No person
shall operate a taxi indicating that it has been licensed by the Township
of North Brunswick unless both the owner and the driver of the taxi
are licensed under this chapter. However, a North Brunswick license
shall not be required of either the taxi owner or driver if the taxi
is licensed by some other municipality.
A taxi owner's license shall be issued for a specific vehicle,
and each owner is required to have a taxi owner's license for
each taxi operating in the Township.
Every owner holding a North Brunswick taxi owner's license shall
demonstrate that he or she maintains a central place of business in
which to park his or her taxi(s).
If the central place of business is located outside of the Township,
the owner must provide a letter from the owner of the premises to
be used as the central place of business confirming that the licensee
shall be permitted to use the premises as a central place of business
to park licensees' taxis on site for a minimum of 12 months.
If the central place of business is to be located in the Township of North Brunswick, the owner shall provide a letter from the owner of the premises to be used as the central place of business confirming that, upon approval from the Township Zoning Officer that the parking of taxis in such location shall be in accordance with the provisions of § 311-9E, the licensee shall be permitted to use the premises as a central place of business to park licensees' taxis on site for a minimum of 12 months.
While on duty, taxis licensed in North Brunswick may only park at
the central place of business or at designated public taxi stands.
No taxi, regardless of where it is licensed, shall be operated from
a residential use.
Every owner operating a taxi licensed by the Township shall have
a telephone number that is local or no cost to all exchanges that
serve North Brunswick. This number shall not be the same number utilized
to dispatch taxis licensed by any other municipality. Any taxi dispatched
in response to a call to this phone number shall be a North Brunswick
licensed and medallioned vehicle operated by a North Brunswick licensed
taxi driver, subject to the maximum rates specified herein.