[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council
of the City of Clifton 12-20-60 by Ord. No. 3319 as Article 11 of
Chapter 10 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Clifton, New Jersey,
1960. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes an autobus as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:4-1, as amended,
and in N.J.S.A. 48:16-23.
[Amended 7-2-1985 by Ord. No. 4988-85]
No motorbus shall be operated or run while carrying
passengers for hire, wholly or partly, along any street in the City,
whether such operation is over a route wholly or partly within the
territorial limits of the City, until the person owning the motorbus
or possessing the right to use the same shall obtain the consent of
the City Council for such operation, in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter. The Council may approve and grant consent, subject
to such terms and conditions as convenience and safety of the inhabitants
of the City shall demand.
A.
Every person applying for a consent to operate a motorbus
shall file an application for such consent with the City Clerk in
writing. Such application shall state, among other things, the route
and hours of service wherein and during which it is proposed to operate
such motorbus, the terminal point of the route, and the streets to
be traveled in reaching the terminal point. The application shall
furnish such other information as the Council may request.
B.
At the direction of the Council, the City Clerk shall
refer said application to the Bus Inspector, in the Division of Public
Service, for his investigation, recommendation and report to the Council,
and to the Police Department for a traffic report to the Council.
[Amended 11-14-1966 by Ord No. 3728]
No municipal consent to operate a motorbus shall
be effective and no such operation shall be permitted until the owner
of such motorbus shall furnish and keep in force the insurance and
the power of attorney as provided for and required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-24
and 48:4-36 to 48:4-39.
Subject to law, any consent for the operation
of a motorbus may be revoked by the Council after notice and hearing
whenever it shall appear that the holder thereof has failed to comply
with or violated any law or regulation of this state, or any regulation,
term or condition imposed by the Council when the consent was granted,
or the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations made
pursuant thereto.
A.
No person shall drive any motorbus unless specially
licensed to do so by the Bus Inspector of the City. Such license shall
not be granted or issued unless and until the applicant therefor is:
(1)
The holder of a currently valid driver license issued
by the director of the division of Motor Vehicles as provided in N.J.S.A.
39:3-10.
(2)
The holder of a currently valid for-hire license issued
by said Director, as provided in N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.1.
(3)
Has presented evidence, satisfactory to said Bus Inspector,
of his previous experience, good character and physical fitness.
B.
The application for such special license shall be
made to the Bus Inspector in writing upon blank forms furnished by
said Inspector and approved by the City Manager.
Said special license shall be issued without
fee, and shall be and remain in effect so long as the special licensee
shall remain the holder of said licenses issued pursuant to N.J.S.A.
39:3-10 and 39:3-10.1 unless sooner suspended or revoked by said Bus
Inspector.
The Bus Inspector, subject to the approval of
the City Manager, may suspend or revoke a special license issued under
this chapter where, in his opinion, the licensee is either physically
or morally unfit to retain the same or has violated the provisions
of this chapter or the rules and regulations made thereunder or the
state laws and state rules and regulations applicable to motorbuses.
The Bus Inspector, subject to approval of the
City Manager, shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and
regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter.
Subject to the supervision and direction of
the City Manager and the Director of the Division of Public Safety,
the Bus Inspector shall have general supervision of motorbuses operated
in the City. He shall enforce compliance with the provisions of this
chapter and the regulations made thereunder, as well as the state
laws and state rules and regulations applicable to motorbuses. He
shall have free access to any motorbus for the purpose of making inspection.
[Amended 5-9-1969 by Ord. No. 3912; 3-17-1970 by Ord. No. 3969]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days,
or both.
