It shall be unlawful for any person to engage any vehicle in
any taxicab business within the Town of Brookhaven without first having
secured a certificate for each vehicle used in and by said business
from the Commissioner.
Business owners are responsible for ensuring that all vehicles possessing certificates are outfitted with such equipment as may be prescribed, from time to time, by the State of New York, County of Suffolk and/or Town of Brookhaven. Evidence of the presence of such equipment in a vehicle shall be kept on file at the taxicab company and made available for review by the Commissioner pursuant to §
67-7A(1).
The regulations set forth herein are mandatory and are the responsibility
of the owner as to themselves and their vehicles, operators and/or
employees during all times and operations of the business and of the
operator while in possession of a vehicle.
A. Compliance, generally. Each vehicle must be in compliance with all
requirements of this chapter, all ordinances, local laws, codes, laws,
rules and regulations, including but not limited to those concerning
vehicles, traffic and parking, of the Town of Brookhaven, County of
Suffolk and State of New York.
B. Compliance, owners. Each vehicle must specifically be in compliance
with all business owner regulations set forth in this chapter, as
they may apply to vehicles.
C. Compliance, operators. Each vehicle must specifically be in compliance
with all vehicle operator regulations set forth in this chapter, as
they may apply to vehicles.
D. Accident reports. All accidents involving any vehicle must be reported
to the appropriate Police Department having jurisdiction thereof within
24 hours of the occurrence thereof.
E. Identification devices. Each vehicle must have posted therein any
and all identification devices required in this chapter.
F. Inspections. Each vehicle and its equipment must be inspected at
least once during each week, the results of which must be noted in
the written log maintained for that vehicle, and must pass all Town,
state and police inspections.
G. Maintenance. Each vehicle must be kept clean, sanitary, fit, of good
appearance and in a safe condition for the transportation of passengers,
including repair of all malfunctions and/or damages and must comply
with all alterations and/or additions that may be required.
H. Omnibus plates. Each vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers
of not more than seven, in addition to the driver, and equipped with
handles or other devices which shall permit the door or doors to the
passenger compartment to be readily opened from the interior of the
vehicle must bear omnibus registration plates issued by the State
of New York.
I. Taxicab identification. Each vehicle used as a cab, as defined hereinabove,
must be equipped with a permanent raised dome light affixed to the
roof, with "taxi," "taxicab" or the business name imprinted thereon,
and must have "taxi" or "taxicab" and the business telephone number
permanently affixed to each side of the exterior, not less than four
inches in height, and the business name and address must be permanently
affixed to the lower portion of the front door, on each side of the
exterior, not less than 1 1/4 inches in height.
The activities set forth herein are unlawful, are therefore
prohibited and are the responsibility of the owner as to themselves
and their vehicles, operators and/or employees during all times and
operations of the business and of the operator while in possession
of a vehicle:
A. Noncompliance, generally. Each vehicle may not be in violation of
any requirement of this chapter, as they may apply to vehicles.
B. Noncompliance, owners. Each vehicle may not specifically be in violation
of any prohibited business owner activities, as they may apply to
vehicles.
C. Noncompliance, operators. Each vehicle may not specifically be in
violation of any prohibited vehicle operator activities, as they may
apply to vehicles.
D. Attention-seeking devices. No vehicle may be operated with the use
of loudspeakers, noisemaking devices and/or any other attention-seeking
devices upon any street, road, highway, alley, park or other public
place within the Town for the purpose of attracting attention for
solicitation of passengers or for any other purpose.
E. Invalid documents. No vehicle may be operated while its certificate
of operation or any appropriate New York State issued registration
or inspection certificate is not in effect, has expired or has been
suspended or revoked.
F. Liveries as taxis. No vehicle bearing private livery registration
plates may be used as a taxicab within the Town of Brookhaven.
G. Signs and/or displays. No vehicle may be operated with the use of signs and/or displays, except as required by Article
V of this chapter.
H. Trailers. No vehicle may be operated to transport passengers while
a trailer or semi-trailer is attached or secured thereto.
I. Temporary identification devices. No taxicab may be operated with
the use of magnetic or removable raised domes and/or required identification
markings on its exterior.