No person shall operate a taxicab or permit the same to be operated for hire upon the streets of the Township without first obtaining a taxicab owner's license therefor as provided by this chapter.
A. 
All applications for a taxicab owner's license shall be in writing, in duplicate, and shall contain the following:
(1) 
The name, residence and business address of the applicant, if a natural person; if a firm, association or partnership, the name and address thereof and the names and addresses of any persons owning more than 10% of the voting stock of the corporation;
(2) 
Nature of business and the name, if any, under which the business is proposed to be operated;
(3) 
All previous experience in the taxi business;
(4) 
Number of vehicles proposed to be operated, and their make, model and age; vehicles must:
(a) 
Be no older than eight years;
(b) 
Be in clean safe condition;
(c) 
Have working air conditioning and heating system;
(d) 
Have a partition between front and rear seating areas;
(e) 
Have means of two-way communication; and
(f) 
Be equipped with working taxi meter;
(5) 
The color scheme, name, monogram or insignia to appear on the vehicles;
(6) 
The type, design and manufacturer's brand name of (taxi) meter device proposed to be used;
(7) 
The location and description of the legal place of business from which the business will be operated, together with supporting evidence of appropriate and available space for parking of the taxicabs of the business;
(8) 
A statement as to whether or not the applicant or any officers of the applicant have been convicted of any crime, misdemeanor or violation of any municipal ordinance or state law (other than minor traffic and parking offenses), the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed thereof;
(9) 
Such other information as the Police Chief or designee may deem necessary in all applications or in individual applications, for the proper protection of the public.
B. 
All applications shall be filed with the Township Clerk. Upon completion of the appropriate review, the application, together with any recommendation from the Administrator and Police Chief, shall be presented to the Township Committee for consideration and action.
A taxicab owner's license shall entitle the taxicabs therein described to be operated in this Township by a driver duly licensed hereunder until said license either expires or is surrendered, suspended or revoked and shall not be transferable.
The fee for each taxicab owner's license for each taxicab shall be as set forth in Chapter 240, Fees.
A. 
No taxicab shall be licensed until an insurance policy or certificate in lieu thereof and power of attorney executed shall have been filed with the Township Clerk in the amount of $500,000 against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon the vehicle owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person with a maximum limit of $1,000,000 for more than one person in any one accident, and in the sum of $50,000 against loss by reason of such liability for damages on account of the injury to or destruction of the property of any person, with a maximum of $100,000 for more than one person in any one accident, as the result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the vehicle upon any public street.
B. 
Such operation shall be permitted only so long as the insurance policy shall remain in force.
C. 
If such owner operates more than one vehicle, he may file with the Clerk of the municipality, in lieu of the policy required, a bond or insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this state, in the sum of $1,000,000, which shall be a blanket insurance policy or bond covering all vehicles operated by such owner, which shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of any such vehicles or any fault in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid.