No person shall engage in the operation of a livery/limousine, hire out or keep or use for hire or pay, or cause to be kept or used for hire or pay, any livery without first having obtained a license for that purpose from the Borough Clerk. Each license shall entitle the licensee to operate one livery in the Borough. There are no limits to the number of livery/limousine licenses which may be obtained.
A. 
Each application for a license shall be in writing and filed with the Borough Clerk, in duplicate, on forms provided. The application shall contain the name and address of the owner; the name and address of the lessee, if any; the business or trade name, if any, under which the owner or lessee will operate the taxicab or livery; the serial number, make, model, year and color of the taxicab or livery; the automobile registration number issued for said vehicle by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles; and the maximum number of persons it is to carry.
B. 
Every person obtaining a limousine license shall be 18 years of age and a legal resident of the United States, a holder of a valid driver's license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, State of New Jersey, shall have a regular business office within the Borough and shall maintain an operating telephone listed in the Bergen County telephone directory under the name of the owner.
C. 
No limousine license shall be issued until the limousine has been thoroughly inspected by the Police Department and found to be in a safe, clean and sanitary condition for the transportation of passengers and unless said limousine is in accordance with the provisions of this section.
D. 
Each applicant for a limousine license shall file with his application two photographs, each 3 1/2 inches square, clearly depicting the facial features of the applicant, both of which photographs shall thereupon become the property of the Borough and be retained with the application form unless the application shall be issued in which event one of the photographs shall be permanently affixed to the license card in a space provided therein.
E. 
Each applicant for a limousine license shall be fingerprinted by the Police Department of the Borough, which fingerprints shall thereupon become the property of the Borough and be retained with the application form.
F. 
All changes of residence on the part of the holder of any limousine license issued under this section shall be reported in writing to the Borough Clerk within three days after such change and shall be directed to the Police Department of the Borough.
G. 
The Borough Clerk is hereby authorized to issue temporary limousine licenses pending the approval by the Council of any application for a limousine driver's license submitted in accordance with the provisions of this section, provided that the Chief of Police and/or Police Director of the Borough shall first certify to the Borough Clerk that, after due investigation, the applicant is not ineligible under the provisions of this section.
[Amended 3-20-2017 by Ord. No. 1541-2017]
H. 
In the event that, after the filing of said application and before the expiration of the license issued thereunder, any change in circumstances shall occur with respect to any information submitted on the application, the applicant shall, no later than 10 days following the occurrence of such change, give written notice thereof to the Borough Clerk indicating the nature thereof and the manner in which the information set forth on the original application should be amended, modified or corrected to conform to such change in circumstances.
I. 
Subsequent to the filing of the application with the information required by this section, the Mayor and Council shall by resolution approve the application for a license subject to the requirements of this chapter.
No livery shall be licensed until a policy of insurance shall have been filed with the Borough Clerk in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 to 48:16-22, inclusive, as now or hereafter amended or supplemented. Such policy of insurance shall not be filed unless it is approved by the Mayor and Council.
Licenses shall be issued by the Borough Clerk and shall be signed by the Borough Clerk and in the name of the Borough.
The fee for a livery license shall be $100 annually.
A. 
Upon issuance of a license, the Borough Clerk shall issue to the licensee a card thereafter for each livery, containing the name of the owner or lessee, the license number of the vehicle and year of issue, provided that the licensee has met all requirements of this chapter. The card shall remain in the livery for which it was issued.
B. 
Such license card shall at all times be prominently displayed and adequately protected in the interior of any vehicle operated by the licensee so that the face thereof shall be at all times in full view of and plainly legible to any passenger seated on the rear seat of such limousine; and said license card shall at all times be and remain the property of the Borough and on direction of Council shall at once be surrendered to the Borough Clerk.
C. 
No limousine license card other than that of the licensee actuary operating the limousine at the time shall be displayed therein.
All licenses shall expire on December 31 next succeeding the date thereof, unless sooner suspended or revoked.
Each license may be transferred by the person to whom granted to such other person or persons subject to the approval of the Mayor and Council, and an application for such transfer shall be made on a form prepared by the Borough for such purpose, which application shall be accompanied by a transfer fee made payable to the Borough of Edgewater in the sum as determined in the fee ordinance.
A. 
Drivers of limousines shall not receive or discharge passengers in the roadway, but shall pull up to the right-hand sidewalk or as nearly as possible thereto or, in the absence of a sidewalk to the extreme right-hand side of the road, and there receive or discharge passengers, except upon one-way streets where passengers may be discharged on either the right or left hand sidewalk or at the side of the roadway in the absence of a sidewalk.
B. 
No limousine shall be operated about the streets of the Borough so as to solicit passengers or to bring the presence of the limousine to the attention of prospective passengers.
A. 
All vehicles herein required to be licensed, used or operated for the carrying of passengers within the scope of this chapter shall be as defined in § 402-1. Said automobile shall at all times be clean and in good repair and shall have passed all inspections as required by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles.
B. 
Not more than one passenger besides the driver may occupy the front seat of the limousine.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 402-30 hereof, no limousine shall be licensed until an insurance policy or certificate in lieu thereof shall have been filed with the Borough Clerk with liability limits of not less than $100,000 to $300,000 for bodily injury and $10,000 for property damage.
For the purpose of regulating and for the purpose of clearly distinguishing a limousine from a taxicab, it shall be unlawful for any licensed limousine owner or licensed limousine driver, as herein defined, to make a charge for transportation of one or more persons at a minimal charge of less than $15. No rebates, participating coupons or other inducement calculated to reduce rates shall be permitted.
Notification shall be sent to the owners of all limousine licenses by the Borough Clerk by certified mail 30 days prior to the expiration date of all limousine licenses. If no return receipt is received or the license is not renewed within 15 days after the expiration date, a second and final notice shall be sent notifying the limousine company owner of the Borough's intention to deem abandoned any and all licenses which have not been renewed within 30 days after the expiration date.
No licensed livery may park in any public street or public place in the Borough except in such place or places as may be designated by ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted in accordance with law. Only such taxicabs as are for hire may remain at designated taxicab stands while waiting for employment. After the first taxicab in line leaves the stand, those behind shall move forward. Any other taxicab seeking parking space in such stand shall approach it only from the rear thereof. All taxicabs shall contain therein a sign or sticker, placed in a location to be within the view of the passenger, which indicates that passengers are required to be discharged at curbside.
The license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Mayor and Council for any of the following causes, whether arising out of the operation of a livery:
A. 
A violation of any provision of this chapter, any provision of any other ordinance of the Borough of Edgewater or any of the laws of the State of New Jersey.
B. 
The falsification of any information contained in the application for a license.
C. 
Permitting or suffering any livery to be used for any illegal or immoral purpose or purposes.
D. 
If the vehicle is found to be unsafe or unfit for public patronage.
E. 
If inspection discloses that the taximeter is not in proper working condition or is operating inaccurately.