It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit to
be operated a taxicab upon the streets of the Village of Sleepy Hollow
without first having obtained from the Village Clerk a taxicab permit
under the provisions of this chapter. Such permit shall be issued
as of May 1 and shall expire April 30, next succeeding, unless sooner
suspended or revoked. Application for a taxicab permit shall be made
by the owner upon blank forms furnished by the Village Clerk. Such
application shall contain:
A. The name, age and residence of the person applying for the permit,
and what if any, previous experience he has had in such business;
if the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of the
officers of said corporation, together with the names and addresses
of the person or persons who will actually manage the business.
B. The type of motor vehicle to be used, the factory number, the state
license number, the vehicle year and the seating capacity according
to its certificate of title.
C. Whether previously licensed to operate a taxicab, and if so, where.
D. Whether a license to operate a taxicab has ever been revoked and,
if so, for what cause.
E. Such other information as the Village Clerk may deem necessary.
No vehicle shall be permitted until it has been inspected (New
York State inspection certificate) and examined and found to be in
a thoroughly safe condition for the transportation of passengers;
clean, fit, of good appearance and well painted and varnished. The
Chief of Police, or someone designated by him, shall make such examination
and inspection before a permit is issued. The Village Clerk shall
refuse a permit to or, if already issued, revoke or suspend a permit
of any vehicle found by the Chief of Police or someone designated
by him to be unfit or unsuited for public patronage.
Vehicle permit fees shall be as set forth in the fee schedule included at the end of Chapter
200, Fees.
If, upon inspection, a taxicab is found to be of lawful construction and in proper condition, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and upon the approval of the application and the payment of the permit fee hereinbefore set forth, the same shall be permitted by delivering to the owner a card of such size and form as may be prescribed by the Village Clerk. The card shall contain the official permit number of the taxicab and vehicle identification number, together with the date of inspection of the same and a statement to the effect that in case of any complaints, the Village Clerk shall be notified, giving the permit number of the taxicab. Such card shall be signed by the Village Clerk and shall contain blank spaces upon which an entry shall be made of the date of every inspection of the vehicle by the Chief of Police or his representative and blank spaces upon which a record may be made of any convictions, arrests, serious complaints or reprimands. The permit card shall be of a distinctly different color each year, and the permit number assigned hereunder shall, in each case, be the same as that assigned to the vehicle for that year by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to law. Any permittee who defaces, obliterates or changes any official entry made upon his permit card shall have his permit revoked. If a taxicab shall be disabled, disqualified for service or sold, the permittee thereof shall promptly notify the Village Clerk in writing of such fact. The Village Clerk may, at his or her discretion, allow the permit of any taxicab which has been sold to be transferred and used by the purchaser, provided that such taxicab and the purchaser thereof meet the requirements of this chapter. There shall be a fee as forth in the fee schedule included at the end of Chapter
200, Fees, for the transfer of each permit. Should the state license number of a taxicab be changed during the life of the taxicab permit, such change and number shall be immediately reported by the permittee to the Village Clerk.