[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of New
Providence 5-29-1973 by Ord. No. 73-7
as Ch. 6 of the 1973 Code of Ordinances. Section 239-3 amended at time of
adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 257.
A schedule of rates to be charged shall be submitted with the application
to the Mayor and Council for approval. Upon approval, the schedule shall be
posted prominently and maintained in each vehicle licensed.
Each vehicle licensed under this chapter shall be subject to orders
of the Police Department as to parking, stands to be assigned and inspection
of vehicles as to sanitary and safe conditions. No vehicle which is reported
by the Police Department to the Mayor and Council as unfit for use or hire
shall be operated until placed in condition approved by the Police Department.
The licensee shall be subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the
Mayor and Council by resolution.
No person shall operate an autocab, taxicab, limousine or other vehicle-for-hire
business within the borough or a vehicle used in such business unless he obtains
a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Each application for a license under this chapter shall be in writing,
signed by the applicant, who shall be over 21 years of age. It shall state
the name, the home and the business address of the applicant, his age, a full
description of the autocab or taxicab for which a license is requested, a
description of the routes or territory over which or in which the applicant
intends to operate. The application shall also contain a statement to the
effect that the applicant, in the event that a license is granted, will abide
by all rules and regulations adopted or to be adopted for the control and
regulation of autocabs and taxicabs under penalty of suspension or revocation
of license. The application shall also set forth that the applicant has fully
complied with the applicable provisions of the N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 to 48:16-12.
The application shall be presented to the Mayor and Borough Council,
who shall take such action thereon as they consider proper. In deciding whether
an application should be approved, the Mayor and Council shall take into consideration
the requirements of the borough, traffic hazards and suitable facilities.
A.
A license fee of $25 shall be charged for each vehicle
and a fee of $5 for each driver other than the owner.
B.
Each license issued under this chapter shall expire on
December 31 of the year issued. No reduction shall be made in the fee for
a license applied for and granted during the license year.
Upon approval of an application by the Mayor and Council, the licensee
shall be issued by the Borough Clerk. The license shall be countersigned by
the Mayor and shall state the purpose of the license, the name of the person
or persons so licensed, the number of the license and the date of its expiration.
A license issued hereunder may be suspended or revoked by the Mayor
and Council, after reasonable notice and hearing, for violation of or failure
to observe any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations
which may be promulgated hereunder or for boisterous or indecent language
or actions or disorderly conduct at any public stand or for any other cause
which, in the judgment of the Mayor and Council, shall be sufficient reason
for suspension or revocation. Any suspension or revocation of a license shall
immediately revoke the consent required under N.J.S.A. 48:16-2. Failure to
cease operations forthwith shall subject the violator to the penalty prescribed
by N.J.S.A. 48:16-12.
