[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Irvington 8-21-1989 by L.L. No. 10-1989. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 4-1-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Vehicle and driver standing and waiting for a fare in a designated
taxicab stand.
A vehicle involved in hacking.
Any person who operates a taxicab.
[Amended 4-1-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
A.
No person shall operate or permit to be operated a
taxicab within the Village of Irvington which is not licensed under
the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The Village Clerk shall issue taxicab licenses effective
as of the first day of May of each year for taxicabs who hack in the
Village or whose owner's business is based in the Village, which shall
be valid until the following April 30, unless sooner revoked as hereinafter
provided. The fee for such license shall be as set from time to time
by the Board of Trustees.[1] Where a motor vehicle licensed under this chapter is sold
or otherwise disposed of by the holder of such license, the license
shall be surrendered to the Village Clerk for cancellation; if within
30 days thereafter the holder of the license applies for the issuance
of a license for another vehicle, such license shall be issued without
fee, but otherwise on the same conditions as an original license.
[Amended 8-18-2003 by L.L. No. 20-2003]
C.
Applications for licenses described in § 198-2B shall be made upon forms supplied by the Village Clerk and shall be accompanied by the required fee and certificate which shall certify that the vehicle sought to be licensed has passed all required New York State motor vehicle inspections. Licenses shall be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Village Clerk and shall be affixed at all times to the windshield of the vehicle for which issued.
D.
All other vehicles conducting business as taxicabs
operating within the Village that do not hack must have available
certification that the vehicle has passed all required New York State
motor vehicle inspections.
[Amended 4-1-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
A.
For operators who hack in the Village or who work
for a company based in the Village, no person shall operate a taxicab
within the Village of Irvington except a taxicab driver licensed under
the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The Village Clerk shall issue taxicab drivers' licenses
as of the first day of May of each year, which shall be valid until
the following April 30, unless sooner revoked as hereinafter provided.
The fee for such license shall be as set from time to time by the
Board of Trustees.[1] Applications for licenses shall be made upon forms supplied
by the Village Clerk and shall be accompanied by the required fee
and two-inch-by-two-inch full-face photographs of the applicant taken
within 30 days preceding the filing of the application, one of which
shall be attached thereto. An applicant for such license must be the
holder of a New York State chauffeur's license.
[Amended 8-18-2003 by L.L. No. 20-2003]
C.
Licenses shall be numbered in the order in which they
are issued and shall have attached thereto one of the photographs
submitted with the application, shall have typed thereon the name
and place of residence of the license and the dates of issuance and
expiration of the license and shall be signed by the Mayor and Village
Clerk. Licenses shall be nontransferable.
D.
All other taxicab operators must have available certification
of a New York State chauffeur's license.
A.
Taxicab drivers' licenses shall be conspicuously affixed
in the rear compartment of each taxicab so as to be clearly visible
and legible at all times to passengers therein when the taxicab is
engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire.
B.
Taxicabs shall at all times be maintained in a clean
and sanitary condition.
C.
Taxicab drivers shall not refuse calls from orderly
persons unless previously engaged.
D.
Taxicab drivers in the course of their business shall
conduct themselves at all times in an orderly manner and shall not
use offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting language.
They shall not solicit passengers unduly or in a noisy manner and
shall refrain from acting in such a way as to annoy, disturb, interfere
with, obstruct or be offensive to prospective or actual passengers
of other taxicab drivers or other persons.
[Amended 4-1-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
The westerly side of Station Plaza at the intersection
of Main Street and Astor Street, adjacent to the stairway connected
to the Metro North northbound platform, is hereby designated a taxicab
stand and shall be used exclusively by taxicabs licensed by the Village
of Irvington. Any unoccupied designated parking space therein may
be used by any taxicab licensed by the Village of Irvington.
[Amended 4-1-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
A.
The Chief of Police may suspend a taxicab license
and/or a taxicab driver's license issued hereunder and/or a company's
authority to conduct business at all in the Village of Irvington immediately
upon the preferring of a charge of a violation of this chapter or
of any law or ordinance pertaining to the operation or ownership of
a motor vehicle. This shall include, but not be limited to, the accumulation
of unpaid parking tickets. The person or persons affected by such
suspension may apply to the Board of Trustees for a hearing thereon
within a period of 10 days after such suspension. In the event that
such application is made, the Board of Trustees, upon the completion
of the hearing, may remove the suspension, continue the hearing, continue
the same for a period determined by it or revoke the license or licenses,
and its determination shall be final.
[Amended 6-18-2001 by L.L. No. 3-2001]
B.
In addition, a violation of any provision of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine of up to $250.
