A. 
Upon this chapter taking effect, applications shall be processed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) 
Applications will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis, with each application having an application distribution number.
(2) 
The first application handed out will have a distribution number of No. 1, and all other applications distributed shall be numbered consecutively.
(3) 
All complete applications submitted on a given day shall be processed in the order of their application distribution number.
(4) 
Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant for completion and will be processed like a new applications when they are submitted complete.
B. 
Applications shall be available in the Township Clerk's office and shall be designed to elicit information relevant to the identification of vehicles to be licensed and the law-abiding habits of the applicant.
C. 
A completed application shall contain all applicable information, and shall be accompanied by three passport-size photographs of the applicant, the required fee in accordance with § 311-15 herein and a parking authorization letter, and shall be sworn to by oath or affirmation. If information on the vehicle is unknown at the time the taxi driver's license is applied for, it shall be submitted to the Township Clerk's office prior to the issuance of the license.
D. 
If the application is the applicant's first application for a taxi driver's license, the applicant shall also sign the necessary forms for the Director of Public Safety to secure a criminal history record from the State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the applicant is a partnership or corporation, each and every person with any ownership interest in the company must sign the necessary forms authorizing the Director of Public Safety to receive a criminal history record. The applicant shall also submit the additional fee required to cover the cost of fingerprinting and the SCIC/NCIC check for each person having an ownership interest. If the applicant has already been fingerprinted as part of a prior application, an additional fee to update the criminal history record shall be required every three years.
E. 
Upon receipt of all required forms and fees from the applicant, the Clerk shall forward the application to the Director of Public Safety.
F. 
The Director of Public Safety shall conduct an investigation into the applicant's background.
G. 
The Director of Public Safety shall issue a report to the Township Clerk recommending either approval or denial of the application within 10 days of receipt of the background information requested from the State Police and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation.
H. 
Upon receipt of the Director of Public Safety's Report, the Township Council shall either issue or deny an applicant's taxi driver's license.
Taxi driver's license. Each application for the issuance or renewal of a taxi driver's license shall be accompanied by an application fee of $100 for each calendar year or portion of a year for which the license is issued. Such fee shall not be prorated, nor shall any portion of said fee be refunded for any reason.
A. 
Upon approval of the Director of Public Safety, the Township Clerk's office shall issue a taxi driver's license.
B. 
The taxi driver's license shall include the following information:
(1) 
A passport-size photograph of the licensee.
(2) 
The driver's name.
(3) 
The driver's signature.
(4) 
The number of the taxi driver's license issued to the driver.
(5) 
A statement indicating that passengers may call the Township Code Enforcement Office with complaints.
A. 
Requirements. No license shall be issued unless the applicant meets the following requirements:
(1) 
The applicant must be at least 21 years of age.
(2) 
The applicant must have a valid driver's license issued by the State of New Jersey.
(3) 
The applicant must have submitted along with the application a physician's certification form available from the Township Clerk's office certifying that the applicant has been examined and has no known affliction that might render him/her unfit for the safe operation of a taxi and that the applicant's eyesight is corrected to 20/20 with glasses. Said physician's certification form shall be dated no more than 60 days prior to the date of application submission.
(4) 
The applicant must not have been convicted of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or narcotics within five years prior to the date of application submission.
B. 
Reasons for denial of a taxi driver's application. Reasons for the Director of Public Safety to recommend denial of an application for a taxi driver's license include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
In New Jersey or elsewhere, any crime as follows: aggravated assault, arson, burglary, escape, extortion, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault or endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4, whether or not armed with or having in one's any weapon enumerated in Subdivision r of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-1, a crime pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, or N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9, or other than a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense for the unlawful use, possession or sale of a controlled dangerous substance as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2.
(2) 
In any other state, territory, commonwealth, or other jurisdiction of the United States, or any country in the world, as a result of a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, a crime which in that other jurisdiction or county is comparable to one of the crimes enumerated in § 311-17B(1) hereinabove.
(3) 
The applicant does not comply with the requirements for issuance of a taxi driver's license as delineated in this § 311-17A.
(4) 
The applicant has been convicted of a crime that raises serious questions about the applicant's moral character.
(5) 
The applicant has been convicted of three or more moving violations within two years prior to the filing of the application.
(6) 
The applicant has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics within five years prior to the filing of the application.
(7) 
The applicant has been deemed unfit to drive a taxi for just cause by the Director of Public Safety.
A. 
All taxi driver's licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31 of the year in which they were issued, unless said taxi driver's license is surrendered, suspended or revoked on a sooner date.
B. 
Applications for renewal shall be accepted beginning October 1 of each year. However, if an application for renewal is not filed by November 15 at the latest, the license applied for may not be ready for issuance before the end of the calendar year, resulting in the applicant not being able to operate or drive a taxi until such renewal license is issued. A renewal application fee of $100 shall accompany each renewal application.