A. 
No person shall operate a taxicab along any street in the Village of Ridgefield Park with the Village of Ridgefield Park being the principal place of business until the owner thereof has obtained a license from the Board of Commissioners of the Village of Ridgefield Park consenting thereto. Prior to obtaining a license, any person seeking to operate a taxicab in the Village of Ridgefield Park shall complete the form of application required by the Village Clerk.
B. 
Each applicant shall sign a form of authorization permitting the Village of Ridgefield Park Police Department to perform a driver's license and motor vehicle check. In addition, an interview with the Chief of Police or other member of the Police Department may be required of the applicant.
C. 
The application shall be presented to the Board of Commissioners, which shall approve or deny the application. In the event of denial, the Board of Commissioners shall adopt a resolution setting forth the reasons for such denial, and the applicant shall be given an opportunity to be heard prior to the adoption of such a resolution.
No license shall be issued pursuant to this chapter until the owner of the taxicab shall have filed with the Village Clerk an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of the State of New Jersey, conditioned for the payment of a sum of not less than $100,000 against loss from liability imposed by law upon the owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by one person; and in the sum of $300,000 against loss from the liability imposed by law upon the owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by more than one person as a result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of any vehicle licensed by the Village; and in the sum of $20,000 to satisfy all claims for damage to property of all persons on account of any such accident, by reason of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of such taxicab upon any public street. The insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance or use of the taxicab or any fault in respect thereto and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury. If such owner operates more than one taxicab, the owner may file with the Village Clerk a bond or insurance policy in the amounts set forth herein, which shall be a blanket insurance covering all taxicabs operated by such owner.
No license shall be issued pursuant to this chapter until the owner of the taxicab shall have filed with the Village Clerk a power of attorney in the form required by the Clerk, appointing the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Village of Ridgefield Park as a 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.
Any person to whom a license is issued to operate a taxicab shall file with the Village Clerk, prior to commencement of operations, a listing of all routes and rates, the location of the operator's base of operations and the location at which all taxies will be garaged. Each licensee shall file a listing of routes and rates annually with the Village Clerk.
[Added 7-9-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
No vehicle with taxi or limousine license plates from any state and no vehicle for hire used for the purpose of the transportation of passengers shall be parked on any day of the week on any street within the Village of Ridgefield Park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute, every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject to the penalty set forth in § 197-4 of the Village Code.
Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be signed by the Village Clerk and shall have the Village Seal affixed thereto. The Village Clerk shall not issue any license until after the application therefor has been approved and the conditions established by this chapter shall have been complied with.
Each license shall bear a number and shall state the name of the person licensed. It shall briefly describe the vehicle licensed and, if such vehicle has a license number issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the state, such number shall also be stated in such license. The license shall also state the manufacturer's number of such motor vehicle.
Any license issued under this chapter may be renewed annually upon application to the Village Clerk and payment of a fee as provided for herein.
Upon notice and an opportunity to be heard, any licenses issued by the Village Clerk may be revoked for the violation of the following:
A. 
Submission of false data in an application.
B. 
Failure to pay the licensing fee.
C. 
Repeated violations of the traffic laws.
D. 
Violation of any statutory requirements for taxicab and limousine operations as set forth in N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq.
E. 
Operation of a vehicle which is unsafe or in any other respects is in violation of the law.
F. 
Other conduct of a serious nature warranting revocation of such license.