[Amended 1-19-2000 by L.L. No. 17-2000]
Every owner's license issued hereunder shall be issued
as of the first day of August or subsequent date of issue and shall
expire on the 31st day of July next succeeding such date, unless sooner
revoked by the Taxi Commission.
Upon the receipt of any application for an owner's license,
the Taxi Commission shall refer the same to the New York State Division
of Criminal Justice Services for such investigation and report as
it shall deem necessary or desirable.
In making the findings required by §
475-9 with respect to public convenience and necessity, the Taxi Commission shall take into consideration the number of taxicabs, limousines or private livery vans, as the case may be, already in operation in the Village, particularly in the area in which the applicant proposes to locate his stands and terminals; whether existing transportation is adequate to meet the public need; the probable effect of additional taxicabs, limousines or private livery vans on local traffic conditions; the qualifications, character, experience and responsibility of the applicant; and the adequacy of the service which the applicant proposes to give.
The Taxi Commission may, in its discretion, before the issuance
of a license under this article, require the applicant and any other
person having knowledge of the facts to submit to an examination under
oath and to produce evidence relating thereto or hold a hearing upon
such application as hereinafter provided with respect to any information
or data relevant to the application. The costs of such examination
or hearing shall be paid by the applicant.
Each applicant shall, before the issuance to him of a license
under this chapter or any renewal thereof, file with the Taxi Commission
a certificate of insurance that the applicant and each motor vehicle
is insured against public liability in at least the minimum limits
required by the laws of the State of New York for personal injury
and property damage, which insurance shall be maintained in force
during the period covered by the license. Such certificate and insurance
policy shall provide that the Village of Mineola shall be given 30
days' prior written notice of cancellation. Such policy shall
not be canceled or suspended either by the insured or the insurer
unless at least 30 days' notice, in writing, of the intention
to cancel or suspend such policy has been filed with the Taxi Commission,
and, upon suspension or cancellation of insurance, the license of
said operator shall stand suspended until such time as an acceptable
policy or certification of insurance shall be on file with the Taxi
Commission.
[Amended 1-19-2000 by L.L. No. 18-2000]
The owner's license issued hereunder shall not be transferable.
Additionally, no transfer of stock within a corporation or no change
in partners in a partnership may take place without disclosure to
the Taxi Commission and approval of the business changes.
The owner of more than one taxicab, limousine or private livery
van licensed by the Village of Mineola shall have a terminal within
the Village of Mineola for the off-street parking of such vehicles
when not actively in operation. That terminal shall be registered
by the owner with the Taxi Commission, and the owner shall notify
the Taxi Commission of any change in terminal. Such terminal shall
be of sufficient size to accommodate all taxicabs, limousines or private
livery vans assigned to such terminal. In the case of private livery
cars, a required terminal may be the base with which the cars are
affiliated and from which they are dispatched, provided that the requirements
of this section are otherwise met.