As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
No person shall operate a taxicab without first
having obtained the consent of the Borough Council for each taxicab
so to be operated in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1
to 48:16-12, which shall be complied with as a condition for the granting
of municipal consent.
[Amended 5-23-1995 by Ord. No. 1599-95; 10-17-2017 by Ord.
No. 2443-2017]
Each taxicab for which municipal consent is
given shall obtain from the Borough Manager or such person as he/she
may designate, a license to operate within the Borough of Fair Lawn,
upon the payment of an annual license fee, as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council, for the company and as set from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council for each vehicle to be used pursuant to said
license, which shall not be prorated. Taxicab licenses shall be obtained
on or before April 1 annually.
The driver of any taxicab operating under municipal
license shall obtain a taxicab driver's permit from the Borough Manager
or such person as he/she may designate, upon filing an application
therefor, giving his/her name address, age, motor vehicle driver's
license number, and being fingerprinted by the Police Department.
The taxicab driver's permit shall be issued for the annual fee, as
set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, on or before November 1 annually, and the permit card
shall be carried at all times by the driver operating the taxicab.
Any person convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude shall be
refused a driver's permit.
All taxicabs so licensed shall install glove
box type taxicab meters, which shall mechanically register the fare.
The Police Department shall have the right to inspect and test all
meters, and if any meter is found registering in excess of the rates
established, the taxicab shall be withdrawn from service until a correct
meter is installed therein and shall subject the owner of the taxicab
to the penalties provided for in this chapter.
The provisions of any ordinance inconsistent
with the provisions hereof are hereby expressly repealed, except that
the provisions of any zoning ordinance and building ordinance are
deemed paramount to the provisions of this chapter, and where inconsistencies
appear, the provisions of those ordinances shall govern.