Taxicab permits and taxicab drivers' permits
shall be issued by the Village Clerk upon receipt of the permit fee
as hereinafter provided, upon written application in the form required
by the Board of Trustees, which said application shall have annexed
thereto two copies of a recent photograph and fingerprints of the
applicant. Each application for a taxicab permit or a taxicab driver's
permit shall have endorsed thereon a certification by the Police Chief
that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and has never
been convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving while ability
is impaired.
[Amended 8-26-2003 by L.L. No. 13-2003]
The fee schedule for a taxicab permit and a
driver's permit shall be established by resolution of the Board of
Trustees. The current License and Fee Schedule is on file in the Village
Clerk's office.
Any permit issued shall expire on the first
day of January next succeeding its issuance and shall be renewable
at a fee determined by the Board of Trustees.
Every taxicab shall be maintained in a clean,
safe condition.
No taxicab owner or driver, while awaiting hire
by passengers, shall cruise or solicit while driving upon or parked
upon public streets.
The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, limit
the number of taxicab permits and taxicab drivers' permits to be issued
by the Village Clerk and also may, by resolution, provide that the
holders of permits shall be preferred or have priority in the issuing
of permits.
No taxicab permit may be transferred.
[Amended 12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
Each and every violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-17 of Chapter
1, General Provisions. In the case of a continuing violation of this chapter, each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.