For the purposes of this chapter, the terms, "limousine" or "limousine or livery service" shall have the meanings set forth in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13, as that statute may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
No person shall maintain or operate a limousine or livery service in the Township unless the owner thereof has secured a limousine service certification, signed by the Township Clerk and the land use officer, as provided herein.
A. 
All applications for limousine service certification shall be filed with the Township Clerk, together with the required fee, and shall contain the full name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; the names, titles and complete addresses of all corporate officers or partners of the applicant; and the federal identification or social security number of the applicant. In addition, every application for a limousine service certification shall contain the complete business address of the limousine service and the Tax Map lot and block number of the property on which the business is located.
B. 
Each such application shall be accompanied by an insurance policy from a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this state in the sum of $1,500,000 against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon every limousine owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as a result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the limousine upon any public street. Such operation shall be permitted only so long as the insurance policy shall remain in force to the full and collectible amount of $1,500,000. The policy must provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of such limousine or any fault in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. In addition, each such application shall be accompanied by a copy of power of attorney executed and delivered to the Division of Motor Vehicles concurrent with the filing of the required insurance policy, as set forth above; a power of attorney wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed.
C. 
Each application shall also be accompanied by photocopies of the registrations of all vehicles utilized in connection with the limousine service.
D. 
The fee for the issuance of a limousine service certification shall be the sum of $50.
E. 
Upon receipt of an application for a limousine service certification, the Township Clerk shall refer the application documents to the Land Use Officer who shall determine whether the operation of a limousine service at the location specified in the application is permitted under the land use regulations of the Township. No limousine service certification shall be issued by the Township Clerk unless the Land Use Officer has certified that the operation of the limousine service is a permitted use at the specified business location.