' prior written notice of cancellation. Such policy shall not be canceled or suspended either by the insured or the insurer unless at least 30 days' notice, in writing, of the intention to cancel or suspend such policy has been filed with the Town Clerk; and upon such suspension or cancellation of insurance, the license of said operator shall stand suspended until such time as an acceptable policy or certification of insurance shall be on file with the Town Clerk.
Any owner's license issued hereunder shall not be transferable.
The owner of more than one taxicab or limousine licensed by the Town shall have a terminal within the Town for the off-street parking of such vehicles when not actively in operation. That terminal shall be registered by the owner with the Town Clerk, and the owner shall notify the Town Clerk of any change in terminal. Such terminal shall be of sufficient size to accommodate all taxicabs or limousines assigned to such terminal.